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					<description><![CDATA[Is Probate record private?In our last video, we discussed how much information is released in the initial inventory that must be filed within a couple of months of filing the initial petition for probate. Probate is not a private process no matter what you have heard. There is not such thing as a Probate record [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element"><h2 class="" style="" data-css="tve-u-17c90c3ca27">Is Probate record private?</h2><p>In our <a href="https://youtu.be/0ooVnvZL4HY" target="_blank" class="tve-froala" style="outline: none;">last video</a>, we discussed how much information is released in the initial inventory that must be filed within a couple of months of filing the initial petition for probate. Probate is not a private process no matter what you have heard. There is not such thing as a Probate record private.</p><p>Today we're going to discuss the creditor information that is part of most probates. In most States, a notice to creditors must be filed within a couple of months of filing the initial petition for probate. And heirs are usually surprised at their loved one's debts. Believe me, we see it over and over again.</p><h3 class="">Not with all your creditors disclosed during the Probate</h3><p>The notice to creditors is, well, just that. A notice to any creditor that might be out there that your loved one owed money to when they passed away. And if they have a claim against the estate, then they have a certain amount of time to come forward and make a claim against the estate.</p><h3 class="">NO Probate record private</h3><p>Like I've said in past videos, probate is not private. And I don't understand why most people think of probate as a private process. The law does not make a Probate record private.</p><p>It simply is not. And most, if not all, of your financial information becomes a matter of public record.</p><p>Your creditor information is no different from your bank accounts and other financial information. I've mentioned in my previous two videos, that there are companies out there in the United States, who's entire business model is to monitor probates that are being filed around the United States, in every city, in every state. Creditors do not want a Probate record private.</p><p>Most of these companies are legitimate, and they're just trying to get their clients paid. And usually their clients consist of doctors, medical providers, and credit card companies. Sometimes even car companies. There are two things that you need to be concerned about regarding the notice to creditors.</p><p>First, we actually have to mail the notice to creditors to every single known creditor of your loved one. And two, we have to publish the notice to creditors in a local newspaper. That means anybody with a subscription to your local newspaper, or really just an internet connection can know exactly who are your loved ones creditors.</p><p>And if they're willing to go a little bit further, and believe me, there are many that do, All they have to do is match the case number that's in the newspaper with the court document from the court system, which is also available on, well you guessed it, the internet.</p><p>And all of a sudden, anybody with an internet connection can have a complete financial picture of your loved one's assets, and their debts. Now I keep talking in my last two videos about nosy Nelly, and all she needs to do is get an internet connection to find out everything she wants about your <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/oklahoma-probate/">probate</a>.</p><p>However, when it comes to creditors, we are not just talking about nosy Nelly. We're also talking about the legitimate companies that I've mentioned earlier, that are just trying to get their clients paid. But we're also talking about unscrupulous actors out there who prey on this information every single day to see what they can get from your heirs.</p><p>If you have ever just been a little bit late on a credit card payment, I'm sure you've experienced the onslaught of phone calls from that credit card company asking for payment right now, for that money that you owe them.</p><p>The same thing goes for probates. However, because it's a probate and because your loved one probably had, well, more than one, two, or even three creditors. Imagine the onslaught of phone calls to your home, or to your attorney's office regarding your loved one's debts.</p><p>Now we're a <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/">law firm that does probate</a>, so we're set up to do probate so we know exactly what to do when creditors call. And like I said earlier, most of them are legitimate.</p><p>We actually work with them to get them paid out of the estate assets if they are legitimate. And that's the key, if they are legitimate.</p><p>What can happen, and sometimes it does happen, especially if you're trying to do a probate on your own, is that well, those unscrupulous bad actors that I talked about will start calling as well. These bad actors know that the family is probably getting inundated by phone calls from other creditors that are legitimate.</p><p>If they can just sneak themselves in and get a few minutes, they may be able to con a loved one into paying them for a fictitious debt. That is why in most States there's actually a proper statutory procedure for getting creditors paid.</p><p>Once that notice to creditor is filed and published in a local newspaper, the legitimate creditors have X amount of days to come forward and file a claim against the estate. In Oklahoma it's usually 60 days.</p><p>Usually if they don't file a claim within the statutory amount of days, then their claim can be barred forever. In other words, if they miss that timeframe to file a claim, then their claim is, well, it's basically extinguished.</p><p>The way a creditor claim usually works is the creditor files a claim against the estate. In most States with either the court clerk, or with the attorney that is representing the estate, representing the personal representative.</p><p>Then, once the time has run for presenting claims, the attorney will sit down with their client, who's the personal representative, and go over each and every claim that has been filed against the estate.</p><p>If there is money in the estate to pay the claim, and the attorney and the personal representative believe that it is a legitimate claim, then the personal representative will sign the claim stating that they actually approve the claim. But that's not it.</p><p>Just because a personal representative believes it's a legitimate claim, that creditor claim still must be presented to the court. In other words it must be presented to the judge for actual approval.</p><p>A creditor claim cannot be paid out of the estate until both the <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/how-much-should-you-pay-an-executor-of-a-will/">personal representative</a> approves the claim, and the judge approves the claim. Once both the personal representative, and the judge have approved the claim, then and only then in most States can the personal representative issue a check from the estate bank account to pay the claim.</p><p>That is a very important distinction that I just made. The claim must be paid from the estate bank account. Creditor claims against the estate are not the debts of the personal representative, or the heirs.</p><p>That's important to remember. Debts against an estate are debts against the estate. They're not your debts.</p><p>They are not your debts, and that's a really important thing to remember. If there is no money in the estate, then we have to try to figure out how to get them paid if it's possible.</p><p>&nbsp;But if there's no money, well, there's no money. There's one more very important state regarding creditor claims.</p><p>Once the <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/can-executors-get-paid/">personal representative has approved the claim, the judge has approved the claim, and the personal representative has actually written out a check and paid</a> the claim, then the creditor must file a release of claim.</p><p>This is very important because you don't want that same creditor to sell the debt to somebody else. Then come back three years, four years, five years later, and try to make a claim against the heirs of the estate, because it was not paid.</p><p>Even if you do not care about all of your creditor information being out there, then at least think about the stress and the heartache it could put on your personal representative and your heirs, having to deal with all of these creditors.</p><p>How do you keep all of this personal and financial information and creditor information from being exposed during the probate process?</p><p>Don't put your <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/who-pays-for-will-probate/">estate and your family through probate</a>. It's that simple. A revocable living trust centered estate plan is usually the better and more private way to go.</p><p>I know this is a lot to think about, so that is why we put together our <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/estateplanning/" target="_blank" class="tve-froala" style="outline: none;">free guide on estate planning: Download for free</a></p><p>Find us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/corteslaw">Facebook</a></p><p>Find us on <a href="https://birdeye.com/cortes-law-firm-151473158732375">Birdeye</a></p><p>Find us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/corteslawfirm/">Instagram</a></p><p>Directions on <a href="https://www.google.com/maps?cid=13744236403846045140" class="tve-froala" style="outline: none;">Google Maps</a></p><p>Videos on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/CortesLawFirm" class="tve-froala" style="outline: none;">YouTube</a></p></div><div class="tcb_flag" style="display: none"></div>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2020 16:26:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Not with a complete inventory available for downloadIn our last video, we discussed how much information is released in the initial petition for probate even before the first hearing is held with a judge, probate is not a private process, no Is probate record private.&#160;Today, we're gonna talk about the initial inventory and what is [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element"><h2 class="" style="" data-css="tve-u-17dde26de46"><strong>Not with a complete inventory available for download</strong></h2><p>In our last video, we discussed how much information is released in the initial petition for probate even before the first hearing is held with a judge, probate is not a private process, no Is probate record private.</p><p>Today, we're gonna talk about the initial inventory and what is available to anybody with an internet connection. In most states, an initial inventory must be filed within a couple of months of filing the initial petition for probate. But you might also be surprised at the amount of information that is in that initial inventory. Again, there is NO is probate record private.</p><h3 class="">Initial Inventory</h3><p>The initial inventory is just that, an inventory of everything that the <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/how-much-should-you-pay-an-executor-of-a-will/">personal representative</a> has been able to identify that belongs to the estate. Sometimes that's an easy process, sometimes it's not.</p><p>This includes all real estate owned by you or your family member. So that secret lake home that you've been keeping from your family is now, well, it's a matter of public record. It includes your financial accounts and an approximate estimate of how much money is in each account.</p><p>You might not be around anymore but all of your money will be and that means that everyone will know exactly how much cash you had on hand. But probably worse is that people will know exactly how much <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/how-to-handle-unequal-inheritance/">money your heirs</a>, your family member are about to inherit. You see where I'm going with this?</p><p>The next item and an initial inventory is usually a listing of all of your significant jewelry. If you don't want your siblings to know, mom gave you her pearl necklace, then they might be surprised to find out .</p><p>The initial inventory also includes items such as gun collections, knick-knacks or just personal collections that you have been keeping throughout your life which by the way, if you missed this video up here on personal items, then go back and watch it.</p><p>After you watch this video, of course, guys, there is a lot of information in that initial inventory that must be filed with the court. Information about you, basically it's a snapshot of your entire financial estate.</p><h4 class="">No Probate Privacy</h4><p>You might not care if this information is put out there for everybody to see but like I mentioned, in our last video, the moment a petition is filed, the name of the deceased is out there. And there are companies around the world that monitor <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/oklahoma-probate/">probate</a>s every single day, they monitor every probate case every day in every courthouse in every state of these United States, that's their job.</p><p>Most of these companies are legitimate and they're just trying to get their clients paid out of the estate proceeds, that's completely understandable.</p><p>These are usually hospitals, doctors, credit card companies and other legitimate creditors that your family member or you worked with.</p><h5 class="">Probate Scammers</h5><p>It also opens the door to unscrupulous bad actors who now know that your daughter is about to inherit $200,000 or a beach home in San Diego. Like I've said in the past, probate is not private.</p><p>And again, I don't understand how I most people think of a probate as a private process, it's a court proceeding, a public proceeding. It simply is not a private process and most, if not all of your financial information becomes a matter of public record.</p><p>I keep talking about your nosy neighbor Nelly, but guys, it's true. All she needs to do is hop online and she can find out all about your finances and real estate holdings, it's not hard to do anymore. Is probate record private? NO</p><p>Do you really want her to know that? How do you keep all of this personal and financial information from being exposed during the <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/how-much-does-probate-cost/">probate</a> process? Don't put your <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/how-much-does-it-cost-to-execute-a-will/">estate and family through probate</a>, it's that simple.</p><p>A revocable trust center to state plan is usually always the better and more private way to go.</p><p>Download our <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/estateplanning/" target="_blank" class="tve-froala" style="outline: none;">free estate planning guide</a>.</p><p>Find us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/corteslaw" class="tve-froala" style="outline: none;">Facebook</a></p><p>Find us on <a href="https://birdeye.com/cortes-law-firm-151473158732375" class="tve-froala" style="outline: none;">Birdeye</a></p><p>Find us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/corteslawfirm/">Instagram</a></p><p>Directions on <a href="https://www.google.com/maps?cid=13744236403846045140">Google Maps</a></p><p>Videos on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/CortesLawFirm">YouTube</a></p></div><div class="tcb_flag" style="display: none"></div>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element"><h3 class="" style="">Is probate record private – not if all your information is available for download</h3><p>Probate is not a private process, no matter what you've heard, and anyone can get online and find out everything about your estate. A couple of months ago, we did a video, this one up here, on how the <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/oklahoma-probate/" class="tve-froala" style="outline: none;">probate process</a> is a very public process. Today, we're going to talk about the initial petition for probate and what is available to anybody, anywhere, with an internet connection even before the first hearing in the case.</p><p>The first document that is usually filed is a petition for probate. And you might think, well, that's not bad, but you might be surprised at the amount of information that is in the initial petition for probate. It's a lot guys! The first information listed in most states is the name of the decedent and their date of debt. The moment that the petition is filed, the name of the decedent is out there. And there are companies in the United States and probably around the world that monitor new petitions for probate every single day.</p><p>They literally monitor every probate case, every day, in every courthouse, in every state of these United States. Most of these companies are legitimate and they're just collating this information for other companies, such as creditors and medical providers who just wanna get paid. That's understandable. Usually within a week of filing an initial petition for probate, we get three letters in the mail. The first is from a company in Florida, and I won't say their name, but they represent hospitals and doctors all over the United States and their letter simply asks when they're gonna get paid. And that's legitimate.</p><p>Second, we get letters from companies that supposedly specialize in finding long lost errors for an outrageous price of course. I've seen it as high as 20, 30, 40% of the total of the estate. So avoid those companies. And third, if the decedent owned a home or any real estate, we get a letter from one of those 1-800 buy homes places offering pennies on the dollar for a quick sale of the real estate. We as a <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/">law firm are geared up for probates</a>.