Every Californian’s Guide to Estate Planning: Wills, Trust & Everything Else

Every Californian’s Guide to Estate Planning: Wills, Trust & Everything Else
by: Liza W Hanks (Author)
Publisher: NOLO
Publication Date: 30 Jan. 2024
Language: English
Print Length: 368 pages
ISBN-10: 1413331459
ISBN-13: 9781413331455
Book Description
“Finally, an Estate Planning Guide for CaliforniansEvery Californian’s Guide to Estate Planning helps you understand the basics of leaving money and property to loved ones and charities, and naming a guardian for children–with a special focus on issues unique to California, like: how community property rules affect inheritance and taxes how to minimize capital gains for those inheriting high value real estate legal and tax rules that apply to non-citizens and U.S. permanent residentshow to choose a guardian for your minor children and why you should do sohow to understand California’s rules for property tax reassessments and determine whether your children can inherit your low property tax rate, andhow to avoid California’s slow and expensive probate system through options such as transfer-on-death deeds. With Downloadable WorksheetsIncludes access to essential worksheets that help you get started on writing a will, preparing a trust, choosing a guardian, leaving money to kids, naming beneficiaries, choosing agents for your health care directive and power of attorney for finances, doing a personal inventory, and more.”