Every Californian's Guide to Estate Planning: Wills, Trust & Everything Else

Finally, an Estate Planning Guide for Californians

Every Californian's Guide to Estate Planning helps you understand the basics of leaving money and property to loved ones and charities, and naming a guardian for children--with a special focus on issues unique to California, like:

• how community property rules affect inheritance and taxes


• minimizing capital gains on high-value real estate


• legal and tax rules that apply to non-citizens and U.S. permanent residents


• choosing a guardian for your minor children


• understanding California's rules for property tax reassessments and inheriting a low property tax rate, and


• avoiding California's slow and expensive probate system through options such as transfer-on-death deeds.