</p><p>So when these letters come in, we know what to do with them. But when people try to do a probate on their own, we have seen them get into trouble by responding incorrectly to these initial letters. The next thing listed in that initial petition for probate is usually the names and addresses of all the heirs and the names and address of the person who is actually filing the petition.</p><p>That means the names and addresses of all your family members are going to be out there for anybody to see. Now, I know what you're thinking. Isn't this information already out there on the internet? And the answer is, yes, of course it is. It's all out there, unfortunately, nowadays. But your family's names and addresses are now out there in connection with a probate.</p><p>You see what I'm saying here? Just like those street companies that contact us within a week, there are other unscrupulous companies out there that now have an opportunity or an angle, shall we say, to scam your family regarding the probate process and what they might be inheriting. One of the things we have seen is companies offering to front family members cash for their anticipated inheritance. Now that might be a good idea, but it's gonna be pennies on the dollar, guys.</p><p>The next thing usually list in the petition for probate is a very general description of the decedent's assets. And again, do you really want the whole world to know what you owned? In later pleadings, a specific listing of all assets and dollar amounts could be required opening up your family members to scammers and even legitimate companies trying to sell their goods to your family members. In our next video, we'll talk about the initial inventory that must be made.</p><p>If all the information so far is not enough, then most states also require original copies of your last will and testament and the death certificate, a certified copy, to be attached to the petition for probate. All those specific gifts you mentioned in your last will, like your gold watch going to your son, Tommy, or your Star Wars collection, going to your daughter, Sally, all of those are now public record. All of that <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/what-is-the-average-cost-of-making-a-will/">and the entire last will and testament</a> is available to anyone with an internet connection.</p><p>Now they can still go to the courthouse and make copies. But guys, isn't it easier just to get online, right? Think for a moment of all the private information and the work that you put into your last will and testament, do you really want it available to anyone who wants to read it? Like I've said in the past, and in other videos, probate is not private. And I do not understand why most people think of a probate as a private process. It's simply is not.</p><p>All your nosy neighbor Nellie needs to do is hop online and get all of the information about your <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/can-a-bank-release-funds-without-probate/">probate and your finances and your bank</a> accounts. Nosy Nellie does not even need to pay for access. Like most states, access to court records is all free in Oklahoma and she can download almost every pleading and print it out that has been filed in the probate case, whether it's your probate or a relative's probate.</p><p>Another big problem with the initial probate, petition for probate, is it in many states, most states, family members in line of succession must be notified even if they are not getting anything under your last will. You see how that could be a problem? Now, giving notice is important and it's part of the foundation of our court systems. But giving notice by mailing to family members and publishing in a local newspaper means that anybody can show up and object to the proceedings.</p><p>Even if it is not a legitimate objection, a hearing is almost always required and usually held at a later date. This creates delays in the <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/how-much-does-probate-cost/">probate process and expense</a> to the estate of course. Can you tell I'm not a huge fan of a <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/estateplanning/">last will-based estate</a> plan? A revocable trust centered estate plan is usually the better and more private way to go. I know this is a lot to think about.</p><p>Find us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/corteslaw">Facebook</a></p><p>Find us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/corteslawfirm/">Instagram</a></p><p>Directions on <a href="https://www.google.com/maps?cid=13744236403846045140">Google Maps</a></p><p>Videos on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/CortesLawFirm" class="tve-froala" style="outline: none;">YouTube</a></p><p>So that is why we put together our free guide on <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/how-much-does-it-cost-to-execute-a-will/">probate procedure and another one on estate planning</a>. I will put a link in the description section below and again in the comment section. 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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2020 19:42:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Why Avoid Probate? Well, guys, if you saw our last video, you heard me talk about wanting to show some of the success stories of what we&#8217;re doing &#8217;cause I know it always seems like we&#8217;re talking about disasters or what went wrong or what could go wrong with an estate plan. I wanted to [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p>Well, guys, if you saw our last video, you heard me talk about wanting to show some of the success stories of what we&#8217;re doing &#8217;cause I know it always seems like we&#8217;re talking about disasters or what went wrong or what could go wrong with an estate plan.</p>
<p>I wanted to spend a few videos talking about some success stories, and one of them that recently came up, and you guys have heard me talk about this over and over again, that what&#8217;s really important now because there really is no estate tax for most people, that what&#8217;s really important now is incapacity planning.</p>
<p>What you want to happen right now, if something were to happen to you, what do you want to happen so that you are taken care of during your lifetime.</p>
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<h2>Estate Planning Story Time</h2>
<p>So about 15 years ago, I did an <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/estateplanning/">estate plan</a> for a really nice couple. Now, unfortunately, what&#8217;s happened recently is one of them has developed Alzheimer&#8217;s dementia and can no longer take care of themselves.</p>
<p>However, because we had created an estate plan for them and we had provided specific instructions and the wife had provided specific instructions on what she wanted to happen, where she wanted to go, we had come up with a plan 15 years ago and it had been updated.</p>
<p>Just like I want you guys to update your plans, and so we had updated over the years and now the husband needed that plan to work, and because we had created a revocable living trust centered estate plan, all of their assets, they did a really good job.</p>
<p>The two of them together over the last several years have done a really fantastic job of one coming to us for updates, and second, funding their trust, making sure all of their <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/assets-into-trust/">assets are in the name of the trust</a>, in the name of the trust.</p>
<p>The unfortunate part of the story is the wife does have Alzheimer&#8217;s dementia now.</p>
<p>The good part of the story is that, since they created together a revocable living trust centered estate plan, the husband has been able to seamlessly continue to take care of all of their assets, their house, and to care for his wife exactly how she wanted to be taken care of according to her instructions. With a disease like Alzheimer&#8217;s, the husband may also have to contribute towards home care, probably provided by an <a href="https://www.careforfamily.com.au/services/ndis-service-provider-sydney/">NDIS Service provider</a> or similar elderly and disability care organization. Due to all the estate pre-planning, the couple may not have to encounter as many issues as they might have if they didn&#8217;t have planned beforehand.</p>
<p>She&#8217;s still living, and her husband is able to fulfill her wishes and take care of her the way she wanted to be taken care of. So guys, that&#8217;s just one of the ways why a revocable living <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/">trust centered estate</a> plan is so important.</p>
<p>I hope that doesn&#8217;t happen to anybody, but unfortunately, the possibility exists that at some point we are going to be incapacitated. With everything that&#8217;s going on right now&#8230;</p>
<p>If you&#8217;ve got a plan in place right now and you tell family members, both orally and in writing, and you have a plan in place of what exactly you want to happen, you&#8217;re doing two things.</p>
<h3>Save Your Family the Stress at Emotional Time</h3>
<p>The first one is you&#8217;re taking that burden off of your family&#8217;s shoulders of having to make decisions on what would mom want. Would mom want to go here, would mom want this to happen.</p>
<p>The second thing is because you&#8217;ve come up with a plan, you&#8217;ve given them instructions and directions on exactly what you want to happen. We hope that doesn&#8217;t happen to us, but how cool is that to know that you have relieved your family of that burden of having to make those and second, you&#8217;re going to be taken care of the way you wanted to be taken care of.</p>
<p>I know it&#8217;s sad to get to that point, but I consider it a success story that this lady, because of her steadfast planning and coming to us on a regular basis for updates, she has left a good plan in place, and her husband and her family are able to take care of her the way she wanted to.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s pretty cool. So if you got value today, can you do me a huge favor and hit the like button below, the one that&#8217;s shaped like a hand with the thumbs up?</p>
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<p>&#8211; Planificación de la incapacidad bien hecha.</p>
<p>Bueno amigos si vieron nuestro último video, me escucharon hablar de querer mostrar algunas de las historias de éxito de lo que estamos haciendo porque sé que siempre parece como si estuviéramos hablando de desastres o de lo que salió mal o de lo que podría salir mal con un plan patrimonial, así que quería dedicar unos videos a hablar de algunas historias de éxito, y una de ellas que surgió recientemente, y de la que ustedes me han escuchado hablar una y otra vez, eso es lo verdaderamente importante ahora porque no hay impuesto sobre el patrimonio para la mayoría lo importante ahora es la planificación de la incapacidad.</p>
<p>Lo que quieres que suceda ahora, si algo fuera a sucederte, qué quieres que sea para que te cuiden durante tu vida. Entonces unos 15 años, si dios hace 15 años, hice un plan patrimonial para una pareja muy agradable. Hoy, desafortunadamente, lo que sucedió recientemente es que uno de ellos ha desarrollado el mal de Alzheimer y ya no pueden cuidarse a sí mismos. Sin embargo, al haber creado un plan patrimonial para ellos y haber proporcionado instrucciones específicas y la esposa había proporcionado instrucciones claras sobre lo que ella quería que sucediera, a donde ella quería ir, habíamos ideado un plan hace 15 años y había sido actualizado tal como quiero que ustedes actualicen sus planes, y así lo hemos actualizado a lo largo de los años y ahora el esposo necesitaba ese plan para trabajar, y porque habíamos creado un plan patrimonial centrado en un fideicomiso vital revocable, todos sus activos, ellos hicieron un muy buen trabajo, los dos juntos en los últimos años han hecho un trabajo fantástico de recibir actualizaciones, y segundo, financiando su confianza, asegurándose de que todos sus activos estén en nombre del fideicomiso, en nombre del fideicomiso. Entonces, la parte desafortunada de la historia es que la esposa tiene mal de Alzheimer ahora.&nbsp;</p>
<p>La buena parte de la historia es que al haber creado juntos un plan patrimonial centrado en un fideicomiso vital revocable, el marido ha podido sin problemas continuar cuidando todos sus activos, su casa, y cuidar a su esposa exactamente cómo quería que la cuidaran de acuerdo a sus instrucciones. Ella sigue viviendo y su esposo puede cumplir sus deseos y cuidarla de la forma en que quería que la cuidaran.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Amigos, esa es solo una de las formas por qué un plan patrimonial centrado en un fideicomiso revocable es tan importante. Espero que no le pase a nadie, pero desafortunadamente, existe la posibilidad que en algún momento nos tornemos incapacitados Con todo lo que está sucediendo en este momento, si tienes un plan en vigencia en este momento y le dices a los miembros de la familia, tanto oralmente como por escrito, y tienes un plan en marcha de lo que exactamente quieres que suceda, estás haciendo dos cosas. La primera es que estás quitándole esa carga de los hombros a tu familia de tener que tomar decisiones sobre lo que querría mamá.  Mamá querría ir aquí?  Mamá querría que esto suceda? Lo segundo es que porque se te ocurrió un plan, les has dado instrucciones e directrices sobre exactamente lo que quieres que suceda. Esperamos que no nos suceda, pero qué bueno es saber que has aliviado a tu familia de esa carga de tener que hacer esos y segundo, te van a cuidar de la forma en que querías que te cuidaran. Entonces sé que es triste llegar a ese punto, pero lo considero una historia de éxito que esta señora debido a su firme planificación y visita regular para recibir actualizaciones, haya dejado un buen plan establecido y su esposo y su familia puedan cuidarla como ella quería.&nbsp;</p>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jan 2020 19:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Why Revocable Trust is best option to protect you and your family.This is the sixth of six educational videos on a series in on estate planning. If you missed the first five videos, then you can use the links below to watch them. Now today our discussion is about why a revocable living trust, is [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element"><h2 class="" data-css="tve-u-17d16a71f3d">Why Revocable Trust is best option to protect you and your family.</h2><p>This is the sixth of six educational videos on a series in on <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/estateplanning/">estate planning</a>. If you missed the first five videos, then you can use the links below to watch them. Now today our discussion is about why a revocable living trust, is the best option for avoiding probate.</p><p>Now as I have discussed in previous videos, there are many tools to avoid probate, such as establishing joint ownership on bank accounts, and real estate titles, and designating beneficiaries for life insurance policies. However, setting up a revocable living trust is usually the best option, most comprehensive option for avoiding <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/oklahoma-probate/">probate</a>. A revocable living <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/assets-into-trust/">trust is a structure that permits management of your assets</a>, by a trustee on behalf of you beneficiaries.</p><p>A revocable living trust is established while you are still alive, as opposed to being created upon your death. You can be the trustee for your own living trust until you are no longer able to manage your financial affairs, or you pass away. At which point the responsibility for managing the trust passes to someone that you designate as your <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/successor-trustee-2/">successor trustee</a>. Usually someone you trust. Now a trust can bypass the probate process completely because your assets are transferred to the trust, while you're still alive.</p><p>Therefore when you die there is nothing that needs to be probated because everything is already in the trust. Further, a trust can cover virtually any type of asset, from real estate to vehicles, to stock to bank accounts. When a trust is structured correctly your entire <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/how-much-does-it-cost-to-execute-a-will/">estate can stay out of probate</a> court. This process not only limits court costs, but it also maintains the privacy of your financial records while enabling your beneficiaries to enjoy the benefits of the trust without delay.</p><p>Establishing a revocable trust, can be a little complicated, and the process can cost a bit more upfront than a will, however if you are willing to invest a little more up front, a <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/">trust can be your best option for avoiding probate</a>, and the stress for your family later. If you're ready to move forward or even if you just have questions, please don't hesitate to give us a call today, or use the link below this video to set up an appointment with us. Our initial <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/2022-estate-planning-okc/">estate planning</a> consultations are always free. And we can help create an estate plan tailored specifically to you, and to the needs of your family. Thank you, and we hope we talk to you soon.</p><p>Find us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/corteslaw">Facebook</a></p><p>Find us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/corteslawfirm/">Instagram</a></p><p>Directions on <a href="https://www.google.com/maps?cid=13744236403846045140">Google Maps</a></p><p>Videos on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/CortesLawFirm">YouTube</a></p><p>---SPANISH---</p><p>- Hola, soy Steve Cortés, del bufete de abogados Cortés. Y este es el sexto de seis vídeos educativos de una serie sobre planificación patrimonial. Si se perdió los primeros cinco vídeos, puede usar los siguientes enlaces para verlos. Ahora, hablaremos sobre la razón por la que un fideicomiso revocable es la mejor opción para evitar la legitimación.