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Linda C Roodhouse

Estate Administration, Land Use & Zoning, Municipal, Wills & Probate

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Kenneth Alvin Granberg

Estate Planning, International Tax, Business, Trusts, Wills

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 57 Years

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909 Marina Village Pkwy, Alameda, CA 94501

Christopher Aria

General Practice

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2258 Santa Clara Ave, Alameda, CA 94501

Marlene Ann Fong

Estate, Trusts, Wills

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 41 Years

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2161 Harbor Bay Pkwy, Alameda, CA 94502

Barbara Denise Hannon

Estate Administration, Wills & Probate, Estate Planning, Estate, Guardianships & Conservatorships

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 44 Years

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1516 Oak St, Alameda, CA 94501

Andrine Kells Smith

Estate Planning, Commercial Real Estate, Trusts, Estate, Wills

Status: Inactive Licensed: 32 Years

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1424 Pearl St, Alameda, CA 94501

Sabrina L Tseng

Estate, Wills

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 20 Years

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1808 Santa Clara Ave, Alameda, CA 94501

Robert Sydney Jones

Commercial Real Estate, Wills, Trusts, Estate Planning

Status: Inactive Licensed: 66 Years

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3029 Alta Vista, Alameda, CA 94502

George Martin Derieg

Wills, Trusts, Estate Planning

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2219 Santa Clara Ave, Alameda, CA 94501

Matthew Joseph Duncan

Estate Planning, Elder Law, Trusts, Estate, Wills

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 43 Years

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1516 Oak St, Alameda, CA 94501

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LEGAL TERMS

TRUST CORPUS

Latin for 'the body' of the trust. This term refers to all the property transferred to a trust. For example, if a trust is established (funded) with $250,000, t... (more...)

Latin for 'the body' of the trust. This term refers to all the property transferred to a trust. For example, if a trust is established (funded) with $250,000, that money is the corpus. Sometimes the trust corpus is known as the 'res,' a Latin word meaning 'thing.'

PROVING A WILL

Convincing a probate court that a document is truly the deceased person's will. Usually this is a simple formality that the executor or administrator easily sat... (more...)

Convincing a probate court that a document is truly the deceased person's will. Usually this is a simple formality that the executor or administrator easily satisfies by showing that the will was signed and dated by the deceased person in front of two or more witnesses. When the will is holographic -- that is, completely handwritten by the deceased and not witnessed, it is still valid in many states if the executor can produce relatives and friends to testify that the handwriting is that of the deceased.

INTER VIVOS TRUST

The Latin name, favored by some lawyers, for a living trust. 'Inter vivos' is Latin for 'between the living.'

EXEMPTION TRUST

A bypass trust funded with an amount no larger than the personal federal estate tax exemption in the year of death. If the trust grantor leaves property worth m... (more...)

A bypass trust funded with an amount no larger than the personal federal estate tax exemption in the year of death. If the trust grantor leaves property worth more than that amount, it usually goes to the surviving spouse. The trust property passes free from estate tax because of the personal exemption, and the rest is shielded from tax under the surviving spouse's marital deduction.

STATUTORY SHARE

The portion of a deceased person's estate that a spouse is entitled to claim under state law. The statutory share is usually one-third or one-half of the deceas... (more...)

The portion of a deceased person's estate that a spouse is entitled to claim under state law. The statutory share is usually one-third or one-half of the deceased spouse's property, but in some states the exact amount of the spouse's share depends on whether or not the couple has young children and, in a few states, on how long the couple was married. In most states, if the deceased spouse left a will, the surviving spouse must choose either what the will provides or the statutory share. Sometimes the statutory share is known by its more arcane legal name, dower and curtesy, or as a forced or elective share.

RULE AGAINST PERPETUITIES

An exceedingly complex legal doctrine that limits the amount of time that property can be controlled after death by a person's instructions in a will. For examp... (more...)

An exceedingly complex legal doctrine that limits the amount of time that property can be controlled after death by a person's instructions in a will. For example, a person would not be allowed to leave property to her husband for his life, then to her children for their lives, then to her grandchildren. The gift would potentially go to the grandchildren at a point too remote in time.

CERTIFICATION OF TRUST

See abstract of trust.

SPENDTHRIFT TRUST

A trust created for a beneficiary the grantor considers irresponsible about money. The trustee keeps control of the trust income, doling out money to the benefi... (more...)

A trust created for a beneficiary the grantor considers irresponsible about money. The trustee keeps control of the trust income, doling out money to the beneficiary as needed, and sometimes paying third parties (creditors, for example) on the beneficiary's behalf, bypassing the beneficiary completely. Spendthrift trusts typically contain a provision prohibiting creditors from seizing the trust fund to satisfy the beneficiary's debts. These trusts are legal in most states, even though creditors hate them.

INHERITANCE TAXES

Taxes some states impose on people or organizations who inherit property from a deceased person's estate. The taxes are based on the value of the inherited prop... (more...)

Taxes some states impose on people or organizations who inherit property from a deceased person's estate. The taxes are based on the value of the inherited property.

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

Guardianship of Ann S.

... 1118 OPINION. CORRIGAN, J.â€”. In 2003 the Legislature enacted Probate Code section 1516.5, making it easier for children in probate guardianships to be adopted by their guardians. (Stats. 2003, ch. ... We granted review. II. DISCUSSION. A. Probate Guardianship. ...

Schwartz v. Labow

... In August 2003, the probate court appointed Lionel B. Sanders, certified public accountant, conservator of Sylvia's and Louis's estates in the related conservatorships. ... DISCUSSION. 1. The probate court had jurisdiction in November 2005 to suspend appellant trustee's powers. ...

Estate of Bennett

... (collectively Smith), appeal from a probate court order granting the motion of petitioners Lu Ella Bennett, Jack H. Bennett, Jr., and Louise Comer to set aside and rescind a settlement agreement and an assignment of their interests in the estate of Jack Harry Bennett (decedent). ...

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TRUST CORPUS

PROVING A WILL

INTER VIVOS TRUST

EXEMPTION TRUST

STATUTORY SHARE

RULE AGAINST PERPETUITIES

CERTIFICATION OF TRUST

SPENDTHRIFT TRUST

INHERITANCE TAXES

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Guardianship of Ann S.

Schwartz v. Labow

Estate of Bennett

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