Starting a probate in Southern California Courts

Probate is generally required when someone has passed away and their home or other assets like a bank account are not held in a trust or do not have a payable on death beneficiary. If the home or bank account... Read more

2017 Tax Act, Estate Tax Law, and Legal Update

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Medi-Cal Recovery is Obsolete with Trusts!

What I really mean: SET UP YOUR LIVING TRUST TODAY! The California legislature has passed a new bill that prohibits the California Department of Healthcare Services (DHS) from making a Medi-Cal recovery claim or Medi-Cal recovery lien against assets that... Read more

And Again Here We Go: Celebrities Who Die Without Proper Estate Planning. Add Prince to the List.

Rumor has it -- and these rumors can be credible sometimes -- is that Prince, when he died this month on April 21, 2016, from causes yet to be determined, died intestate. This means he died without a proper will... Read more

TLD Law Partner Monica Goel Becomes Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law

We are pleased to announce that on August 1, 2014, the California Board of Legal Specialization certified partner Monica Goel as a legal specialist in Estate Planning, Trust, and Probate Law. She joins an elite group of attorneys that have... Read more