</p><p>Ahora, como les he mencionado en vídeos anteriores, hay muchas herramientas para evitar la legitimación, como establecer la propiedad conjunta de cuentas bancarias y títulos de bienes raíces y designar beneficiarios para pólizas de seguro de vida. Sin embargo, la creación de un fideicomiso revocable en vida suele ser la mejor opción, la opción más completa para evitar la sucesión. Un fideicomiso revocable en vida es una estructura que permite la administración de sus activos por parte de un administrador en nombre de sus beneficiarios.</p><p>Se establece un fideicomiso revocable mientras todavía está con vida, en lugar de ser creado luego de morir. Puede ser el administrador de su propio fideicomiso hasta que ya no pueda administrar sus asuntos financieros o fallezca. En ese momento, la responsabilidad de administrar el fideicomiso pasa a alguien que usted designe como su administrador sucesor. Por lo general, alguien en quien confías.</p><p>Ahora, un fideicomiso puede pasar por alto el proceso de legitimación por completo porque mientras aún esté vivo, sus activos se transfieren al fideicomiso. Por lo tanto, cuando mueres, no hay nada que deba probarse porque todo ya está en el fideicomiso. Además, un fideicomiso puede cubrir prácticamente cualquier tipo de activo, desde bienes raíces hasta vehículos, desde acciones hasta cuentas bancarias. Cuando un fideicomiso está estructurado de forma correcta, todo su patrimonio puede quedar fuera del tribunal de sucesiones.</p><p>Este proceso no solo limita los costos judiciales, sino que también mantiene la privacidad de sus registros financieros al tiempo que permite a sus beneficiarios disfrutar de los beneficios del fideicomiso sin demora. Establecer un fideicomiso revocable puede ser un poco complicado y el proceso puede costar un poco más y por adelantado que un testamento, sin embargo, si está dispuesto a invertir un poco más y por adelantado, un fideicomiso puede ser su mejor opción para evitar la sucesión y el estrés de su familia más tarde. Si está listo para seguir adelante o incluso si solo tiene preguntas, no dude en llamarnos hoy o use el enlace que está debajo de este vídeo para programar una cita con nosotros.</p><p>Las consultas iniciales de planificación patrimonial siempre son gratuitas. Y podemos ayudarlo a crear un plan patrimonial diseñado específicamente para usted y para las necesidades de su familia. Gracias y esperamos hablar con ustedes pronto.</p></div><div class="tcb_flag" style="display: none"></div>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element"><h2 class="">Do Not die without a will</h2><p>What happens if you die without a will? If you pass away without a Last Will and Testament, then who do you think decides what happens to all of your stuff?&nbsp;</p><p>Comment below and let's see who has the best answer.</p><p>Some people think it is their oldest child or their sisters and their brothers. One person actually told me that it's their doctor who decides what happens to all their stuff. Well folks, none of those answers are true.</p><h3 class="">State decides with Intestate Laws</h3><p>Die without a Last Will then, are you ready for this? The State of Oklahoma (or your jurisdiction) decides what happens to your stuff during <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/oklahoma-probate/">Probate</a>.</p><p>That's right, if you don't have a will then the State of Oklahoma decides what happens to all of your stuff. We have to look at the Oklahoma probate statutes to determine how your estate is going to be divided up and really it is the Oklahoma probate judge that applies those statutes to your particular situation.</p><p>As you can imagine, this can actually create a lot of problem. What if you are on your second or third marriage and you have kids from your first marriage and you really want them, not your spouse, to have your stuff.</p><h4 class="">Oklahoma Intestate Succession</h4><p>Let's look at the statutes for the <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/oklahoma-probate/oklahoma-probate-procedure/" class="tve-froala" style="outline: none;">probate procedure</a>.&nbsp;</p><p>Beginning July 1, 1985, if any person having title to any estate not otherwise limited by any antenuptial marriage contract dies without disposing of the estate by will, such estate descends and shall be distributed in the following manner.&nbsp;</p><p>A, if the decedent leaves a surviving spouse, the share of the estate passing to said spouse is a, if there is no surviving issue, parent, brother or sister the entire state.&nbsp;</p><p>B, if there is no surviving issue but the decedent is survived by a parent or parents or brother or sister, one, all the property acquired by the joint industry of the husband and wife during coverture and two, an undivided one-third interest in the remaining estate.&nbsp;</p><p>C, if there are surviving issue all of whom are issue of their surviving spouse an undivided one-half interest in all the property of the estate whether acquired by the joint industry of the husband and wife during coverture or otherwise.</p><p>D, if there are surviving issue, one or more of whom are not also issue of the surviving spouse then one, an undivided one-half interest in the property acquired by the joint industry of the husband and wife during coverture and two, an undivided equal part in the property of the decedent not acquired by the joint industry of the husband and wife during coverture with each of the living children of the decedent and the lawful issue of any deceased child by right of representation. <a href="https://www.oscn.net/applications/oscn/DeliverDocument.asp?CiteID=73029" target="_blank" class="tve-froala fr-basic" style="outline: none;">See 84 O.S Section 213</a></p><p>Oh my goodness, I can't read anymore. Did you guys get all that?</p><p>Are you still with me here?</p><p>I'll put a link below to the statute and you can read it in your own free time but let me read you one more part because I think this part is mind blowing. If the decedent leaves no spouse, issue, parent, issue of parents, grandparent, issue of a grandparent, nor kindred then the estate shall escheat to the State for the support of the common schools.</p><p>Folks, did you hear that right? The schools could get all of your stuff. Guys, I just read you a lot of legal stuff.</p><p>Every situation is different and you need to talk with an attorney on how it would apply to any given situation but the bottom line is that if you don't have a plan then we follow the directions above from the State of Oklahoma.</p><p>While you might have intended for your wife or your husband or your spouse to get everything. What happens if you die without a will?&nbsp;</p><p>Under Oklahoma law, they may have to share a substantial portion of the estate with your kids and that may not be what you wanted to happen.</p><p>On you're your second or third marriage, you may have wanted all of your <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/i-have-no-one-to-leave-my-estate-to-because-i-am-single-or-have-no-children/">estate to go to your kids but if you don't a Will and you've not made any plans for that, then your spouse could get a substantial portion of your estate leaving</a> your kids with less than you actually wanted them to receive.&nbsp;</p><p>Another thing that could happen if you don't have a Will. Let's say that you don't have any siblings and your parents have already passed away. Your estate could actually go to cousins that you've never even met before.</p><p>The bottom line is it doesn't matter how big or how small your estate is, you really need to have an estate plan in place. You know, we meet with folks sometimes that say they just don't care because they will be gone away, so why should they care?</p><p>And well, I can kinda understand their argument, I guess. Let me give you a quick example of how this could actually hurt your loved ones more than you think it does. We had a situation several years ago where a husband that was survived by his wife and their three adult kids.</p><h5 class="">Probate gone wrong</h5><p>We were actually <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/">probating the deceased husband's cousin's estate</a>. Did you get that? The deceased husband's cousin's estate. Now, keep in mind the kids were their kids and they had been married for over 30 years. So, we were not even talking about a second or third marriage here.</p><p>This was a straight-up happily married couple. When the husband died, most of their assets were held in joint tenancy, so the wife got everything and they did not end up having to do a probate, but they probably should have.</p><p>Now, fast-forward a few years and we are helping to <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/how-much-does-it-cost-to-execute-a-will/">probate the deceased husband's cousin's estate</a> which had some money in it. The husband's <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/oklahoma-probate/inheritance-tax/">estate stood to inherit</a> a good chunk of money, so can you see where I'm going with this folks?</p><p>The inheritance was not part of their marriage. It was money outside the coverture of their marriage. Now if the husband was still alive, he could of taken this pretty big chunk of money and put it into the joint checking account with his wife.</p><p>Obviously, this could not happen now that he had passed away and since the husband had passed away the wife had been through a rough stretch and this inheritance could have really helped her out.</p><p>So, like I said, we were representing the cousin's estate and we were not involved at all in the husband's estate except to make a distribution of this money from the cousin to the husband's estate. Did you get that?</p><p>Now, my understanding of what happened is that they ended up needing to do a <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/who-pays-for-will-probate/">probate of the husband's estate</a> and under Oklahoma law, the wife only ended up with something like a fourth of the money because her three loving kids wanted their share.</p><p>Guys, you've heard me say this in other videos. Money changes people.</p><p>This is just another example of how it does. I learned later on that one of the kids gave his share to his mother but the others turned a blind eye and did not help her out at all.</p><p>This is just one small example of what can happen if you do not have a Last Will and Testament. You need to have an <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/estateplanning/" class="tve-froala" style="outline: none;">Estate Plan</a> to avoid crazy and stressful situations for your Family.</p><p>The State of Oklahoma decides for you, and your family and loved ones may not like the outcome at all.&nbsp;</p><p>Find us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/corteslaw" class="tve-froala" style="outline: none;">Facebook</a></p><p>Find us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/corteslawfirm/">Instagram</a></p><p>Directions on <a href="https://www.google.com/maps?cid=13744236403846045140">Google Maps</a></p><p>Videos on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/CortesLawFirm">YouTube</a></p></div><div class="thrv_wrapper tve_wp_shortcode"><div class="tve_shortcode_raw" style="display: none"></div><div class="tve_shortcode_rendered"><p> </p><p>&#8212;SPANISH&#8212;</p><p>&#8211; Hoy vamos a hablar acerca de lo que sucede si no tienen un testamento o cualquier otro plan de sucesión. CORTES Bufete jurídico Hola, amigos. Vayamos al grano. Estoy muy interesado en conocer su opinión. Si les llega la muerte sin testamento o última voluntad, ¿quién creen ustedes que decide lo va a suceder con todos sus bienes? Comenten debajo y vamos a ver quién responde mejor. Algunas personas creen que es el hijo mayor o los hermanos y hermanas. Una persona me ha dicho que es su médico quien decide lo que ocurrirá con todos sus bienes. Bueno amigos, ninguna de esas respuestas es la correcta. Si mueren sin una última voluntad entonces&#8230;, ¿están listos para lo que viene? El estado de Oklahoma decide lo que ocurrirá con sus bienes. Así mismo: si no han hecho un testamento el estado de Oklahoma decide lo que sucederá con todos sus bienes. Hay que consultar los estatutos de legalización de Oklahoma para determinar cómo va a ser dividido su patrimonio y es en realidad el Tribunal Testamentario de Oklahoma quien aplica estos estatutos a su situación particular. Como pueden imaginar, en la práctica, esto puede crear muchos problemas. ¿Qué pasa si están en su segundo o tercer matrimonio y tienen hijos de su primer matrimonio y realmente quieran que ellos, no su cónyuge, sea quien herede sus bienes? Echemos un vistazo a los estatutos. A partir del 1 de julio de 1985, si cualquier persona con propiedad sobre cualquier patrimonio no limitado por algún contrato pre-nupcial muere sin disponer de la herencia por testamento, tal patrimonio desciende y será distribuido de la siguiente manera: Uno: si el fallecido deja un cónyuge que le sobreviva, la proporción del traspaso de patrimonio a dicho cónyuge es: a: si no hay descendientes, padre, hermano o hermana; todo el patrimonio. O b: si no hay descendientes directos pero al fallecido le sobrevive uno o ambos progenitores o hermano o hermana, Uno: todas las propiedades adquiridas en la sociedad de marido y mujer durante el matrimonio, Y dos: derecho sobre un tercio indiviso del patrimonio restante. O c: si hay descendientes directos que le sobrevivan y todos sean descendientes del cónyuge sobreviviente, derecho a la mitad indivisa de toda la propiedad del patrimonio ya sea adquirido en la sociedad del marido y mujer durante el matrimonio o de otra manera. O d: si hay descendientes, uno o más de los cuales no son además descendientes del cónyuge sobreviviente. Entonces uno: derecho sobre la mitad indivisa de la propiedad adquirida por la sociedad de marido y mujer durante el matrimonio. Y dos: una parte equitativa indivisa de la propiedad del fallecido no adquirida por la sociedad de marido y mujer durante el matrimonio con cada uno de los hijos vivos del fallecido y la parte legal de cualquier niño fallecido por derecho de representación. Oh, Dios mío, ya no puedo leer más. ¿Lo entendieron todo? ¿Todavía no se han ido? Bueno, voy a poner debajo un vínculo al estatuto para que puedan leerlo en cuando quieran. Pero permítanme leer otro fragmento porque creo que esta parte es alucinante. Si el fallecido no deja cónyuges, descendientes, progenitores, descendientes de progenitores, abuelos, descendientes de abuelos, ni parientes; entonces el patrimonio será confiscado por el estado para la atención de las escuelas públicas. Amigos míos, ¿escucharon bien? Las escuelas podrían quedarse con todos sus bienes. Amigos, acabo de leerles un montón de aspectos legales. Cada situación es diferente y necesitan hablar con un abogado ¡COMO YO! sobre cómo se aplicaría a una situación dada. Pero la conclusión es que si lo no tienen previsto, nosotros seguiremos las instrucciones del Estado de Oklahoma que vimos anteriormente. Así que si tienen la intención de que su esposa o esposo o su cónyuge lo herede todo, por la ley de Oklahoma, puede que tengan que compartir una parte sustancial del patrimonio con sus hijos y quizás eso no sea lo que quieran que suceda. Si están en su segundo o tercer matrimonio, es posible que quieran que todo su patrimonio lo hereden sus hijos pero si no hacen un testamento y no han previsto nada de eso, su cónyuge pudiera obtener una parte sustancial de su patrimonio dejando a sus hijos con menos de lo que realmente quieren que ellos reciban. Hay otra cosa que podría suceder si no tienen testamento. Digamos que no tengan hermanos y sus padres ya hayan fallecido. Su patrimonio en la práctica lo podrían heredar primos que nunca han conocido. Por lo que la conclusión es que, sin importar cuán grande o pequeño sea su patrimonio, realmente necesitan tener un plan de sucesión en orden. Ya saben, a veces nos encontramos con gente que dice que simplemente no les importa porque ya habrán muerto, y no tiene sentido preocuparse. Y bueno, puedo entender su posición, supongo. Déjenme rápidamente ponerles un ejemplo de cómo esto podría de hecho dañar a sus seres queridos más de lo que piensan. Tuvimos una situación hace varios años donde al marido lo sobrevivió su esposa y sus tres hijos adultos. En la práctica estábamos legalizando el patrimonio de un primo del esposo fallecido. ¿Entendieron? El patrimonio de un primo del esposo fallecido. Tengan en cuenta que los hijos eran de ambos cónyuges y habían estado casados durante más de 30 años. Por lo que este ni siquiera es el caso de un segundo o tercer matrimonio. Esta era una pareja normal felizmente casada. Cuando el marido murió, la mayor parte de sus activos eran bienes comunes, por lo que la esposa los heredó todos y no hubo necesidad de legalizarlos, pero probablemente deberían haber sido legalizados. Ahora, adelanten unos años y ahora estamos haciendo la legalización del patrimonio del primo del marido fallecido que incluía un buen dinero. El patrimonio del marido heredaría una buena cantidad de dinero, por lo que, amigos ¿pueden ver a dónde quiero llegar? La herencia no era parte del matrimonio. Era dinero fuera del matrimonio. Ahora bien, si el marido hubiera estado vivo, podía haber heredado esa gran cantidad de dinero y ponerlo en la cuenta corriente conjunta con su esposa. Obviamente, esto ahora no pasaría con el primo fallecido. Y como el marido había fallecido, la esposa había pasado por una mala racha y esta herencia podría haberla ayudado bastante. Así, como he dicho, representábamos el patrimonio del primo y no participábamos en absoluto en el patrimonio del marido excepto para hacer una distribución de este dinero del primo al patrimonio del marido. ¿Entendieron? Ahora, mi explicación de lo sucedido es que ellos terminaron necesitando hacer la legalización del patrimonio del marido y en virtud de la ley de Oklahoma, la esposa terminó solamente con algo así como una cuarta parte del dinero porque sus tres queridos hijos querían su parte. Amigos, me han escuchado decir esto en otros vídeos. El dinero cambia a la gente. Y esto es simplemente otro ejemplo de cómo lo hace. Más tarde me enteré de que uno de los hijos dio su parte a su madre pero los otros se hicieron los de la vista gorda y no la ayudaron en absoluto. Este es sólo un pequeño ejemplo de lo que puede suceder si no tienen una última voluntad y un testamento. El estado de Oklahoma decide por ustedes, y puede que a su familia y a sus seres queridos no les guste el veredicto en absoluto. Bueno, esto es todo por hoy. Si tienen valores, por favor, presionen el botón &#8220;me gusta&#8221; de abajo y si esta es su primera vez aquí, por favor, presionen el botón de suscripción para que sean avisados de nuestro próximo vídeo. Gracias por su atención. Qué tengan un buen día y una semana increíble. Nos vemos para la próxima.</p></div></div><div class="tcb_flag" style="display: none"></div>
