Avoid These DIY Estate Planning Mistakes
With all of our lives upended by the global COVID-19 pandemic, many people that delayed planning their estate are rushing to make... Read More
Why It Is Necessary to Include Digital Assets in Estate Planning
While many people emphasize physical assets like property or treasured family heirlooms when planning their estate, the extensive reach of technology in... Read More
The Long Arm of the Law
A California Trust Beneficiary May Sue an Out of State Trustee in California Court In general, trust litigation must be brought in... Read More
Chickenscratch Trust Amendments – Can You Contest Them?
How to Successfully Challenge Handwritten Trust Changes Without Triggering a No Contest Clause A good trust can be the centerpiece of a... Read More
BREAKING NEWS – Proposition 19
Californians passed proposition 19 last week, altering California’s property tax assessment landscape in two major ways. First, proposition 19 allows individuals over... Read More
Essential Estate Planning Guide for Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurship is as challenging as it is rewarding, and an entrepreneur has countless things to consider during any given day. However, one... Read More
Estate Planning Tips for People Under 40
Estate planning is best done as early as possible. While it can be difficult to imagine the end of your life when... Read More
Why You Shouldn’t Wait to Organize These Key Documents in Estate Planning
Handling a loved one’s end-of-life affairs can be an incredibly challenging responsibility, especially if the departed left no clear instructions about what... Read More
#LastWillAndTestament – The Unsent Text Message and Other Unusual Wills
California, like many states, recognizes some handwritten wills as valid testamentary documents. And while a do-it-yourself will is almost never a good... Read More
Words Have Meaning – Revocation of Trusts after Cundall
New California Case Law: a trust may be revoked by following the default California statutory revocation procedure, unless the trust includes a... Read More
Your Time Is Valuable: Let’s Get a Jump Start on the Estate Planning Process
Time seems to be the one thing we just can’t get enough of. This is especially true if you are one of... Read More
Spring Cleaning: Time to Clean Up Your Estate Plan
Your estate plan, like your home, periodically needs a thorough polishing. Your life circumstances are constantly changing, and an estate plan that... Read More
Remote Estate Planning in the Face of the Coronavirus Threat
Many people procrastinate, putting off large or unpleasant tasks for as long as possible. Making a will or a trust is often... Read More
Whose Money is it, Anyway?
California Court Limits Rights of Survivorship Account Holders By Austin Adams A recent case decided by the California Court of Appeals places... Read More
Planning for a Major Health Event
When people think of estate planning, they often think of a will or trust and the disbursement of their assets upon death. ... Read More
California Updates Law to Protect Dependent Adults from Caregiver Marriages: Updates to Probate Code 21380, 21382, and 21611
While several financial elder abuse cases involve family members, there are many that include caregivers. Caregivers often spend many hours alone with... Read More
You Created A Trust, Now What?
After creating a trust, the first thing you must do is to “fund” it. This means you need to transfer your assets... Read More
The Uniform Trust Decanting Act: Significant Changes in the California Trust Landscape
What is the Uniform Trust Decanting Act? To decant wine is to pour it from one container into another, leaving behind unwanted... Read More
Universal Estate Planning Questions
By Jonathan Huber I’m not your typical estate planning lawyer. I started practicing law over 15 years ago with the simple belief... Read More
When Little Children Inherit Large Assets
By Erik Hartstrom Losing a parent is a tragedy at any age, that tragedy can be compounded by how the parent(s) left their... Read More
If You Liked It, You Should’ve Put a Ring on It: The Unenviable Predicament of the Bereaved Long-Term Cohabitant
By Angela C. Thompson Frequently, our office receives a call from a prospective client who was the “life partner” or “long-term companion”... Read More
Huber Law Group Expands Estate and Probate Services
Huber Law Group, A.P.C. (“HLG”) is pleased to announce that it has acquired the Elk Grove-based estate planning practice of attorney David... Read More
What do I do with my Estate Plan?
After weeks of compiling personal and financial information, deciding on guardians for minor children, choosing trustees to manage your funds, designating beneficiaries... Read More
The “Good Faith” Myth
The California Legislature’s Continual Erosion of Bad Faith From the Definition of Financial Elder Abuse Written by Attorney Benjamin D. Fox The... Read More
Estate Planning for Digital Assets
You completed your living trust and now you can rest easy knowing that when the time comes your family will be able... Read More
Financial Elder Abuse
The Problem of Financial Elder Abuse Financial elder abuse is one of the fastest growing crimes of our day. The National Council... Read More
What you need to know: California’s new Transfer on Death Deed
Last year, Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 139, which allows California homeowners an opportunity to leave property to their heirs without going... Read More
Reflections on our Freedom
As I woke up this morning to a new year, I watched the sun rise from beyond the Sierras, while snow clouds... Read More
Grandma was right! Time does fly when we’re having fun.
Another year is in the books. How did it pass so quickly? It seems like it was just yesterday that we were... Read More
New Year’s Estate Plan Incentive
Have you created your Estate Plan? Do you have a friend or family member who needs an Estate Plan? Start the New... Read More
Not Just Another New Year’s Resolution….
Need another New Year’s resolution this year? Believe it or not, you do! One of the best things you can do this... Read More