Category «Califoria Deeds»

California has a default will for you, intestacy

WIthout a will or trust, California laws of intestacy identify who are your heirs.

What is best, lifetime gifts or death transfers

Hint, it is not gifts in this author’s opinion.
This article looks at the tax burden and loss of control for gifts compared to post death transfers.

How to co-own your home in California

How to co-own your home in California is a decision with consequences. What happens if you were to die or divorce is heavily dependent on this decision. Options to own are; in name only, with the right of survivorship, as a trust, or as a business entity. Transfer on Death The major distinction between these …