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					<description><![CDATA[How to Stop Your Loved One’s MailYou’ve been named personal representative of your deceased loved one's probate estate or you've taken on the role of success trustee for their trust. The first order-of business is asking the post office to forward mail somewhere.&#160;Do this so that it'll be more easily accessible! Download our free Probate [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element"><h2 class="">How to Stop Your Loved One’s Mail</h2><p>You’ve been named personal representative of your deceased loved one's probate estate or you've taken on the role of success trustee for their trust. The first order-of business is asking the post office to forward mail somewhere.</p><p>Do this so that it'll be more easily accessible! Download our <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/oklahoma-probate/">free Probate Guide</a>.</p><p>If you want to be thorough, it's best not to mix your personal and work-related mail. Some people do this so they can keep them separate from one another by getting a PO Box.</p><p>The main advantage here is ensuring there isn't any confusion between what should stay private versus something else entirely. You need to stop your loved one's mail.</p><h3 class="">Junk Mail</h3><p>Unfortunately, along with important pieces of mail like statements, bills, and refunds, many not so important pieces like catalogs and just plain old junk mail will end up in your mailbox.</p><p>That is why people like to try to keep it separated from their own mail.</p><p>For magazines and other subscriptions, and mail that is technically not junk mail like solicitations from charities to which your loved one made donations while they were living, simply contact the charity directly to inform them of the death.</p><h3 class="">Return Mail to Sender</h3><p>If you shared the <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/stop-mail-addressed-deceased-person/">mailing address with the deceased person</a>, or if you are the new owner of the deceased person's home, write "Deceased: Return to Sender" on any mail addressed to the deceased person and leave it in your mailbox for pickup.</p><p>To stop junk mail, log on to the Deceased Do Not Contact Registration web page.</p><p>How to Stop Your Loved One’s Mail. After registering the deceased person on the website, the organization claims that the amount of mail received as a result of commercial marketing lists like junk mail should decrease within three months.</p><h5 class="">Don't Open Mail</h5><p>And remember, it is a federal offense to open and read someone else's mail. So, if you are not appointed <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/how-much-should-you-pay-an-executor-of-a-will/">personal representative</a> of the estate, do not open the mail. It's a federal offense.</p><p>And as always, talk to your <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/2022-estate-planning-okc/">estate planning</a> or probate attorney before you do anything.</p><p>Need directions to our office? Find our location and directions on <a href="https://www.google.com/maps?cid=13744236403846045140" target="_blank">Google Maps</a>.&nbsp;</p><p>Thanks for watching, and as always, have an awesome week.</p><p>---SPANISH---</p><p>- Hoy vamos a hablar sobre cómo dar de baja el correo de un ser querido que falleció. Si eres un sucesor fiduciario, entonces puedes ir directamente al segundo paso. Si su ser querido no tenia un fideicomiso de vida revocable y hay que legalizar su patrimonio entonces usted debe ser designado como representante personal legal de su patrimonio. En Oklahoma, usualmente, hay una audiencia 30 días después de la presentación de una sucesión en la que se nombra a alguien como representante personal. El segundo paso que debe seguir, como un representante personal recién designado del patrimonio sucesorio de una persona fallecida o si usted es un apoderado responsable de su fiduciaria, es pedirle a la oficina de correos que reenvíe el correo de la persona fallecida a su dirección o a algún lugar donde usted pueda organizarlo. Por lo general, es mejor mantenerlo separado de su correo personal. Algunas personas adquieren un apartado postal por esa razón para que no mezclen su correo con el de su ser querido. Lamentablemente, con documentos importantes como extractos, facturas y reembolsos, otros correos sin tanta importancia como catálogos y básicamente correo basura, terminará en su buzón, y, de nuevo, es por eso que la gente intenta mantenerlo separado de su propio correo. Para revistas y otras suscripciones, y correo que técnicamente no es correo basura como solicitudes de beneficencias a las que su ser querido solía hacer donaciones cuando estaban vivos, contacte a la beneficencia para informarles sobre el deceso. Si compartía la dirección de correo con la persona fallecida o si eres el nuevo dueño de la casa de la persona fallecida, escriba "Fallecido: devolver al remitente" en cualquier correo dirigido a la persona fallecida y déjelo en su buzón para que lo recojan. Para dar de baja el correo basura, entre al sitio web del registro de Deceased Do not Contact. Después de registrar a la persona fallecida en el sitio, la organización afirma que la cantidad de correo recibido como resultado de listas de marketing comercial, como las publicidades, debería disminuir dentro de los próximos tres meses. Y recuerde, es un delito federal abrir y leer el correo de otra persona. Asi que si no está designado como representante personal del patrimonio, no abra el correo. Es un delito federal. Y como siempre, hable con planificación patrimonial o con su abogado de sucesiones antes de hacer nada. Eso es todo por hoy. Si esto fue de ayuda, haga clic en el botón de me gusta. Si es su primera vez aquí, haga clic también en el botón para subscribirse para ver el vídeo de la semana que viene. Gracias por ver este vídeo, que tenga una excelente semana.</p></div><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv-content-block tcb-elem-placeholder">
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They will proudly tell me their estate is worth over $430,000. Guys, that&#8217;s awesome, but these are all really just forms of money. And if you hit retirement with a house that&#8217;s paid off, 30,000 in the bank, and a quarter million dollars in retirement, then you&#8217;re rocking along just fine. And I would say most people will want these assets divided equally between their kids, or maybe they want it all sold and split between their kids and their favorite charity, or maybe they want it all to go to a charity, and that the kids get nothing. So it is really easy for folks to say, my estate plan will be easy because I just want to distribute everything equally. Where I stump folks is what we&#8217;re going to talk about today, and that is your personal effects. Personal effects can include such things as jewelry, appliances, tools, furniture, clothing, china, silver, coin collection, works of art and gun collections. All of these things are personal effects, or personal items. Now, I should stop right here for one second. If you have a piece of jewelry that&#8217;s valued at $50,000 or an original work of art that&#8217;s worth millions of dollars, then I consider those assets. So check with your <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/2022-estate-planning-okc/">estate planning</a> attorney, like me, or a CPA when working with these high value items. Personal effects are just generally your day to day items. Maybe a pocket knife handed down through the generations, or an engagement ring passed down over the ages. These are the items that really cause folks to take pause. It&#8217;s really easy to say, sell all my assets and divide them up, but do you do that with an engagement ring when there are three young ladies in the next generation? You see where I&#8217;m going with this? Generally, people want to sleep on it. And sometimes it&#8217;ll take them weeks to decide. It&#8217;s easier said than done. But my advice is to talk with everyone. I know this is not always feasible because of family dynamics, but you might be surprised that the person you thought really wanted great grandmother&#8217;s engagement ring really doesn&#8217;t want it. So it&#8217;s better to know that and give it to someone who will actually appreciate it and will cherish that ring. Okay, I&#8217;m about to go over four ways I generally see people distribute items. But if you&#8217;re getting value so far, can you do me a huge favor and hit the like button below? I would really appreciate it. After I sit down with folks, these are the four ways that I see most people pick for distributing their personal effects. First, some people don&#8217;t want to do anything. They just say let my kids figure it out. And I can tell you from experience doing <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/oklahoma-probate/">probates</a> for almost 20 years, that that is usually the worst thing you can do, but people sometimes just want to think about it, and I understand that. Second is what most folks do, and that is something that I highly recommend, and that you have a serious discussion about personal items, like jewelry, pocket knives and other sentimental items, and figure out who in your family should get each one. Now, we&#8217;re not talking about every single item in your possession. That would take forever. We&#8217;re just talking about those items that are important to you and your family. Once we figure that out, I like to make a specific distribution for each one of those items in your estate plan. So it&#8217;ll say something like, Jennifer gets grandma&#8217;s ring, Enrique gets dad&#8217;s watch, Sarah gets my diamond pendant. That way, there&#8217;s no question who gets what. But have that discussion with your family first to figure it out. Third, is we have a lottery of sorts where we literally draw names out of a hat. Basically, we set a day and a time for the lottery at your loved one&#8217;s home, and heir must be there physically or send someone with their proxy. We put the names of everyone who peered in a hat. We always try to use a <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/">Cortes Law Firm</a> hat. Now, we put the names in the hat, and we pick a name from the hat. The first name here is Jennifer, so Jennifer gets to go around the house and pick one item out for herself. Then we pick another name. It&#8217;s Richard now. Now Richard gets to go around the house and pick one item. You get the idea. We pick everyone&#8217;s name, and then once we&#8217;re done, we put all the names back into the hat. And again, always the Cortes hat. So this goes on and on until the heirs don&#8217;t have anything else left or that nobody wants. You get the idea, once we pick everyone&#8217;s name, we put them all back in and we start over. This goes on and on until the heirs don&#8217;t want anything else in the house. So this is not a bad system, and provides a fair way to distribute things. Another plus is that it can bring the family together and share good memories in the house as they go through the things that they want. You know there&#8217;s always stories when they pick up particular items. A fourth way I have seen was done by a past client, and I could not believe they did all this work. They simply bought stickers, one for each child. One was a flower for their daughter, a football for their oldest son, and a smiley face for the middle child. They literally went through their entire house and placed these stickers on everything. Guys, this took them several weeks and I have to say, I was really impressed. Now, if you have done specific distributions, a lottery or put stickers on everything, what do you do with all the stuff that you did not provide instructions for? After you&#8217;ve made specific instructions, then at that point, I am comfortable with people either distributing the remaining personal items equally between their kids and giving their personal representative or their <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/successor-trustee-2/">successor trustee</a> the authority to dispose of them as he or she sees fit. At that point, all the good stuff is gone, and your personal rep, or <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/choosing-a-successor-trustee/">successor trustee</a>, really just needs to have the authority to move the process along. Well, guys, that&#8217;s all for today. If you got value, then please hit the like button below and if this is your first time here, then please also hit the subscribe button to get notices every time we post a new video. Thanks for watching, have a great day, and as always, have an awesome week. We&#8217;ll see you next time.</p><p>&#8212;SPANISH&#8212;</p><p>&#8211; Hoy hablaremos de cómo distribuir artículos personales en su plan patrimonial. Empecemos. Sabes, creo que cuando la gente se sienta a pensar en su plan patrimonial, se enfocan en las cosas grandes, como mi casa, mi cuenta bancaria, mis IRA y mis 401 mil dólares, las cosas grandes, ¿verdad? Ahora, ¿qué opinas de todos estos artículos grandes, tu casa, tus cuentas bancarias y cuentas de retiro, ¿qué crees que tienen todos en común? ¿Quieres adivinar? Bueno, todos estos artículos, tu casa, cuenta bancaria, IRA, 401K, Todos tienen que ver con el dinero. La gente se sentará y dirá, &#8220;mi casa vale $ 150,000 y está pagada&#8221;, tengo $ 30,000 en el banco y 250,000 en mis IRAs o 401Ks. Con orgullo me dirán que su patrimonio vale más de $ 430,000. Eso es genial. Pero estas son realmente solo formas de dinero. Y si llegas a la jubilación con una casa que ha sido pagada, $30,000 en el banco, y un cuarto de millón de dólares en retiro, entonces te va muy bien. Y yo diría que la mayoría de la gente querrá que estos activos sean divididos equitativamente entre sus hijos, o tal vez lo quieran vender todo y dividirlo entre sus hijos y su caridad favorita, o tal vez quieran que todo vaya a una organización benéfica, y no dejarle nada a los hijos. Entonces es muy fácil para la gente decir, mi plan patrimonial será fácil porque solo quiero distribuir todo por igual. Pero hoy hablaremos de las cosas problemáticas, y esos son tus bienes personales. Los bienes personales pueden incluir cosas como joyas, electrodomésticos, herramientas, muebles, ropa, china, plata, colección de monedas, obras de arte y colecciones de armas. Todas estas cosas son efectos personales, u objetos personales. Ahora, debería parar aquí por un segundo. Si tienes una joya valorada en $50,000 o una obra de arte original que vale millones de dólares, entonces considero estos como activos. Así que consulte con su abogado de planificación patrimonial, como yo, o un CPA al trabajar con estos artículos de alto valor. Los efectos personales son generalmente sus artículos cotidianos. Tal vez una navaja de bolsillo transmitida de generación en generación, o un anillo de compromiso transmitido a lo largo de los siglos. Estos son los elementos que realmente hacen que la gente haga una pausa. Es realmente fácil decir, venderé todos mis activos y los dividiré, ¿pero harás eso con un anillo de compromiso cuando tienes tres señoritas en la próxima generación? ¿Ves hacia dónde quiero llegar con esto? Generalmente la gente querrá consultarlo con la almohada. Y a veces les llevará semanas decidir. Es más fácil decirlo que hacerlo. Pero mi consejo es hablar con todos. Sé que esto no siempre es factible debido a la dinámica familiar, pero te sorprendería que la persona que pensabas que realmente quería el anillo de la bisabuela realmente no lo quiere. Entonces es mejor saberlo y dárselo a alguien que realmente lo apreciará y cuidará ese anillo. Voy a nombrar cuatro formas en las que generalmente veo que la gente reparte sus artículos. Pero si te gusta lo que estás aprendiendo, ¿me puedes hacer un favor y presiona el botón Me gusta? Realmente lo apreciaría. Después de sentarme con la gente, estas son las cuatro formas en que la mayoría de la gente elige distribuir sus efectos personales. Primero, algunas personas no quieren hacer nada. Solo dicen, &#8220;dejen que mis hijos lo resuelvan&#8221;. Y puedo decirte por mi experiencia haciendo sucesiones por casi 20 años, que eso es lo peor que puedes hacer, pero la gente a veces no quiere pensar en eso, y lo comprendo. Lo segundo que la mayoría hace, y es algo que recomiendo encarecidamente, y que tengas una discusión seria sobre artículos personales, como joyas, navajas, y otros artículos sentimentales, es averiguar quién en la familia debería quedarse con cada cosa. Ahora, no estamos hablando cada artículo en tu posesión. Eso llevaría una eternidad. Solo estamos hablando de esos artículos que son importantes para usted y su familia. Una vez que