Funding Your Trust: Other Assets
by Sheryll Bonilla, Esq.In our last article, we looked at funding your trust as it relates to real estate. This...
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Funding the Trust: Retirement Accounts and Real Estate
by Sheryll Bonilla, Esq.For a trust to work as a way to avoid probate, the trust has to be funded. ...
Everyone Keeps Saying I Need A Trust? Why Do I Need One?
by Sheryll Bonilla, Esq.Trusts are used to avoid probate after a property owner dies. A settlor is a person who...
Understanding Wills – Part 2
by Sheryll Bonilla, Esq.In this article, we continue with commonly asked questions about Wills.What is the purpose of a Will?A...
Understanding Wills
by Sheryll Bonilla, Esq.A will is a document containing the directions a person has for who gets what property the...
Estate Planning Documents: Power of Attorney
by Sheryll Bonilla, Esq. A power of attorney is authority granted under the Hawaii Uniform Power of Attorney Act, H.R.S....
Keep A Paper Trail
by Sheryll Bonilla, Esq.My daughter likes to listen to Bloomberg News, so while we drove, she put on a podcast...
Preparing For Your Passing – Part 1
by Sheryll Bonilla, Esq.As of January 4, 2023, there has been 1,102,275 COVID deaths. The pandemic taught many people that...
After the Divorce: Wills & Trusts
by Sheryll Bonilla, Esq.Most couples who prepare their wills or trusts, name their spouse as the personal representative or trustee...
After The Divorce – Retirement Pay
by Sheryll Bonilla, Esq. It comes as a surprise to many an ex-wife that the divorce decree does not automatically...
