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Gomez Law, APC
3250 Wilshire Blvd Suite 1901 Los Angeles, CA 90010» view map
Estate Law
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Whether you are looking to purchase a house or commercial property or in the process of probate, we are here to provide the legal support you need to help you move forward.

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  Rutgers University J.D. 2012
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Michael John Wittick

Estate Administration, Trusts, Trusts, Estate Planning

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 45 Years

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20 Santa Gustavo, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688

Dennis Harvey Bedford

Real Estate, Gift Taxation, Business, Private Schools

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 10 Years

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22382 Avenida Empresa, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688

Stephanie Diane Winstead

Estate Planning, International Tax, Trusts, Estate, Wills

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 19 Years

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28202 Cabot Rd, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677

Thomas Roger Bertino

Tax, Energy, Gift Taxation, Environmental Law

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 34 Years

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31745 Via Pato, Trabuco Canyon, CA 92679

James E. Mahfood

Tax, International, Gift Taxation

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 41 Years

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25283 Cabot Rd, Laguna Hills, CA 92653

Michael Evan Godbe

Wills, Trusts, Estate Planning, Estate

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 17 Years

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25201 Paseo De Alicia, Laguna Hills, CA 92653

Dennis Ronald Brown

International, Trusts, Gift Taxation, Estate

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 50 Years

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26681 Cadiz Cir, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92691

Maria C Basso Nicholson

Gift Taxation

Status: Inactive Licensed: 37 Years

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26462 Huevos Circle, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92691

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LEGAL TERMS

SELF-PROVING WILL

A will that is created in a way that allows a probate court to easily accept it as the true will of the person who has died. In most states, a will is self-prov... (more...)

A will that is created in a way that allows a probate court to easily accept it as the true will of the person who has died. In most states, a will is self-proving when two witnesses sign under penalty of perjury that they observed the willmaker sign it and that he told them it was his will. If no one contests the validity of the will, the probate court will accept the will without hearing the testimony of the witnesses or other evidence. To make a self-proving will in other states, the willmaker and one or more witnesses must sign an affidavit (sworn statement) before a notary public certifying that the will is genuine and that all willmaking formalities have been observed.

INHERIT

To receive property from someone who has died. Traditionally, the word 'inherit' applied only when one received property from a relative who died without a will... (more...)

To receive property from someone who has died. Traditionally, the word 'inherit' applied only when one received property from a relative who died without a will. Currently, however, the word is used whenever someone receives property from the estate of a deceased person.

DISCHARGE (OF PROBATE ADMINISTRATOR)

A court order releasing the administrator or executor from any further duties connected with the probate of an estate. This typically occurs when the duties hav... (more...)

A court order releasing the administrator or executor from any further duties connected with the probate of an estate. This typically occurs when the duties have been completed but may happen sooner if the executor or administrator wishes to withdraw or is dismissed.

BYPASS TRUST

A trust designed to lessen a family's overall estate tax liability. An AB trust is the most popular kind of bypass trust.

AB TRUST

A trust that allows couples to reduce or avoid estate taxes. Each spouse puts his or her property in an AB trust. When the first spouse dies, his or her half of... (more...)

A trust that allows couples to reduce or avoid estate taxes. Each spouse puts his or her property in an AB trust. When the first spouse dies, his or her half of the property goes to the beneficiaries named in the trust -- commonly, the grown children of the couple -- with the crucial condition that the surviving spouse has the right to use the property for life and is entitled to any income it generates. The surviving spouse may even be allowed to spend principal in certain circumstances. When the surviving spouse dies, the property passes to the trust beneficiaries. It is not considered part of the second spouse's estate for estate tax purposes. Using this kind of trust keeps the second spouse's taxable estate half the size it would be if the property were left directly to the spouse. This type of trust is also known as a bypass or credit shelter trust.

UNIFORM TRANSFER-ON-DEATH SECURITY ACT

A statute that allows people to name a beneficiary to inherit stocks or bonds without probate. The owner of the securities can register them with a broker using... (more...)

A statute that allows people to name a beneficiary to inherit stocks or bonds without probate. The owner of the securities can register them with a broker using a simple form that names a person to receive the property after the owner's death. Every state but Texas has adopted the statute.

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.

GENERATION-SKIPPING TRANSFER TAX

A federal tax imposed on money placed in a generation-skipping trust. Currently, there is a $1 million exemption to the GSTT; that is, each person may leave $1 ... (more...)

A federal tax imposed on money placed in a generation-skipping trust. Currently, there is a $1 million exemption to the GSTT; that is, each person may leave $1 million in a generation-skipping trust free of this tax. The GSST is imposed when the middle-generation beneficiaries die and the property is transferred to the third-generation beneficiaries. Every dollar over $1 million is subject to the highest existing estate tax rate--currently 55%--at the time the GSTT tax is applied.

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.

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

Murphy v. Murphy

... The probate court has discretion, circumscribed by the statutory scheme, to order a "substituted judgment" that authorizes a conservator on behalf of a conservatee to take necessary or desirable action to facilitate estate planning, when a reasonably prudent person in the ...

In re Estate of Young

... her lawyer at the time, Dennis Burns. Mr. Burns represented her for 15 years for estate planning purposes and a bankruptcy of one of Young's businesses, Green Thumb Nursery. In the 1991 estate plan, Charles was expressly ...

Chang v. Lederman

... 2. The Law Regarding Liability for Negligence in Estate Planning to Intended or Potential Beneficiaries. ... Nevertheless, the attorney prepared new estate planning documents that fundamentally changed the plan and made a substantial gift to Michael. ...

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LEGAL TERMS

SELF-PROVING WILL

INHERIT

DISCHARGE (OF PROBATE ADMINISTRATOR)

BYPASS TRUST

AB TRUST

UNIFORM TRANSFER-ON-DEATH SECURITY ACT

SPENDTHRIFT TRUST

GENERATION-SKIPPING TRANSFER TAX

RULE AGAINST PERPETUITIES

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

Murphy v. Murphy

In re Estate of Young

Chang v. Lederman

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