What the heck is a living trust?  I have assembled the following common questions regarding living trusts for you to consider:
1. I already have a will.  Why would I want a living trust?
2. What is Probate and why should I care?
3. Doesn’t Joint Ownership avoid probate?
4. If I’m incapacitated, why would the court get involved?
5. I have a Durable Power of Attorney.  Isn’t that enough?
6. What is a living trust?
7. How does a living trust avoid probate and prevent court control over my
assets? What the heck is a living trust?  I have assembled the following common questions regarding living trusts for you to consider:
1. I already have a will.  Why would I want a living trust?
2. What is Probate and why should I care?
3. Doesn’t Joint Ownership avoid probate?
4. If I’m incapacitated, why would the court get involved?
5. I have a Durable Power of Attorney.  Isn’t that enough?
6. What is a living trust?
7. How does a living trust avoid probate and prevent court control over my
assets?
8. Do I lose control of the assets in my trust?
9. Is it hard to transfer assets into the trust?
10. Doesn’t all this take a great deal of time?
11. Should I consider a corporate trustee?
12. If something should happen to me, who has control?
13. What does a Successor Trustee do?
14. Who can be the Successor Trustee?
15. Does my trust end when I die?
16. How can a trust save estate taxes?
17. I have a trust in my will.   Is that ok?
18. Is a living trust expensive?
19. How long does it take to get a living trust?
20. Should I have a lawyer make my trust?
21. If I have a living trust, do I still need a will?
22. Is a living will the same thing as a living trust?
23. Are living trusts new?  Aren’t they just a passing fad?
24. Who should get a living trust?
25. What are the benefits of a living trust?
26. What happens if I have no will or trust?
27. What happens if I just have a will?
28. What happens to my estate if I have a living trust?
If you want the answers to these questions, please call for a free consultation at 661-295-4610 or ask me for a free brochure.  You can do so by calling or sending me an email to Rob@ValenciaLawyer.com.  There is no obligation.

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