Ways to Protect Your Estate Assets from Lawsuits at Orange County CA

 

Probate courts in California are full of people prosecuting lawsuits and claims against decedent estates, trusts, trustees, administrators, executors, heirs, beneficiaries, and family members and caretakers. 

So do your financial estate planning at Orange County CA carefully and protect your assets as much as possible from such lawsuits.

1.   Treat siblings fairly in your will and estate planning documents.

2.   Decide and confirm who gets what treasure. 

3.   Keep track of loans and advances.

4.   Transfer a business with signed purchase contract.

5.   Check and clarify ownership of what you leave.

6.   Get and use your own lawyer.

7.   Consider a corporate executor (not a personal executor).

8.   Establish that you are of sound mind (perhaps video interview).

9.    Include a "no contest clause" in your will.

10.  Make any "disinheritance" clear in your will.  (However, I don't like the "disinheritance" concept and would not recommend it as an estate planning tool.) 

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Source of information is Forbes.com article - "10 ways to lawsuit protect your estate" - This is for information only and not the providing of legal or tax services.   

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You should always hire an estate planning and tax lawyer for advice and direction about your own situation.  Contact us about listing and selling of trust and decedent estate property at Orange County CA real estate.

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