Trusts & Estate Planning

When a Surviving Spouse Changes the Trust After Death in California

By M. Jude Egan, Ph.D., J.D., Certified Family Law Specialist — Egan Law, Santa Maria, California The Call That Comes

The Ballad of Hanako Nelson: Why Second-Marriage Estate Planning in California Matters

By M. Jude Egan, Ph.D., J.D., Certified Family Law Specialist — Egan Law, Santa Maria, California Why does second-marriage estate

Tracing and Commingling: The Hardest Part of the Community Property Audit

By M. Jude Egan, Ph.D., J.D., Certified Family Law Specialist — Egan Law, Santa Maria, California This is Part 2

Every Marriage Ends in Death or Divorce: Why Every Second Marriage Needs a Community Property Audit

By M. Jude Egan, Ph.D., J.D., Certified Family Law Specialist — Egan Law, Santa Maria, California Every marriage in California

Second Marriage Estate Planning in California: What Central Coast Families Need to Know

By M. Jude Egan, Ph.D., J.D., Certified Family Law Specialist — Egan Law, Santa Maria, California You found love again.

Who Gets the Community Property at Death in California? Why Probate Code § 100 Changes Everything

By M. Jude Egan, Ph.D., J.D., Certified Family Law Specialist — Egan Law, Santa Maria, California Your spouse of 32

Trust and Probate Litigation in California: What Beneficiaries and Surviving Spouses Need to Know

By M. Jude Egan, Ph.D., J.D., Certified Family Law Specialist — Egan Law, Santa Maria, California The attorney who drafted

The Omitted Spouse Trap

How Probate Code §§ 21610–21612 Can Upend a Second Marriage Estate Plan I. The Estate Plan That Disappears Overnight A

The Second Marriage Estate Plan

Estate planning for a second marriage is different than for the first marriage. It is complicated by the fact that

Estate Planning for Second Marriages: Begin with A Community Property Audit

All marriages in California end in death or divorce. If your marriage is ending in divorce, please feel free to

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