descubramos eso, me gusta hacer una distribución específica para cada uno de esos objetos en su plan patrimonial. Entonces dirá algo como, &#8220;Jennifer se queda el anillo de la abuela&#8221;, &#8220;Enrique con el reloj de papá&#8221;, &#8220;Sarah recibe mi colgante de diamantes&#8221;. De esa manera, no hay duda de quién recibe qué. Pero ten esa discusión con tu familia para resolverlo. Lo tercero es tener una especie de lotería donde literalmente sacamos nombres de un sombrero. Básicamente, establecemos un día y una hora para la lotería en la casa de tu ser querido, y el heredero debe estar allí físicamente o enviar a alguien con su poder. Ponemos los nombres de todos los que miraron en el sombrero. Siempre tratamos de usar un sombrero de <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/estateplanning/">Cortes Law Firm</a>. Ahora, ponemos los nombres en el sombrero, y elegimos un nombre del sombrero. El primer nombre aquí es Jennifer, así que Jennifer va por la casa y elige un artículo para ella. Luego elegimos otro nombre. Ahora es el turno de Richard. Ahora Richard puede ir por la casa y escoger un artículo. Ya captan la idea. Escogemos el nombre de todos, y cuando terminamos, volvemos a poner todos los nombres en el sombrero. Y de nuevo, siempre en el sombrero de las Cortes. Entonces esto sigue y sigue hasta que los herederos ya no tengan artículos que deseen. Ya captan la idea. escogemos el nombre de todos, los volvemos a poner todos y empezamos de nuevo, Entonces esto sigue y sigue hasta que los herederos ya no quieran ningún artículo en la casa. Entonces este no es un mal sistema, y proporciona una manera justa de distribuir cosas. Otra ventaja es que puede unir a la familia y compartir buenos recuerdos en la casa a medida que pasan por las cosas que quieren. Siempre hay historias cuando recogen artículos particulares. Una cuarta forma que he visto hacer a un cliente y no podía creer que hicieran todo este trabajo. Simplemente compraron pegatinas, para cada hijo. Una era una flor para su hija, una pelota de fútbol para su hijo mayor, y una cara sonriente para el niño del medio. Literalmente pasaron por toda su casa colocando estas pegatinas en todo. Vaya, esto les tomó varias semanas y tengo que decir que me impresionó mucho. Ahora, si has hecho distribuciones específicas, con una lotería o poniendo calcomanías en todo, ¿qué harás con todas las cosas para las que no dejaste instrucciones? Después de haber hecho instrucciones específicas, en ese punto, me siento cómodo con las personas que distribuyen los artículos personales restantes por igual entre sus hijos y dan a su representante personal o a su administrador sucesor la autoridad para disponer de ellos como él o ella lo considere conveniente. En ese punto, todo lo bueno se ha ido, y tu representante personal, o su sucesor administrativo, realmente solo necesita tener la autoridad para avanzar en el proceso. Bueno esto es todo por hoy. Si aprendiste algo valioso, dale clic a Me gusta y si esta es su primera vez aquí, entonces por favor también suscríbete para recibir notificaciones cuando publicamos un vídeo. Gracias por vernos, que tengas un gran día, y como siempre, que tengas una semana increíble. 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					<description><![CDATA[WHAT ACCOUNTS DECEASED PERSON OWNED- Today we're gonna talk about how to find what accounts your loved one owned when they were alive. Let's jump right in. We have helped hundreds of families through the probate process, and one of the questions that comes up on a regular basis, a lot, is what bank accounts, [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element">	<h2 data-css="tve-u-17dde6beb36">WHAT ACCOUNTS DECEASED PERSON OWNED</h2><p>- Today we're gonna talk about how to find what accounts your loved one owned when they were alive. Let's jump right in. We have helped hundreds of families through the probate process, and one of the questions that comes up on a regular basis, a lot, is what bank accounts, credit cards, or other accounts did their loved one have? Now, if it's the surviving spouse in our office, then they usually have a pretty good idea of what accounts their loved one had. Sometimes there are some surprises, but for the most part, the spouse will have a pretty complete picture of assets and debts. But what do we do when the person in my office is a son or a daughter that lived out of town? If we're going to start a <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/oklahoma-probate/">probate in Oklahoma</a>, then we need to know who they owed money to and how much they had saved in financial institutions. It's not always possible, and I'll get into why it's not always possible in a minute, but before I start a probate, I like to know who all the creditors are and what assets we are working with. I have talked in other videos, such as this one up here, on small estate affidavits. So, if the total assets are under $50,000 and don't involve an asset that requires probate, then we want to know that ahead of time, before the family starts the expense of <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/how-much-does-it-cost-to-execute-a-will/">probate costs</a> and fees. Let's get back to finding accounts. There are really three ways to go about this. Now, the first I don't like because it costs money, but sometimes there is just no choice, and that is to hire a forensic type of CPA to literally hunt and find assets. This can not only be expensive but time consuming, delaying the probate process for months or even years. In the 20 years we have done this, we've only done this once for folks. I can tell you, that was an <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/how-much-does-probate-cost/">expensive probate</a>. The other two ways to find accounts is a little easier. So, the second option is to look through your loved one's mail. I mean, literally look at it, and open up their mail, and start making a list, and saving different account statements in their own folder, so when you come to our office it's all organized. I mean, we are happy to organize all that mail for you and charge you for it. But seriously, the more organized you are, the less work we have to do. And if we're talking about a small estate, then the more there is available for <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/how-to-handle-unequal-inheritance/">distribution to all the heirs</a>. Some people will have their loved one's <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/stop-mail-addressed-deceased-person/">mail forwarded to their personal</a> house. Some folks will just pick it up every day at their loved one's home. And some will even get a PO box, and have the mail forwarded to the PO box. Now, along with important pieces of mail, such as statements, bills, and refunds, there is also a lot of not so important pieces, such as catalogs and just plain old junk mail. But it's important that it all goes somewhere, and that someone is looking at it on a regular basis. Now, earlier I stated that it's not always possible to know what account your loved one had, and that is because you can't go through their mail until you have been appointed as the legal <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/how-much-should-you-pay-an-executor-of-a-will/">personal representative</a> of their estate. We have all heard it is a federal offense to go through someone's mail, right? Well, it really is a federal offense. Now at first you might think that sounds silly, but let's think about for a second. And let me give you a really simple example. Let's say a loved one passes away. All of the kids come into town to the funeral, and one of them starts going through the mail and finds a brand new credit card. You can see where I'm going. Now this is completely illegal, but this kid takes the card and lives it up on the town until the credit card company finds out that your loved one actually passed away. Or the kid has run up a bill so high the card is shut down. Now, like I said, this is obviously illegal, and the kid is responsible for the debt. But what if they have no money? All of a sudden it is something that everyone else in the family is going to have to deal with, no matter how it gets resolved. So, it is a federal offense to open someone else's mail, and we need to wait until someone is appointed as the legal <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/can-executors-get-paid/">personal representative</a> of the estate before we can start investigating what assets and debts there are by opening their mail. In Oklahoma, the court will appoint someone as the legal personal representative of the estate and issue them what's called letters of administration. You've probably heard that from time to time on TV and movie shows where someone gets letters, and that's what they're talking about. Now the post office will need these letters of administration before they will redirect mail to someplace else. The third way involves us more than any of the other ways. Once we go to court and have someone, usually a family member, appointed as the personal representative, then we can start contacting different financial institutions around town and around the country. Now, when this happens, we are not just blindly sending out letters at random to whatever banks are in the Yellow Pages. Families generally have a pretty good idea of where their loved ones had assets. It might have been from conversations around the dinner table at Thanksgiving, or your loved one flat-out said before they died that they had money at XYZ Credit Union, and so that's a pretty good clue that they might have had an account there. When this happens, we, and I mean I, write a letter to XYZ Credit Union with a copy of the <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/">Oklahoma letters of administration</a>, and ask in the letter if the decedent had an account at the credit union, and if so, how much money is in that account. Depending on the financial institution, it can take a few weeks to get an answer. However, once we do, then we can continue the probate process, assured that we have a more accurate picture of the loved one's accounts and their debts. Now, a question I get a lot is, what happens if five years from today we find another debtor asset? Well, that is really a two part question. First, we are required to give notice to all known creditors by snail mail and by publication. If the personal representative went through all the mail, then they've made a good faith effort to determine all known creditors. In addition, we actually publish the notice to creditors in the newspaper, giving everyone notice of what is going on. Unless there is some extraordinary circumstance, in Oklahoma creditors have a statutory amount of days to come forward. If they don't, then their claim can be barred forever. The second part of that question has to do with assets, and this happens all the time. In Oklahoma we see this a lot with unknown mineral rights. For years before your loved one died, the minerals were not producing, so they were long forgotten. But now all of a sudden, five years after they die, the minerals do start producing, and the landman wants to know where to send the checks. And I'll say it's usually the landman that finds these assets. When this happens, we usually look to the court's order, which will usually contain some type of language referring to newly found assets shall be distributed between the heirs, or the decedent specifically stated in their last will and testament that newly found assets shall be distributed to a specific person or persons. The bottom line is this situation happens all the time. It's not frequent, but assets do have a way of making themselves known. Well, that's all for today. If you got value, then please hit the like button below. 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Hemos ayudado a cientos de familias a través del proceso de legalización, y una de las preguntas que surge mucho de forma regular, es, ¿qué cuentas bancarias, tarjetas de crédito u otras cuentas tenía su ser querido? Ahora, los cónyuges sobrevivientes en nuestra oficina, generalmente tienen una muy buena idea de qué cuentas tenía su ser querido. A veces hay algunas sorpresas, pero la mayoría de los cónyuges tendrá Una imagen bastante completa de los activos y las deudas. ¿Pero qué hacemos cuando la persona que asiste a mi oficina es un hijo o una hija que vivía fuera de la ciudad? Si queremos iniciar una sucesión en Oklahoma, entonces necesitamos saber a quién le deben dinero y cuánto habían ahorrado en las instituciones financieras. No siempre es posible, y entraré en por qué eso no siempre es posible en un minuto, pero antes de comenzar una sucesión, me gusta saber quiénes son todos los acreedores y con qué activos estamos trabajando. En otros videos como este aquí arriba, he hablado sobre las declaraciones juradas para pequeñas propiedades. Entonces, si los activos totales son inferiores a $50.000 y no involucran un activo que requiera legalización, entonces queremos saberlo de antemano, antes de que la familia comience a gastar en costos de sucesiones y honorarios. Regresemos a la búsqueda de las cuentas. Realmente hay tres formas de hacerlo. Ahora, la primera no me gusta porque cuesta dinero, pero a veces simplemente no hay elección, consiste en contratar un CPA de tipo forense para literalmente cazar y encontrar los activos. Esto no solo puede ser costoso sino que requiere mucho tiempo, puede retrasar el proceso de legalización por meses o incluso años. Durante los 20 años de nuestra práctica, solo hemos hecho esto una vez para la gente. Puedo decirles que fue una sucesión costosa. Las otras dos formas de encontrar cuentas son un poco más fáciles. Entonces, la segunda opción consiste en buscar en el correo de su ser querido. Es decir, literalmente busquen y abran su correo, empiecen a hacer una lista y guardar diferentes estados de cuenta en su carpeta respectiva, para que cuando vengan a nuestra oficina todo esté organizado. Me refiero a que, nos complacería organizar todo ese correo por ustedes y cobrarles por ello. Pero en serio, cuanto más organizados estén, cuanto menos trabajo tendremos que hacer. Si estamos hablando de una propiedad pequeña, entonces cuanto más habrá disponible para distribuir entre todos los herederos. Algunas personas recibirán por reenvío el correo de sus seres queridos a su casa personal. Algunas personas simplemente lo recogen todos los días en la casa de su ser querido. Algunos incluso tendrán un apartado de correos y recibirán el correo en el apartado de correos. Ahora, junto con correos importantes, como extractos, facturas y rembolsos, también hay muchos no tan importantes, como catálogos y simplemente correo basura viejo. Pero es importante que todo vaya a algún lado y que alguien lo mire regularmente. Ahora, antes dije que no siempre es posible saber qué cuentas tenía su ser querido y eso es porque no podrán revisar su correo hasta que los hayan designado como representantes personales y legales de su patrimonio. Todos hemos escuchado que es un delito federal revisar por el correo de alguien, ¿verdad? Bueno, realmente es un delito federal. Ahora, al principio quizá piensen que suena tonto, pero analicemos por un segundo. Déjenme darles un ejemplo realmente simple. Digamos que un ser querido fallece. Todos los hijos vienen a la ciudad para el funeral, uno de ellos comienza a revisar el correo y encuentra una nueva tarjeta de crédito. Pueden ver a dónde voy. Ahora, esto es completamente ilegal, pero este hijo toma la tarjeta y la usa en la ciudad hasta que la compañía de la tarjeta de crédito se entera que su ser querido realmente falleció o hasta que exceda tantos los gastos de la tarjeta como para bloquearla. Ahora, como dije, esto es obviamente ilegal y el hijo será responsable de la deuda. Pero, ¿y si no tienen dinero? De repente es algo con lo que todos los demás en la familia tendrán que lidiar, no importa cómo se resuelva. Entonces, es un delito federal abrir el correo de otra persona y tenemos que esperar hasta que se nombre a alguien como representante personal y legal de la herencia antes de que podamos comenzar a investigar qué activos y deudas hay al buscar en su correo. En Oklahoma, los tribunales designarán a alguien como representante personal legal de la herencia al emitir lo que se llama una carta de administración. Probablemente hayan escuchado eso de vez en cuando en programas de televisión y en películas donde alguien recibe la cartas, de eso están hablando. Ahora la oficina de correos necesitará estas cartas de administración antes de redirigir el correo a otro lugar. La tercera forma nos involucra más que cualquiera de las otras formas. Una vez que vamos a la corte y tengamos a alguien, generalmente un miembro de la familia, designado como representante personal, entonces podemos comenzar a contactar diferentes instituciones financieras alrededor de la ciudad y en todo el país. Ahora, cuando esto sucede, no solo enviamos a ciegas cartas al azar a los bancos que encontremos en las páginas amarillas. Las familias generalmente tienen una idea bastante buena de dónde tenían activos sus seres queridos. Quizá a partir de conversaciones alrededor de la mesa en el Día de Acción de Gracias, o quizá ser querido dijo rotundamente antes de morir que tenía dinero en la cooperativa de crédito XYZ y esa es una muy buena pista de que quizá tuvieran una cuenta allí. Cuando esto sucede, nosotros y quiero decir yo, escribo una carta a la cooperativa de crédito XYZ con una copia de las cartas de administración de Oklahoma y en la carta pregunto si el difunto tenía una cuenta en la cooperativa de crédito, si es así, cuánto dinero hay en esa cuenta. Dependiendo de la institución financiera, puede tomar algunas semanas obtener una respuesta. Sin embargo, una vez que lo hagamos, entonces podremos continuar con el proceso de sucesión, una vez sea seguro que tenemos una imagen más precisa de las cuentas del ser querido y de sus deudas. Ahora, una pregunta que recibo mucho es, ¿qué pasa si dentro de cinco años encontramos otro activo con deudas? Bueno, esa es realmente una pregunta de dos partes. Primero, estamos obligados a dar aviso a todos los acreedores conocidos por correo postal y mediante publicación. Si el representante personal revisó todo el correo y luego hizo un esfuerzo de buena fe para determinar todos los acreedores conocidos. Además, publicamos el aviso a los acreedores en los periódicos, para darles a todos aviso de lo que está sucediendo. A menos que haya alguna circunstancia extraordinaria, en Oklahoma los acreedores tienen una cantidad legal de días por concurrir. Si no lo hacen, entonces su reclamo podrá proscribirse para siempre. La segunda parte de esa pregunta tiene que ver con los activos y esto sucede todo el tiempo. En Oklahoma vemos esto mucho con derechos minerales desconocidos. Durante años antes de que su ser querido muriera, los minerales no estaban produciendo, así que fueron olvidados por mucho tiempo. Pero ahora, de repente, cinco años después de su muerte, los minerales comienzan a producir y el terrateniente quiere saber donde enviar los cheques. Diré que generalmente es el terrateniente quien encuentra estos activos. Cuando esto sucede, generalmente miramos la orden de la corte, que generalmente contendrá algún tipo de lenguaje referente a como se distribuirán activos recién encontrados entre los herederos, o el difunto específicamente declaró en su última voluntad y testamento que los activos recién encontrados se le distribuyeran a una persona o ente personas específicas. En conclusión, esta situación sucede todo el tiempo. No es frecuente, pero los activos tienen una manera de darse a conocer. Bueno, eso es todo por hoy. Si lo encontraron valioso, presionen el botón Me gusta a continuación. Si esta es su primera vez aquí, entonces por favor también presionen el botón de suscripción para obtener notificación del video de la próxima semana. 