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Certification of Trust: What Is It and How to Use It? - Werner Law

Certification of Trust: What Is It and How to Use It?

POSTED ON: February 25, 2022 BY: Troy Werner
Trusts can be a very versatile and powerful tool. They allow us to designate beneficiaries and assign wealth to them in nearly any way, from monthly payouts to a conditional lump sum. But unlike most other estate planning documents, trusts are much more than just a document. The paperwork surrounding a trust establishes its existence […]
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How a Transfer on Death Deed Avoids Probate - Werner Law

How a Transfer on Death Deed Avoids Probate

POSTED ON: February 21, 2022 BY: Troy Werner
On a literal level, most wealth is transferred on death. But a Transfer on Death deed is separate from setting up a will or funding your assets into a trust. Transfer on Death, also known as TOD, is a clause or deed designating a beneficiary as inheritor of an asset or account upon your death, […]
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All About the Rights of Heirs at Law - Werner Law

All About the Rights of Heirs at Law

POSTED ON: February 17, 2022 BY: Troy Werner
When we die, we leave behind what we own to be distributed among the living. There is very little we can take with us to the grave, let alone beyond it. And unlike the Egyptians, it has generally fallen out of style to be buried with one’s wealth. But who gets what? And how? For […]
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5 Types of Personal Injury Cases to Know - Werner Law

5 Types of Personal Injury Cases to Know

POSTED ON: February 14, 2022 BY: Troy Werner
A personal injury case is best defined as nearly any circumstance wherein you have been hurt or injured through no fault of your own. When the liability lies in the hands of another person – in other words, when it was in some way their responsibility that you got hurt, or if it was their […]
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What is an Incentive Trust, and Do You Need It? - Werner Law

What is an Incentive Trust, and Do You Need It?

POSTED ON: February 7, 2022 BY: Troy Werner
The key goal for many estate plans is to make sure our legacy to the family is positive, and that our descendants get the chance to make the most of what we leave behind. We all want what is best for our loved ones, and estate plans are crucial to making those hopes a reality. […]
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Personal Representative vs Trustee: What's the Difference? - Werner Law

Personal Representative vs Trustee: What's the Difference?

POSTED ON: January 31, 2022 BY: Troy Werner
Personal Representative vs Trustee When creating a plan for your estate, it is important to ask who will physically carry out that plan. Personal representatives and trustees, while sometimes confused for one another, are two very different roles of crucial importance in the estate planning process. While both have a fiduciary duty to you and […]
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What is a Charitable Remainder Trust, and How Do They Work? - Werner Law

What is a Charitable Remainder Trust, and How Do They Work?

POSTED ON: January 26, 2022 BY: Troy Werner
A charitable remainder trust is a specially designed tax-exempt irrevocable living trust set up to host and hold appreciating assets, pay out income to its beneficiaries, and eventually donate the remainder of its contents to a charity of your choice. While the focus of a charitable remainder trust seems to be the giving to charity, […]
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The Responsibilities of a Healthcare Power of Attorney - Werner Law

The Responsibilities of a Healthcare Power of Attorney

POSTED ON: January 21, 2022 BY: Troy Werner
A power of attorney grants an agent the ability to act in the principal’s name, within the limitations set by the power of attorney document itself. A power of attorney can be sweeping and vague, or it can be incredibly targeted. For example, you could create a power of attorney to give someone the ability […]
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What is a California Probate Referee? - Werner Law

What is a California Probate Referee?

POSTED ON: January 17, 2022 BY: Troy Werner
When a person dies, their assets are distributed among the living. The process of overseeing that distribution – and legitimizing the documents detailing the decedent’s wishes and intentions – is called the probate process. Probate is overseen in a probate court, by a probate judge, in the decedent’s county of residence. Key to any probate […]
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8 Tips for Creating Wills for Seniors - Werner Law

8 Tips for Creating Wills for Seniors

POSTED ON: January 10, 2022 BY: Troy Werner
What to know about creating wills for seniors? More than three quarters of Americans aged 65 and above have a will nowadays, although that number drops significantly to just over half of all Americans aged 50 to 64. This is good news for millions of adults, as even a simple will can go a long […]
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