Legal Webinars

This set of webinars deals with all the basics, including the biggest estate planning mistakes, the most common estate planning issues, and how to work with an estate planning attorney. CLICK HERE for legal webinars on estate planning basics.

How long after a person dies will beneficiaries be contacted or notified? What are siblings’ rights after a parent’s death?

We also handle the tough issues: How to deal with greedy family members after a death? What are the inheritance theft laws? How could you recover a stolen inheritance? What executor problems typically occur? Are you legally liable as the Trustee?

If assets are not in a Trust, you may have to go to probate court. What does probate mean, and what does it mean to “probate a will” or “probate an estate”? What exactly happens in probate court?

CLICK HERE for legal webinars on Trust Administration and Probate.

What is a Power of Attorney and how much power does it give someone to deal with my affairs? How do I set up a Power of Attorney and does it keep going after I die? What’s an attorney-at-law as opposed to a regular attorney? How can I take over responsibility for my mother or father? What is a conservator and what is a conservatorship? How do I set up a conservatorship? How does a conservatorship relate to a Trust?

You’ll also learn about Long-Term Care Insurance options, in-home care costs, and financial planning for disability.

CLICK HERE for legal webinars on planning for disability, incapacity, and long-term care.

These webinars deal with handling IRAs during your lifetime and beyond: What are RMDs and how do I take them? Can my beneficiaries cash in my IRA? Should my IRA be in my Living Trust? Should I convert my regular IRA to a Roth IRA? What if I inherit an IRA? Will I get taxed on my parents’ IRA now that I own it? Is there some way to lower the tax on an inherited IRA? What is an IRA Legacy Trust and do I need one?

CLICK HERE for legal webinars on inherited IRAs, 401(k)s, and other retirement accounts.

In these webinars we’ll talk about special trusts set up for minors, special needs, disabled, and irresponsible heirs, along with nominating guardians, naming trust protectors, handling life insurance, and other difficult subjects you absolutely must consider if you take care of others.

CLICK HERE for legal webinars on trusts and guardians for minors, specials needs, and irresponsible heirs.

If you think you or your heirs might face that kind of danger, you should take steps to protect your assets from attack both now and in the future.

Learn about strategies like Asset Protection Trusts by CLICKING HERE for related legal webinars from Cunningham Legal.

In this series of webinars, we also answer: How should an Estate Plan and Living Trust deal with ex-spouses, a blended family, or other complicated family situations? Does an ex-spouse have to be included in your will or Trust? Are there special laws in California related to blended families and inheritance? How can a Living Trust or Will be fair to an ex-spouse and children from more than one marriage?

CLICK HERE for legal webinars on Estate Planning issues for spouses, ex-spouses, and blended families.

These webinars answer questions like: How can I avoid a reassessment of my house under California’s Proposition 13 when it’s passed on to my heirs? What’s the right way to structure life insurance to minimize taxes? Can a Trust be set up in another state, like Nevada, to avoid high-income taxes like those in California?

We also offer occasional webinars on financial planning, especially for retirees, that often include Wall Street specialists and current market updates.

CLICK HERE for legal webinars on Financial & Tax Planning.