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</div><div class="thrv_wrapper tve_wp_shortcode"><div class="tve_shortcode_raw" style="display: none"></div><div class="tve_shortcode_rendered"><h1>Review Your Estate Plan</h1><p>10 life events that require a review of your estate plan. Let&#8217;s jump right in and imagine that you are 25 years old and just married with a baby on the way. Now, you&#8217;re smart and you visit with an <a draggable="false" href="https://corteslawfirm.com/2022-estate-planning-okc/">estate planning</a> attorney, like me, to put together an estate plan that protects you, your spouse, and your new baby. You get a nice, shiny binder with everything in it like the one up here. And you put it in a safe place where everyone that needs to know where it is knows where it is and knows how to access it. The plan gives everything to your spouse, but if your spouse dies first, then everything goes to little baby Sophia. And your plan specifically names little baby Sophia. Now let&#8217;s imagine you&#8217;re 35 years old and now have two children and a third one on the way. You and your spouse keep thinking about going back to that <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/oklahoma-probate/">estate planning attorney</a>, me, but have been putting it off for 10 years now. Now let&#8217;s imagine you&#8217;re 45 years old with two kids in college, and you still have not updated that estate you did when you were 25. You and your spouse figure you have something in place from 20 years ago, so that should cover everything. Now let&#8217;s imagine you&#8217;re 55 years old with one child in college. Remember little baby Sophia from when you were 25 years old? Well, she is now 30 years old, and she has two children of her own. And she&#8217;s also on her second marriage. Do you see where I&#8217;m going with all of this? In this example, there were significant changes in your life when we checked in every 10 years. The reality is life changes much more quickly than in decade increments. Now I&#8217;ve told you this in other videos. If you&#8217;re an estate planning client of mine, then I wanna meet with you at least annually to discuss any changes in your life that might require a change in your estate plan. But the reality is that most people don&#8217;t feel like they have the time, and that is unfortunate because life, life comes at us so quickly these days. Your estate plan should be a snapshot of where you are in your life at any given moment. Going back to our example, imagine you are at 25, 35, 45, and 55. Do really think that the plan you created when you were 25 will cover you and your family when you&#8217;re 55 years old? Think of all the variables. You now have three children and two grandchildren. You specifically named little Sophia as a beneficiary <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/i-have-no-one-to-leave-my-estate-to-because-i-am-single-or-have-no-children/">leaving your other two children</a> out. While they might be able to make an argument in court, do you really want them battling it out and spending your estate assets on legal fees? What if the other two kids were unsuccessful in court and one of Sophia&#8217;s husbands got all of your assets? Guys, I could keep coming up with scenarios all day long and this video would be really, really long. The reality is that we don&#8217;t know what is going to happen, and we just need to plan the best we can. In a video a couple of weeks ago, I mentioned that we recently <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/how-much-does-probate-cost/">probated</a> an estate with a will from the early 1980s. Almost everyone mentioned in that last will was dead or they were missing. This person had three kids and thankfully, they were all mentioned in the last will. However, one of them had passed away and her husband stood to inherit her share. The family had not been on good terms with this daughter&#8217;s husband, and they in fact had not even had contact with him in the years since their daughter&#8217;s death. Yet, he stood to inherit her share because our client had not updated the last will since the early 1980s. Estate plans must be updated on a regular basis to reflect changes in your life so they can do what you want them to do. Let&#8217;s look at 10 life events that should be an automatic review of your estate plan. First, the birth. Just like an example that we started out with. By 55 years old, you had three kids and two grandchildren. So every time there is a birth in the family, you need to reexamine your estate plan to provide for or not provide for the new <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/can-a-family-member-be-a-witness-to-a-will/">family member</a>. This could also include funding a 529 college plan or something as simple as a bank account or life insurance policy for this new child. Two, adoption. Just like the birth of a biological child, if you adopt or one of your kids adopts a child, then you will want to visit your estate plan and decide how this new addition fits in. Just don&#8217;t assume they are covered under your plan. We have some folks that ask us to add language that specifically disinherits adopted children. If your estate plan has similar language and you have a change of heart, then that change must be reflected in your estate plan. Third, marriage. Anytime someone in your family gets married, you need to review how that affects your estate plan, especially if we&#8217;re talking about blended family. You can watch our video on blended families up here. Fourth, divorce. Just like marriage, if you or one of your kids gets a divorce, do you need to rewrite your estate plan? Just like in the example about with little Sophia getting married three times. Do you really want her next husband to have your stuff? Something to think about, right? Five, death. Just like in our example above of the almost 40-year-old estate plan, the family had not been on good terms with his daughter&#8217;s husband. And they in fact had not even had contact with him in the years since their daughter&#8217;s death. Yet he stood to inherit her share because our client had not updated the last will since the early 1980s. Six, addictions. Unfortunately guys, we see this more often than I care to say. But if there&#8217;s someone in your family with an addiction, then it is probably not safe for them to have their inheritance outright. You should reexamine your estate plan and possibly create a trust so that they still might have access to the money for treatment, and to ensure that their general wellbeing doesn&#8217;t suffer, but not to feed their addiction. Seven, incapacity, disability or health changes. If someone becomes incapacitated or disabled, whether it is an heir or a spouse or even you, then your estate plan must change to address that disability. Your estate plan must evolve to address health issues that come up. People come into our office all the time right before a major surgery. And this is great that they&#8217;re thinking ahead, but really, any change in your house status should require you to at least review your estate plan. Eight, financial status changes. Just like in our example above, you&#8217;re probably making a lot more money and have higher value assets when you&#8217;re 55 compared to when you are only 25 years old. Unless you&#8217;re a dot com millionaire, this is generally how financial life works. So the plan you had in place at 25 is not going to cover you at 65 years old. Nine, tax changes. Due to the 2018 Tax Reform Act, there have been significant changes to <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/estateplanning/">estate tax laws where individuals now have an estate planning</a> coupon from the IRS of over $11.1 million. And married couples have a combined IRS coupon of over $22 million. Now while this only affects .05% of the United States, it is scheduled to sunset in 2025. No one knows what will happen in 2025. And as you know, it could all depend on who is president and who has control of congress. So anytime there is change to the tax code, you need to examine how it affects your estate plan. 10, move to a new state. We like to write our estate plans so they will work wherever you end up. But the reality is that every state has different laws. If someone comes into our office with a plan from California, let&#8217;s say, and they plan on living the remainder of their life in Oklahoma, then we always recommend restating their revocable trust or their last will with Oklahoma-specific language, just so they&#8217;re covered. Remember, that just like you meet with the doctor, dentist, CPA, or your financial advisor on a regular basis, you need to meet with your <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/">estate planning attorney</a>, me, on a regular basis as well. Updating is the best way to make certain your estate plan will actually do what you want it to do. Well, that&#8217;s all for today. If you got value from this video, then place hit the Like button below and hit the Subscribe button so that every time we update with a new video, you&#8217;ll be notified. Thanks for watching. Have a great day. And as always, have an awesome week. We&#8217;ll see you next time.</p><p>&#8212;&#8212;Spanish&#8212;&#8212;</p><p>&#8211; Hoy hablaremos sobre 10 sucesos de vida que requieren una revisión de tu plan patrimonial. Imaginemos esto, tienes 25 años, te acabas de casar y esperas un bebé. Fuiste inteligente y visitaste a un abogado de planeación de bienes, como yo, para armar un plan de patrimonio que te proteja a ti, a tu cónyuge y a tu bebé. Te dan una bonita carpeta con todo adentro, como esta. Y la pones en un lugar seguro, donde todos quienes necesiten saber donde está puedan hallarla y acceder a ella. El plan le da todo a tu cónyuge, pero si muere primero, todo irá a la pequeña bebé Sophia. Y tu plan específicamente nombra a Sophia. Imaginemos que ahora tienes 35 años, ahora tienes dos niños y esperan uno más. Tú y tu cónyuge conversan sobre volver con aquel abogado, yo, pero lo han pospuesto por ya 10 años. Ahora imagina que tienes 45 años, con dos hijos en la universidad y aun no actualizas tus bienes desde que tenías 25. Tú y tu pareja piensan que tienen ya algo listo desde hace 20 años, así que debe cubrirlo todo. Ahora imagina que tienes 55 años, con un hijo en la universidad. ¿Recuerdas a la pequeña Sophia, de cuando tenías 25 años? Ahora ella tiene 30 años y tiene dos hijos propios. Y está en su segundo matrimonio. ¿Ves a donde voy con esto? En este ejemplo, hubieron cambios significativos en tu vida cuando revisamos cada 10 años. En realidad, la vida cambia mucho mas rápidamente que solo en décadas. Lo he dicho ya en otros videos. Si eres un cliente de planeación mío, quiero que nos veamos al menos una vez anualmente para discutir cualquier cambio en tu vida que pudiera requerir un cambio en tu plan de patrimonio. Pero la realidad es que la mayoría de las personas sienten que no tienen el tiempo y eso es desafortunado, porque la vida, la vida se mueve muy rápido en estos días. Tu plan de patrimonio debe ser una instantánea de donde estás en tu vida en cualquier momento. Volviendo al ejemplo, imagínate que tienes 25, 35, 45, 55. ¿De verdad crees que el plan que creaste cuando tenías 25 te cubrirá a ti y a tu familia cuando tengas 55 años? Piensa en todas las variables. Ahora tienes tres hijos y dos nietos. Específicamente denominaste a la pequeña Sophia como beneficiaria, ignorando a tus otros dos hijos. Si bien pueden llevar el asunto a la corte, ¿realmente quieres que se pongan a pelear y gasten tus bienes en cuotas legales? ¿Qué pasaría si tus otros dos hijos no tuvieran éxito y uno de los esposos de Sophia se queda con tu herencia? Podría seguir diciendo escenarios durante todo el día y este video sería muy largo. La realidad es que no sabemos que va a ocurrir y necesitamos planear lo mejor lo posible. En un video de hace algunas semanas, mencionó que recientemente legalizamos un testamento de principios de la década de 1980. Casi todos los mencionados en ese testamento estaban muertos o se desconocía su paradero. La persona tenía tres hijos y, afortunadamente, todos ellos eran mencionados en el testamento. Sin embargo, una había fallecido y su esposo se presentó para heredar su parte. La familia no había estado en buenos términos con el esposo de esta hija y de hecho ni siquiera volvieron a contactarlo después de que ella murió. Aún así, se presentó a heredar su parte porque nuestro cliente no actualizó el testamento desde los 80. Los planes de patrimonio deben actualizarse de forma regular para reflejar los cambios en tu vida para que puedan hacer lo que tú deseas. Veamos 10 sucesos de vida que deben ser una revisión automática de tu plan. Primero, nacimientos. Como en el ejemplo con el que iniciamos. A tus 55 años, tienes tres hijos y dos nietos. Cada vez que hay un nacimiento en la familia, necesitas reexaminar tu plan de patrimonio para proveer o no proveer para el nuevo miembro. Esto también incluye fondos de algún plan universitario o algo tan simple como una cuenta de banco o un seguro de vida para este nuevo bebé. Dos, adopción. Al igual que el nacimiento de un hijo biológico, si adoptas o uno de tus hijos adopta, entonces debes revisar tu plan de bienes y decidir como encajará. No asumas que están cubiertos, hemos tenido clientes que nos pidieron añadir frases que específicamente deshereden niños adoptados. Si tu plan de patrimonio tiene algo similar y decides cambiar de idea, entonces debes cambiarlo en tus papeles. Tercero, matrimonio. Cada vez que alguien en tu familia se casa, necesitas revisar como afecta eso tu plan de patrimonio, especialmente si hablamos de familias mezcladas. Puedes ver eso en nuestro video de familias mezcladas, aquí. Cuarto, divorcio. Al igual que en el matrimonio, si tú o uno de tus hijos se divorcia, ¿necesitas reescribir tu plan de patrimonio? Al igual que en el ejemplo con Sophia, que se casó tres veces. ¿Accedes a que su tercer esposo se quede con tus cosas? Es para pensarse, ¿verdad? Cinco, muerte. Como en el ejemplo anterior del plan de patrimonio de 40 años, la familia no estaba en buenos términos con el esposo de la hija. Y de hecho no lo habían vuelto a contactar después de tantos años de su muerte. Aún así, se presentó para heredar su parte, porque nuestro cliente no actualizó el testamento desde los 80. Seis, adicciones. Desafortunadamente, vemos esto mas veces de lo que me gustaría decir. Pero si hay alguien en tu familia con una adicción, entonces probablemente no sea seguro que ellos reciban su herencia inmediatamente. Debes reexaminar tu plan de patrimonio, quizás crear un fideicomiso, para que aún puedan acceder al dinero para tratamiento y bienestar, pero no para continuar su adicción. Siete, incapacidad, discapacidad o cambios de salud. Si alguien se vuelve incapacitado o discapacitado, ya sea un heredero, tu cónyuge o incluso tú, entonces tu plan debe cambiar para considerar esa discapacidad. Tu plan de patrimonio debe evolucionar para considerar problemas de salud que surjan. La gente llega a nuestra oficina todo el tiempo justo antes de una cirugía importante. Y eso es genial, que piensen a futuro, pero en realidad, cualquier cambio en tu estado requiere que al menos revises tu plan de patrimonio. Octavo, cambios al estado financiero. Al igual que el ejemplo anterior, probablemente conseguirás mucho mas dinero y tendrás propiedades de mayor valor a los 55 en comparación con cuando tenías solo 25. A menos que seas un millonario, así es como funcionan las finanzas. El plan que hiciste a tus 25 no te cubrirá a los 65. Nueve, cambios en los impuestos. Debido a la ley de Reforma Fiscal de 2018, han ocurrido cambios significativos a las leyes fiscales del patrimonio, los individuos ahora tienen un cupón para planear, de Hacienda, de mas de $11.1 millones. Y las parejas casadas tienen un cupón combinado de mas de $22 millones. Aunque esto solo afecte al .05% de los Estados Unidos, está anticipado a ocurrir en 2025. Nadie sabe que ocurrirá el 2025. Como sabes, puede depender en quien sea presidente y quien tenga el control del congreso. Así que en cualquier momento que cambie el código fiscal, necesitarás examinar como afecta tu plan de patrimonio. 10, mudarse a otro estado. Nos gusta escribir nuestros planes de patrimonio para que funcionen a donde quiera que vayas. Pero la realidad es que cada estado tiene sus propias leyes. Si alguien llega a nuestra oficina, con un plan de California, por ejemplo, y planean vivir el resto de sus vidas en Oklahoma, entonces les recomendamos rehacer su fideicomiso irrevocable o su testamento con idioma específico para que los cubran. Recuerda, de la misma forma que te ves con el doctor, dentista, contador y asesor financiero de una forma regular. Necesitarás verte con tu abogado, yo de forma regular también. Actualizarse es la mejor forma de asegurarte que tu plan de patrimonio hará lo que tú deseas. Bueno, eso es todo por hoy. Si obtuvieron algo valioso de este video, entonces dale un clic al botón de Like y oprime el botón de Suscribirse, para que cada nuevo video que subamos, se notifique. Gracias por vernos, que tengan un gran día y, como siempre, una semana asombrosa. Los veo después.</p></div></div><div class="tcb_flag" style="display: none"></div>
