Two major law changes are now in effect, and many Bay Area estate plans have not yet been reviewed to reflect them. If your ...

Many California will and trust disputes arise from ambiguity in the document with respect to who is entitled to an asset. Maybe the document was hazy from the start or perhaps circumstances have ...

April 20, 2026 - PRESSADVANTAGE - SOTO Law Group has published a new article, “How to Avoid Probate in California: 3 ...

Effective April 1, 2025, Assembly Bill 2016 (AB 2016) creates a new probate shortcut allowing primary residences in California, if certain conditions are met, to pass to the decedent’s ...

A landmark reform of California’s flawed probate system, spotlighted by the troubled Britney Spears case, is headed to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk. The legislation, Assembly Bill 1663, sailed unanimously ...

California living trust laws govern how residents can create and manage trusts to hold their assets, potentially bypassing probate-a court-supervised process for transferring property after death.

In the absence of a trust that allows assets to pass without opening probate, the California probate process lasts for at least six months and can run much longer depending on the size of the estate ...

LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, January 7, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Alejandro Hernandez, lawyer and real estate professional and principal of ARH Real Estate Group ...