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What are the California Probate Guidelines? Los Angeles Ca Efficient Transfer of Assets after Death

Los Angeles Probate Lawyer, Mina Sirkin advises clients regarding probate guidelines in California and the efficient transfer of assets after death in Los Angeles. See the California Probate Guide here for probate steps and guidelines.

Transfer of a deceased person's assets can occur in several different manners:  1) By Probate Administration in court; 2) By Trust Administration; or 3) By passing by Contract/joint tenancy or Beneficiary Designation. Each method has different guidelines and rules.  The last two methods are the most efficient ways of transferring assets of a deceased person.

Probate is a court proceeding that is set up to insures that notice is given to the appropriate heirs, family members, and that creditors of the decedent are adequately protected before assets of the decedent are distributed.  

Distribution of assets of a deceased person is then done either according to instructions in a will, or by California's intestacy rules, if there is no will.   Intestacy is the the default way California distributes the assets of a person who died without a will.

How long does it take for probate in California? Probate is a time-consuming process and in most cases can be avoided, if there is a living trust.   A nice probate in California can take about a year.   If there is any litigation involved in probate, it may take two years or longer to settle the estate.

A shorter way to distribute the assets of a decedent, would be if he/she had a trust.   Trust Administration is similar to probate administration, except that it generally does not involve the courts, unless there is litigation or questions regarding the rights of beneficiaries or duties of the trustee.   In trusts as well, Creditors are also given notice during the trust administration period and are afforded rights to file claims.   Trust distributions are done informally and simply by notice to the potential beneficiaries who can review an informal accounting.

For information on Los Angeles Probate requirements, contact Mina Sirkin, Los Angeles Probate Lawyer.  Ms. Sirkin is Certified as a Specialist lawyer in Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Law, in Los Angeles County, California.  818-340-4479. http://www.SirkinLaw.com/attorneys.html.

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Life Stages and Life Changes that Affect Your Estate Plan: Estate Planning in Los Angeles

Life stages and life changes affect your estate plan and your family's inheritance.  When there are changes in a person's life, a preexisting estate plan needs to be reviewed in light of the changes.

It is wise to have your will, trust and power of attorney reviewed when some or all of these changes have occurred:

a.  You went through a divorce.

b.  Your spouse is ill.

c.  You are ill or have a diagnosis of a chronic disease.

d.  You are about to end a business relationship, or partnership.

e.  You are thinking of retiring and need to find a successor to your business.

f.   You have a child or a grandchild who is disabled, or on Medi-Cal or has a serious medical condition.

g.  You have a child who spends too much, or has a drug or alcohol problem.

There are many other changes which require a visit to your estate planning attorney.   A review can save your estate from unintended consequences.   Call us for an effective and efficient review, if you have life a life stage change, or something in your life has changed.   Don't think that your old estate plan is enough.   Just as you review your health, you should review your estate plan.

Mina Sirkin is an expert in estate planning and estate litigation in Los Angeles County, California. With our legal offices in Woodland Hills, Glendale, and West L.A., we can help you determine what is best for your circumstances.  818.340.4479 or Email:  [email protected]

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Los Angeles & Woodland Hills California

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Beneficiary Rights Attorney:  Mina Sirkin is a Los Angeles Certified Specialist lawyer who handles beneficiary rights in trust and probate litigation matters in California:

Estate and trust beneficiaries often do not know the extent of their rights under California law.

Protecting a beneficiary's rights, claims and objections in trust and probate litigation matters involves taking immediate action.   Waiting too long to respond or object to petitions can often detrimentally affect the rights of beneficiaries.

If you are a trust or estate beneficiary, you should know about the following rights:

1.   Right to receive advice from an independent attorney.   Do not rely on advice given by the trustee or executor's attorney who does not represent you.

2.  Remember that if you don't question an action by a trustee or executor, you will waive your rights as to that action.

3.  Review the trust or will with an experienced beneficiary attorney in trust and probate cases for immediate impact on your interest.

4.  File any necessary objections timely and watch for no contest clauses. 

5.  Ask for an accounting in writing and keep a certified copy of your letter requesting the same.

6.  If you don't get a response to a request for an accounting, call your lawyer immediately.  

When needing counsel to review your beneficiary rights and trust documents, contact Beneficiary Rights Lawyers, Sirkin and Sirkin.  Our Certified Specialist in Probate Litigation in Los Angeles, California can assist you.   Contact us at: 818-340-4479.  http://www.SirkinLaw.com.   Probate Attorney Los Angeles.

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Mina Sirkin is a Probate, Trust and Conservatorship attorney in Los Angeles, Ca.   She is Certified as a Specialist Attorney in Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Law by the State Bar of California.  Tel.: 818-340-4479.  Email: [email protected]

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What happens to your Google Account when you die? Probate Attorney Los Angeles

What happens to your Google Account when you die?

Mina Sirkin, a Probate Attorney in Los Angeles says that Google will consider your account an inactive account, but has implemented a way for you to set up a Trusted Contact person who will be able to download parts of your account data if your account is inactive for a period of time.

Here's Google's policy on inactive accounts and what you can do to protect yourself:

"Inactive Account Manager is a way for users to share parts of their account data or notify someone if they’ve been inactive for a certain period of time. To set up Inactive Account Manager, go to www.google.com/settings and click on the setup link under Account Management.

How do we detect activity?

We look at several signals to understand whether you are still using your Google Account. These include your last sign-ins, your web history, usage of Gmail (e.g., the Gmail app on your phone) and Android check-ins.

What happens when your account gets deleted?

Deleting your Google Account will affect all products associated with that account (e.g., Blogger, AdSense, Gmail), and affect each product differently. You can review the data associated with your account on the Google Dashboard. If you use Gmail with your account, you'll no longer be able to access that email. You'll also be unable to reuse your Gmail username.

Why do I need to provide a phone number for a trusted contact?

We'll use the phone number for the sole purpose of ensuring that only the trusted contact can actually download your data. Verifying the identity using a mobile phone number prevents data access from unauthorized people who might get hold of the email we send to your trusted contact.

What will trusted contacts receive?

Contacts will only receive notification once your account has been inactive for the specified amount of time -- they will not receive any notification during setup. If you chose to only notify your contacts of your inactive account, they'll receive an email with a subject line and content that you wrote during setup. We'll add a footer to that email, explaining that you've instructed Google to send an email on your behalf after you've stopped using your account. This footer might say something like this:

John Doe ([email protected]) instructed Google to send you this mail automatically after John stopped using his account.

Sincerely,
The Google Accounts Team

If you chose to share data with your trusted contact, the email will additionally contain a list of the data you have chosen to share with them, and a link they can follow to download the data. An example of such message could be:

John Doe ([email protected]) instructed Google to send you this mail automatically after John stopped using his account.

John Doe has given you access to the following account data:

• +1s
• Blogger
• Drive
• Latitude
• Mail
• Picasa Web Albums
• YouTube

Download John's data here.

Sincerely,
The Google Accounts Team

Learn more about how you can share your data with trusted contacts."

Above was quoted from Google's support page.

Mina N. Sirkin is a Probate Attorney in Los Angeles.  She is a Certified Specialist Attorney in Trusts, Estate Planning and Probate. Tel.: 818-340-4479.