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</div><div class="thrv_wrapper tve_wp_shortcode"><div class="tve_shortcode_raw" style="display: none"></div><div class="tve_shortcode_rendered"><p>&#8211; Even vampires need estate plans. Today we are going to talk about why even vampires need estate plans. Now, I know I&#8217;m late for Halloween, but thanks to you guys, business has been great, and we are having a very busy time helping families put together estate plans to protect themselves and their families. We actually wrote this script about a month ago and we just forgot to record it in the last batch of videos, so enough excuses of why I missed Halloween. Let&#8217;s jump right in. Yes, even the undead, like vampires, need an estate plan. Now, after you stop laughing, hear me out because I promise it&#8217;s going to make sense. As we&#8217;ve learned from the likes of Sabrina the Teenage Witch, the Vampire Chronicles, the Twilight Saga, True Blood, vampires and other entities are not immortal. They do die, and if you&#8217;re watching one of those TV shows, then it is usually unexpected and messy. Even the characters on the Walking Dead can die. I had to quit watching the show after they were all trapped in the forest. I&#8217;m not gonna do any spoilers, but one of them did die in the third season, and so while a post-apocalyptic show like the Walking Dead is probably a bad example, it does illustrate that even these immortal characters on TV can die, and that is exactly why everyone needs <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/2022-estate-planning-okc/">estate planning</a>. While vampires and witches are not good candidates for life insurance, if you think about it, short of being killed, all of their injuries seem to miraculously heal, so they probably don&#8217;t need an advance directive or a living will either, however, they should have a <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/power-of-attorney-vs-guardianship-which-is-better/">power of attorney</a> to allow Mrs. Dracula or Dracula junior to manage their finances just in case they are in a deep sleep while they are recuperating, which usually happens in the movies. We&#8217;ve all seen the shows. Dracula does not live in a tiny little house either without any money. It is usually a huge castle, and in modern times he lives in a high-rise multimillion dollar condo with condos around the world and he travels in his specially darkened private jet. Dracula, at least in the movies, has a lot of assets that not only need to be protected, but he has dozens of employees that still need to be managed and paid on a monthly basis. Do you really think the IRS cares whether or not he is undead? The IRS and the government still want its money. The government is still going to want to collect its property taxes, its sales taxes, income, and even employment taxes from Dracula and his huge industry and all of his employees. Someone needs to manage all of this if Dracula is out of commission for a while. Now, if you&#8217;re a small business owner, you can probably relate. Even if you&#8217;re not, then just think of all the day-to-day things that need to be taken care of whether or not you have capacity. They are no different for Dracula and his night friends. Just like I say in almost all of my videos, everyone, including the undead, need a plan in case of incapacity. Besides managing affairs during an incapacity, Dracula could actually die. He could cross paths with a vampire slayer or accidentally open the wrong door and step out into the sunlight. Now, while these are not likely, they could happen, these vampire deaths are usually rather messy and unexpected. All that, my friends, is exactly where a will and a trust comes in. Like we have seen in all the movies and television shows, Dracula has a lot of money. He needs to have a plan in place for all those mansions, the Rolls-Royces, the Ferraris, and the private planes. If he&#8217;s married, then does he want his wife to inherit everything? Does Dracula have children that are minors? Is his spouse also a vampire? If not, then we probably need to make certain she only has a life estate so that she cannot give the Dracula estate to her mortal family or her future husband. If there is a Dracula junior, do we want junior to have a huge estate at 21 years of age or do we want to spread it out for distribution over junior&#8217;s life time? So as you can see, everyone, including vampires, including Dracula and the undead, need an estate plan. So what are you, a mere mortal, waiting for? Well, that&#8217;s all for today. I hope you don&#8217;t mind the humor or at least me trying to be funny. If you enjoyed today&#8217;s video, then please hit the like button below and have a great day and as always have an awesome week. Thanks for watching and we&#8217;ll see you next time.</p><p>&#8212;&#8211;SPANISH&#8212;&#8212;</p><p>&#8211; Hasta los vampiros necesitan planes patrimoniales. MARTES DE DOS MINUTOS Hoy, vamos a hablar acerca del porqué hasta los vampiros necesitan planes patrimoniales. Ahora, sé que es un poco tarde para Halloween, pero gracias a ustedes chicos, el negocio ha estado genial y estamos muy ocupados ayudando a las familias a elaborar planes patrimoniales para protegerse ellos mismos y a sus familias. De hecho escribimos este guion hace un mes y olvidamos grabarlo en la última tanda de vídeos, dejemos a un lado las excusas del porqué me perdí Halloween. Así que comencemos. Sí, hasta los muertos vivientes, como los vampiros, necesitan un plan patrimonial. Ahora, después de que se dejen de reír, escúchenme porque les prometo que va a tener sentido. Como aprendimos en Sabrina la Bruja Adolescente, las Crónicas Vampiras, la Saga de Crepúsculo, True Blood, los vampiros y otras entidades no son inmortales. Sí mueren y si están viendo algunos de esos programas de TV, entonces es usualmente inesperado y caótico. Hasta los personajes en &#8220;The Walking Dead&#8221; pueden morir. Tuve que dejar de ver el programa después de que todos estaban atrapados en el bosque. No se los voy a arruinar, pero uno de ellos murió en la tercera temporada y entonces, mientras que un programa postapocalíptico como the Walking Dead probablemente es un mal ejemplo, sí ilustra que hasta estos personajes inmortales de la TV pueden morir y es exactamente por eso que todos necesitan planificación patrimonial. Mientras que los vampiros y las brujas no son buenos candidatos para un seguro de vida, si lo piensan, fuera de que los puedan matar, todas sus lesiones parecen sanar milagrosamente, así que probablemente no necesitan una declaración de voluntades anticipadas o testamento vital, sin embargo, deben tener un poder notarial para permitirle a la Sra. Drácula o a Drácula Junior gestionar sus finanzas solo en caso de que estén en un sueño profundo mientras se están recuperando, lo que usualmente pasa en las películas. Todos hemos visto estos programas. Drácula no vive en una casa pequeñita y sin dinero. Usualmente es un enorme castillo y en la época moderna vive en un edificio de condominios de millones de dólares con condominios alrededor del mundo y viaja en su jet privado especialmente oscurecido. Drácula, al menos en las películas, tiene muchos bienes que no solo necesitan ser protegidos, si no que tiene docenas de empleados que también necesitan gestionarse y se les tiene que pagar mensualmente. ¿Realmente creen que a Hacienda le importa si es un muerto viviente o no? Hacienda y el gobierno aún quieren su dinero. El gobierno aún va a querer cobrar sus impuestos sobre la propiedad, las ventas y la renta y hasta impuestos sobre el empleo de Drácula y su enorme industria y todos sus empleados. Alguien necesita gestionar todo esto si Drácula está fuera de servicio por un rato. Ahora, si usted es propietario de una pequeña empresa, quizás pueda identificarse. Aun si no lo es, entonces solo piense en todas las cosas diarias que necesitan resolverse ya sea que tenga la capacidad o no. No son diferentes para Drácula y sus amigos nocturnos. Así como lo digo en casi todos mis vídeos, todos, incluyendo a los muertos vivientes, necesitan un plan en caso de incapacidad. Además de gestionar asuntos durante una incapacidad, Drácula podría morir. Podría cruzarse con un asesino de vampiros o accidentalmente abrir la puerta equivocada y salir a la luz del sol. Ahora, mientras que esto es poco probable, podría suceder, estas muertes de los vampiros a menudo son caóticas e inesperadas. En todo eso, mis amigos, es exactamente en donde entran el testamento y el fideicomiso. Como hemos visto en todas las películas y en los programas de televisión, Drácula tiene mucho dinero. Necesita tener un plan establecido para todas esas mansiones, los Rolls Royce, los Ferrari y los aviones privados. Si está casado, ¿entonces quiere que todo lo herede su esposa? ¿Drácula tiene hijos menores? ¿Su cónyuge también es vampiro? De no ser así, entonces probablemente necesitamos asegurarnos de que ella solo tiene una propiedad vitalicia para que no pueda darle el patrimonio de Drácula a su familia mortal o a su futuro esposo. Si hay un Drácula Junior, ¿queremos que Junior tenga un enorme patrominio a los 21 años de edad o queremos que lo reparta y lo distribuya durante la vida de Junior? Como lo pueden ver, todos incluyendo los vampiros, incluyendo a Drácula y los muertos vivientes, necesitan un plan patrimonial. Así que usted un simple mortal, ¿qué está esperando? Bueno, eso es todo por hoy. Espero que no les haya importado el humor o que al menos haya tratado de ser gracioso. Si disfrutaron el vídeo de hoy, entonces presionen el botón de me gusta que está abajo y que tengan un buen día y como siempre tengan una increíble semana. 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					<description><![CDATA[- Today we're gonna talk about pay on death accounts and exactly what they mean and how you should use them. Let's jump right in. You've most likely heard of pay on death accounts for bank accounts. That's really the most common way they're used. These allow you to name someone, anyone, to receive the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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</div><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element"><p>- Today we're gonna talk about pay on death accounts and exactly what they mean and how you should use them. Let's jump right in. You've most likely heard of pay on death accounts for bank accounts. That's really the most common way they're used. These allow you to name someone, anyone, to receive the funds left in your account when you die. Now as you probably know, you can do anything you want this account. It's your account. After all, it is probably the exact same savings or checking account you've been using your entire lifetime. The nice thing about a <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/who-pays-for-will-probate/">pay on death account is that a probate</a> is usually not required to distribute those assets because it just goes to who you have designated as the beneficiary. Usually the beneficiary just needs to present a valid <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/stop-mail-addressed-deceased-person/">death certificate and probably fill out a form</a> probably specific to the bank. They are easy to setup and usually don't even require an attorney. You just do it at your bank or your financial institution. You can now use pay on <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/oklahoma-probate/inheritance-tax/">death for real estate</a>. In the correct situation they are a good option, but there are also things that could go wrong and you need to be aware of them. So let's look at some examples. Let's start our example with a husband and a wife. To make it simple, let's say all they had was a bank account with $100,000 in it. I wish I had that. Let's say that wife and husband set up their $100,000 savings account as a joint account that becomes payable on death to their three children after both the husband and the wife have died. This sounds like a great plan, right? Let's say the husband dies first and it all goes to the wife. Remember, their plan was for it to go to their children, but the wife remarries and she adds her new husband as the pay on death beneficiary. With the stroke of a pen, her three kids from her first marriage are out in the cold and they get nothing. Another example for a pay on death disaster is if the beneficiary is a minor. Then a court-supervised guardianship will most likely be needed to establish and manage the minor's inheritance. Anther example for a pay on death disaster is if all the named beneficiaries predecease the account owner. Then I bet you guess what needs to happen next. You guessed it. It will need to have a <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/oklahoma-probate/">probate</a> for that $100,000 bank account. I'm not saying that all pay on death accounts are going to be a disaster. In the right situation they can be a great way to transfer assets. However, you need to look at them with your eyes wide open and anticipate what could go wrong, because you might not like the answer. If you got value today, then please do me a huge favor and hit the like button below. I would really appreciate it. And to get you started thinking, please download our <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/2022-estate-planning-okc/">"Estate Planning</a> Strategies" guide. I'll put a link in the description section below and also in the comment section so you can easily download it today. Well, that's all for today. Have a great day, and as always have an awesome week. Thanks for watching and we'll see you next time.</p><p>SPANISH_____________</p><p>- Hoy hablaremos de las cuentas de pago por fallecimiento y qué significan exactamente y cómo debes usarlas. Entremos al tema. Seguramente has escuchado de los pagos por fallecimiento para cuentas bancarias. Son la forma más común en que se utilizan. Te permiten designar a alguien, quien sea, para que reciba los fondos de tu cuenta cuando fallezcas. Como quizá ya lo sabes, puedes hacer lo que quieras con esta cuenta. Es tu cuenta. Al final, es quizá la misma cuenta de ahorros o de cheques que has utilizado toda tu vida. Lo bueno de una cuenta de pago por fallecimiento es que generalmente no requiere un testamentario para distribuir esos recursos ya que van a quien hayas designado como beneficiario. Por lo general, el beneficiario solo tiene que presentar un certificado de defunción váldo y probablemente llenar un formulario específico en el banco. Son fáciles de abrir y por lo general ni siquiera requieren de un abogado. Lo haces en tu banco o institución financiera. Ahora ya puedes usar cuentas de pago por fallecimiento para bienes inmobiliarios. En la situación correcta, son una buena opción, aunque también hay cosas que pueden salir mal y necesitas estar consciente de ellas. Veamos algunos ejemplos. Iniciemos nuestro ejemplo con un esposo y una esposa. Para simplificar, digamos que todo lo que tenían era una cuenta bancaria con $100,000 en ella. Ojalá yo los tuviera. Digamos que la esposa y el esposo establecen su cuenta de ahorros de $100,000 como cuenta mancomunada que a su muerte, se hace pagadera a sus tres hijos después que el esposo y la esposa han muerto. Esto suena a que es un buen plan, ¿no? Digamos que el esposo muere primero y todo pasa a la esposa. Recuerda, su plan era que fuera a sus hijos, pero la esposa se vuelve a casar y agrega a su nuevo esposo como el beneficiario del pago por fallecimiento. De un plumazo, sus tres hijos del primer matrimonio están a la intemperie y no reciben nada. Otro ejemplo desastroso de pago por fallecimiento es si el beneficiario es un menor de edad. Ahí es muy probable que se requiera de la tutela supervisada por un tribunal para determinar y administrar la herencia del menor. Otro ejemplo desastroso de pago por fallecimiento es si todos los beneficiarios designados fallecen antes que el titular de la cuenta. Supongo que ya sabes lo que tiene que pasar después. Adivinaste. Se necesitará tener un testamentario para esa cuenta bancaria de $100,000. No digo que todas las cuentas por fallecimiento serán un desastre. En la situación correcta, pueden ser una forma excelente de transferir recursos. Pero, debes verlos con los ojos bien abiertos y anticipar lo que podría salir mal, porque la respuesta podría no gustarte. Si esto fue valioso, por favor, hazme un gran favor y haz clic en el botón de abajo. En verdad te lo agradecería. Y para que comiences a pensar, descarga la guía "Estrategias de Planeación Inmobiliaria". Pondré un enlace en la sección de descripción de abajo y también en la sección de comentarios para que puedas descargarla fácilmente hoy mismo. Bueno, eso es todo por hoy. Que tengas un buen día y como siempre, una estupenda semana. 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					<description><![CDATA[&#8211; Today we&#8217;re going to talk about pet trusts. Last week I taught a class to other attorneys here in Oklahoma on pet trusts. And I thought, why should they have all this information? So, today, I&#8217;m going to go over the same material with you.&#160;Welcome to Two Minute Tuesday where I attempt to discuss [&#8230;]]]></description>
