Family Estate Planning

A California guide for protective parents: access cash in 48 hours, keep the home steady, protect inheritances, and avoid probate with a real plan.

Even billionaires can’t avoid probate conflicts. Discover what the Murdoch trust battle teaches about family dynamics, Nevada vs California trusts, and legacy.

Most trusts don’t work when families need them. Here’s why they fail—and how to make sure yours actually protects the people and legacy it was meant to.

No plan is still a plan—and it puts the court in charge. Learn what happens when families wait and why probate in California can now stretch over two years.

Jimmy Buffett had a trust—so why is his estate in court? Learn how even good plans fail, and why your estate plan may need a second opinion.

Your kids are smart. But when it comes to estate planning, intelligence isn’t the same as legal training. Here’s what happens when families rely on advice that sounds confident, but isn’t correct.