Jason S. Buckingham

Attorney & Counselor At Law

Painless, affordable, fast estate planning

(707) 745-2200

Inheritance math

Inheritance math

Here’s a common scenario in making trust distributions: The trust estate contains cash (most commonly from a home sale), and some items of valuable personal property like a car. We have two or more “residual” beneficiaries who will receive equal...
Uninformed beneficiaries

Uninformed beneficiaries

Beneficiaries are often uninformed when it comes to estate administration. There are two things beneficiaries should know: (1) as beneficiaries, they have rights during the administration; and (2) the administration will take time, so a little patience goes a long...
The uninformed trustee

The uninformed trustee

In a previous post, I wrote about qualities a successor trustee should have to ensure a successful trust administration. While it should go without saying, there will be problems when a successor trustee tries to administer a trust estate if they lack knowledge and...
A tale of two estates

A tale of two estates

When we talk about “avoiding probate,” it can seem rather abstract to those people who have not experienced the probate court process. Instead of boring you with an overview of the probate court process, here is a tale of two families — one of whom had no...