Category: Legal Notes
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. This means that assets [Read More…]
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 creates a trust for [Read More…]
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 Will does two [Read More…]
Understanding Wills
by Sheryll Bonilla, Esq. A will is a document containing the directions a person has for who gets what property the person owned while alive. [Read More…]
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. Chapter 551D. It is a [Read More…]
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 explaining cryptocurrency. I listened [Read More…]
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 they had to stop [Read More…]
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 for their property and [Read More…]
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 result in her getting her [Read More…]
After The Divorce – Child Support
by Sheryll Bonilla, Esq. When I was a young lawyer a couple decades ago, the sister of a college friend told me she only got [Read More…]
