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Estate Planning 101 for LGBT Couples - Werner Law Firm

Estate Planning 101 for LGBT Couples

POSTED ON: August 18, 2020 BY: Troy Werner
Estate planning tools have long been one of the only ways for LGBT couples to ensure that a part of what they own is left behind for their partner. An estate plan constitutes a list of documents and legal precautions created with the explicit purpose of preparing for death. While grim on the surface, an […]
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What You Need to Know Before Filing for Medical Bankruptcy - Werner Law Firm

What You Need to Know Before Filing for Medical Bankruptcy

POSTED ON: August 11, 2020 BY: Troy Werner
Healthcare spending accounted for 17.7 percent of the US’s GDP in 2018, in comparison to just 5 percent in 1960. In individual terms, that is an average of $11,000 per person, for a total of $3.6 trillion. Americans pay significantly more for their healthcare than the citizens of most other developed countries, and rising healthcare […]
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Where There's a Living Will, There's a Way - Werner Law Firm

Where There's a Living Will, There's a Way

POSTED ON: July 31, 2020 BY: Troy Werner
Estate plans are typically built to deal with matters of property and wealth after death, ensuring that ownership between generations is transferred as per the decedent’s wishes. But there is more to an estate plan than determining who gets the house and who gets the vinyl collection. Many elements of an estate plan are crucial […]
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The Role of a Fiduciary in Estate Planning - Werner Law Firm

The Role of a Fiduciary in Estate Planning

POSTED ON: July 27, 2020 BY: Troy Werner
Infidelity is the act of betraying someone’s trust. Its opposite is fidelity, which involves loyalty. In the very same linguistic branch, we have “fiduciary”, which describes a relationship of trust and responsibility between two individuals, where one (the fiduciary) is acting as a representative for the other (the principal). In estate planning, the planner, grantor, […]
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What Is a Trust Checking Account? - Werner Law Firm

What Is a Trust Checking Account?

POSTED ON: July 21, 2020 BY: Troy Werner
A trust checking account is a bank account set aside to hold assets in-trust for beneficiaries, as well as funds for paying expenses and miscellaneous fees during the distribution and dissolution of a trust agreement. Either the grantor/settlor of a trust or their trustee can set up a trust checking account, and these accounts make […]
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Trust Protector: What It Is and Why Every Trust Should Have One - Werner Law Firm

Trust Protector: What It Is and Why Every Trust Should Have One

POSTED ON: July 16, 2020 BY: Troy Werner
A trust protector’s original duty was to fire a trustee should they act out of self-interest or in a way that does not align with their fiduciary duty towards the grantor of the trust (i.e. you). Trust protectors were not commonly an element of American trust law until quite recently and were typically seen in […]
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In California, Does a Power of Attorney Supersede an Estate Executor? - Werner Law Firm

In California, Does a Power of Attorney Supersede an Estate Executor?

POSTED ON: July 13, 2020 BY: Troy Werner
A power of attorney and a will are two very different documents, and even when one person is appointed as both someone’s agent and their executor, the tasks that each position entail are very different as well. In the state of California, you can choose to have the same person take on the role of […]
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Who Owns the Property in a Life Estate? - Werner Law Firm

Who Owns the Property in a Life Estate?

POSTED ON: July 7, 2020 BY: Troy Werner
The hallmark of a life estate is the duration of ownership rights for each who owns the property in a life estate, as well as what those rights are. – A life estate is a form of property ownership that exists to transfer property from one person to another, without burdening that person with the […]
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What Happens to Assets Left Out of a Living Trust? - Werner Law Firm

What Happens to Assets Left Out of a Living Trust?

POSTED ON: June 22, 2020 BY: Troy Werner
A living trust is a unique estate planning tool because it effectively transfers ownership over specified assets and property to someone else through a third party, while giving the original owner a varying degree of control while the assets remain in the third party’s care. This is important in the context of estate planning at […]
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Before Declaring Bankruptcy, Read This - Werner Law Firm

Before Declaring Bankruptcy, Read This

POSTED ON: June 18, 2020 BY: Troy Werner
The process for declaring bankruptcy is a critically important element of our financial system. Giving businesses and people the ability to discharge debts under certain circumstances breathes fresh life into them and earn a second chance in our system. When it comes to financial success, taking risks and hoping for the best is part of […]
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