Per stirpes means estate assets pass by family branch, so a deceased child's share goes to that child's own children. The term comes from Latin and means “by roots” or “by branch,” which is why it matters so much when you're deciding how your family should inherit. If you're reviewing a will, updating a trust,…
You may be staring at a free California will form right now, wondering whether filling in a few blanks is enough to protect your family. That question comes up often with parents of young children, older homeowners, and adult children helping a parent in Orange County or Los Angeles get basic estate planning done without…
A lot of California families are in the same position right now. They bought a home in Orange County or Los Angeles years ago, watched its value climb, paid manageable property taxes because of long-held assessments, and assumed a simple will, or no plan at all, would be enough. Then a parent dies, a child…