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</div><div class="thrv_wrapper tve_wp_shortcode"><div class="tve_shortcode_raw" style="display: none"></div><div class="tve_shortcode_rendered"><p>&#8211; Today we&#8217;re going to talk about pet trusts. Last week I taught a class to other attorneys here in Oklahoma on pet trusts. And I thought, why should they have all this information? So, today, I&#8217;m going to go over the same material with you.</p><p>Welcome to Two Minute Tuesday where I attempt to discuss an estate planning topic in two minutes or less. So let&#8217;s jump right into it. When I bring up the idea of a pet trust with folks, it gets quite a lot of laughs, but I think, as our society is changing, people are becoming more and more attached to their pets. Whether they be dogs, cats, turtles or whatever it is, people love their pets nowadays.</p><p>Now, once I start speaking with clients about a pet trust, even if they were hesitant in the beginning, by the end of our discussion they are usually telling me all kinds of provisions they want to provide for to protect their loving pet. If you&#8217;re a pet owner, then one of the things we all dread is what life could be without our little buddy. However, few think about the life of our pets without us. You always hear crazy stories about this Hollywood celebrity or that Hollywood celebrity leaving millions of dollars to their little pet. And I think that has given pet <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/how-to-name-your-trust-2025/" data-wpil-replace="">trusts a really bad name</a> here in the United States. But the reality is that many of us love our pets just as much as we love our family, sometimes even more.</p><p>And that is completely understandable because our pets are our family. So today, when we discuss estate planning, we advise that, if you do love your pet like a child, then you should provide for them and protect them. We&#8217;re not talking about leaving millions of dollars like you hear happens in Hollywood. However, you do want to look at two things when considering a pet trust to protect your pet, and I&#8217;ll get into more detail here in a little bit. But there are two areas that I like to focus in on with clients.</p><p>The first is, who do you want to take care of your pet? Just like you should take the time to decide who is going to be your successor trustee or your power of attorney, healthcare power of attorney, you should really look at and think about who you would want to care for your pet. It should be someone who will give your pet the same love that you give to them every single day. The second thing to consider is how much money you should leave to your pet. The best way that I&#8217;ve been able to figure this out is to actually make the calculation. Get out a piece of paper and figure it out. How much does it cost for food and medicine to take care of your pet on a monthly basis? And then, what is that on a yearly basis? And then, how much money do veterinary cost on a regular basis? Add those numbers together and multiply how many years you think your dog or your pet might survive you. And that&#8217;ll give you a good estimate of what you need to leave. So, that&#8217;s a number we probably want to set aside in a trust specifically for your pet. Let&#8217;s look at an example for our little buddy, Snoopy.</p><p>So let&#8217;s go to the board and look at what the costs are going to be to take care of Snoopy. So, in this hypothetical, we are going to assume that Snoopy is going to live for an additional six more years. So, first let&#8217;s look at how much it costs for food. Now, I had a dog several, actually about a year-and-a-half ago, pass away, and I was spending probably about $110, actually I was probably spending about $100 a month. So, for this example, I assume cost of food has actually gone up a little bit, so let&#8217;s look at $110 a month times 12 months. So, that comes out to $1,320 a month in food. And then we need to look at veterinary costs of what it costs to take care of Snoopy on an annual basis to go to the veterinary, to the doctor. Now, probably in the beginning when Snoopy&#8217;s younger, it&#8217;s not going to cost as much money, but as he gets older he&#8217;s going to have more costs. He&#8217;s going to probably have to have medicine for his bone joints, and maybe some steroid shots and some other things. So, I&#8217;m just going to come up with a number of $658 a year, and that should equalize over the six-year period of what his cost would be. A third cost that I think you should look at is what kind of medicine are they taking are they taking heartworm and tick medications on a monthly basis? For my dog, I think we were spending about $54 a month on his heartworm and tick medicines. So, let&#8217;s multiply that out, and we come up with a number for a year of $648. Now, there&#8217;s also, every time I went to the store, wherever I was, that I saw something that I thought my dog would like, then I would usually get it for him. Sometimes, I probably wouldn&#8217;t buy him anything in a month, but there&#8217;d be other months where I&#8217;d buy him a lot of stuff. And so, just to even that out, let&#8217;s say that we spend an average of about $50 a month on just miscellaneous toys and water dishes and different things that we&#8217;d like to get our dog to make them more comfortable. And multiply that out by 12 months, and we come up with $600. So, the next thing is to add up all these numbers. So, food, 1,320, plus vet costs of $658, heart worm and tick meds of $648, and then the miscellaneous toys and other things of $600. We come up with an annual cost of $3,226 for his annual cost, to take care of Snoopy. Now, like I said earlier, we&#8217;re talking about six more years of life for Snoopy after we pass away. And so, if we multiply our annual cost of 3,226 times six more years, we come up with $19,356 to put aside for Snoopy.</p><p>Now, again, these are just all estimates, but these are the kind of calculations that I like to go through with my clients, so that they can come up with a number that is going to most accurately represent what they need to set aside for their pet, whether it&#8217;s Snoopy, whether it&#8217;s a dog, a cat, a turtle, or whatever it is. So, in our example here, six more years of life, $19,356. Now, there&#8217;s a reason this is under 20,000, and we&#8217;ll get into that in a moment. One of the questions that always seems to hit home is that, if something happened to you right now, then what would happen to your dog waiting at home for you? Would anyone know to go check on your puppy? How long might it be before someone even remembers that you have a pet? And then, what would happen to your pet?</p><p>A couple of years ago my neighbor&#8217;s house almost burned down to the ground. The fire department rescued their dog. The fire chief asked me if I would care for the dog until somebody stepped forward to take care of it. He was very blunt. He said that either me or a neighbor could take care of the dog, or the city would come and pick up the dog and take them to the dog pound. The ASPCA recently stated that every year approximately 500,000 cats and dogs enter shelters when their pet parents experience an emergency, or that they pass away. I think most people just assume that their family or friends will step up to the plate and care for their pets. But, unless we actually ask them, we never really know the answer. I have a good buddy that absolutely loves animals. He buys them treats, toys, anything for other people&#8217;s pets. He will babysit someone&#8217;s dog, but he will absolutely not take someone&#8217;s pet on a permanent basis.</p><p>You cannot just assume a family member or a friend will take your pet animal. An even bigger assumption is whether or not your beloved pet will go with that family member or friend. If your pet does not know the family member or person coming into your house, then the dog might behave aggressively. We&#8217;ve all seen this play out a million times, right? Someone has the sweetest dog in the world, but a stranger walks into the house and the dog goes wild. So, we advise people to make certain that their dog is well acquainted with the person or persons who have agreed to take care of them if anything should happen to you. We also recommend that people create a pet dossier with pertinent and important information about your pet. If you would like a copy of one we give to our clients, then I&#8217;ll provide a link in the comment section below. This pet dossier should include habits of your dog, food preferences, medical conditions, the medications that they take, veterinarian information, their records, and behavior that they have with other pets and people. This is all important stuff that you might not know about. Keep a copy with your estate plan and make certain that the folks who have agreed to care for your pet have a copy of this same information.</p><p>So now let&#8217;s look at the law. I think one of the reasons courts have frowned on pet trusts is, in the past, is because of the potential to violate the rule of perpetuities, that&#8217;s a legal term, and because folks were leaving outrageous sums of money, and there was no oversight on that money. So what would happen is unscrupulous trustees could live off of that money, and poor little Snoopy was getting ignored and left out in the cold weather. The other reason is there really were no laws in place for pet trusts. Well, that all changed in Oklahoma in 2010. The Oklahoma legislature passed Title 60, Section 199, titled as The Validity of trusts for the care of domestic or pet animals. I&#8217;ll put a link to that statute in the comment section and the description sections below. Let&#8217;s look at Section A. Right off the bat in the statute, it states that a pet trust is valid in Oklahoma and, just as important, that it terminates on the death of the animal that it&#8217;s covering. This section A, along with section G at the bottom, states that the beneficiary of the trust shall include the caretaker for purposes of the rule against perpetuities. And, again, that&#8217;s a legal term, but you don&#8217;t need to worry about it here.</p><p>Section B provides that a pet trust can be liberally construed to carry out the general intent of the grantor. In other words, you want your dog taken care of.</p><p>Sections C and D talk about who can be the trustee and the enforcer, and states that they cannot be the same person. Now I&#8217;ll discuss this in more detail when I go over a sample trust, but I actually like to have three separate parties in the trust. One is the enforcer, the trustee and the actual caretaker.</p><p>Now, Section E talks about accountings. And earlier, when we went over Snoopy&#8217;s care, I said there was a reason it was under $20,000, and that is because of this section E in the Oklahoma statute. And I think, if we have an enforcer, trustee and a caretaker, then we&#8217;re probably already getting a pretty good accounting of the trust. But, this section requires an accounting if it is over $20,000. However, there might be situations when this could be really necessary. For example, what if, instead of Snoopy only having six years left of life, that he was only a puppy when our client first, or when you first, got him? So I think beagles live like 12 or 15 years. So, if we use 10 years instead of six years, taking the amount of trust could be $32,000 just to take care of Snoopy over his lifetime, if something were to happen to you. Section F provides one of the biggest requirements of any trust, and that is that there must be a remainder beneficiary in order for the trust to terminate.</p><p>So now let&#8217;s talk about what I like to put in a pet trust. And I&#8217;d just like to note here that, if a client wants a pet trust, then I make this as a section of their overall trust document. Other people do it different ways. That&#8217;s just the way I like to do it. And, like I said earlier, I prefer to have an enforcer, a trustee and a caretaker. That way, my clients know we have checks and balances in place to protect their pet. First, the caretaker is the individual who actually takes care of Snoopy on a daily basis. In our example, Snoopy lives with Charlie. The trustee is a separate individual that controls the money and distributes money to Charlie for the care of Snoopy. The third person I like to have is the enforcer. The enforcer watches over the books and makes certain that the trustee is distributing money to Charlie, and that Charlie is actually taking care of Snoopy. So, I like having these checks and balances, so we don&#8217;t end up with situations like you hear in the news with the trustee driving around a brand new Ferrari, and poor Snoopy is, again, starving and outdoors in the cold.</p><p>So, now let&#8217;s talk about mistakes people usually make with pet trusts. And I&#8217;ve gone over these in more detail in this video up here. The first is putting too much money in the pet&#8217;s care. And I think, if you make the calculations like we talked about earlier, then you&#8217;ll be in great shape. You don&#8217;t want to end up in a situation where the money is tied up in the estate for years, and you end up penalizing your other beneficiaries, as well. The second mistake is providing vague or unenforceable instructions. That is why we work with our client to create a detailed pet dossier, so there&#8217;s no question what kind of care your pet should be receiving. The third mistake is failing to keep information up to date. So let&#8217;s say Bill sets up a pet trust for his dog, and then that dog passes away, and he gets a new dog named Gypsy. Well, if he hasn&#8217;t provided specific instructions for the new dog, then Gypsy could be left out in the cold just like Snoopy. The fourth mistake we see is not having a contingency plan. You might have trusted a friend or a loved one, somebody in your family, to care for your pet. But what happens if that person is unable, they die or they&#8217;re simply unwilling to take care of your pet all of a sudden? Just like we set up contingencies for your trustees, we need to have a backup caretaker and trustee to take care of Snoopy. Well, that&#8217;s all for today. I hope you got value in it. If you did, please hit the like button below. I&#8217;d really appreciate it. Thanks for watching, have a great day and, as always, I hope you have an awesome week. We&#8217;ll see you next time and thanks again.</p><p>SPANISH-</p><p>&#8211; Hoy vamos a hablar sobre fideicomisos de mascotas. La semana pasada di una clase a otros abogados sobre fideicomisos de mascotas aquí en Oklahoma. Y pensé, ¿por qué deben tener toda esta información? Así que hoy voy a revisar todo ese material con ustedes. Bienvenidos a Martes en Dos Minutos, donde intento discutir un tema de planificación patrimonial en dos minutos o menos. Entonces vamos. Cuando comento la idea de fideicomisos de mascotas con las personas, recibe muchas risas, pero creo que la sociedad está cambiando, las personas se están volviendo mucho más unidos a sus mascotas. Ya sean perros, gatos, tortugas o lo que sea, la gente ama a sus mascotas. Cuando empiezo a hablarle a los clientes sobre los fideicomisos de mascotas, aunque estuviesen dudosos al principio, al final de nuestra discusión me dicen todo tipo de provisiones que quieren proporcionar para proteger a su querida mascota. Si tienes una mascota, una de las cosas que todos tememos es pensar en cómo sería la vida sin nuestros animalitos. Sin embargo, pocos piensan en la vida de nuestras mascotas sin nosotros. Siempre escuchamos historias locas sobre alguna celebridad de Hollywood que deja millones de dólares a su mascota. Y creo que eso le ha dado un mal nombre a los fidecomisos de mascotas en los estados Unidos. Pero la realidad es que muchos de nosotros amamos a nuestras mascotas tanto como amamos a nuestra familia, a veces incluso más. Y eso es muy entendible porque nuestras mascotas son nuestras mascotas. Entonces, cuando discutimos la planificación patrimonial, aconsejamos que, si amas a tu mascota como a un hijo, deberías proveer por ellos y protegerlos. No hablamos de dejar millones de dólares como oyes que pasa en Hollywood. Sin embargo, querrás mirar dos cosas cuando consideres un fideicomiso para proteger a tu mascota, y entraremos en detalles aquí en un rato. Pero hay dos áreas en las que quiero enfocarme con los clientes. La primera es: ¿quién quieres que cuide de tu mascota? Al igual que te tomas el tiempo para decidir quien va a ser tu fiduciario sucesor o tu poder notarial, poder notarial de salud, deberías mirar y pensar en quién quisieras que cuidara de tu mascota. Debería ser alguien que le de a tu mascota el mismo amor que tú le das todos los días. La segunda cosa a considerar es cuánto dinero deberías dejarle a tu mascota. La mejor forma que tengo de averiguar esto es hacer los cálculos. Toma una hoja de papel y resuélvelo. ¿Cuánto cuesta la comida y las medicinas para tu mascota cada mes? Y luego, ¿cuánto es cada año? Y luego, ¿cuánto dinero cuesta ir al veterinario regularmente? Suma todos esos números y multiplícalos por los años que crees que tu mascota vivirá. Y eso te dará un buen estimado de lo que necesitas dejarle. Ese es un número que debemos reservar en un fideicomiso específico para tu mascota. Miremos un ejemplo para nuestro amigo, Snoopy. Vamos al tablero y miremos cuál será el costo por cuidar de Snoopy. En este caso hipotético vamos a suponer que Snoopy va a vivir por unos seis años más. Entonces, miremos cuánto cuesta la comida. Ahora, tuve un perro hace, de hecho fue hace un año y medio que falleció y yo gastaba unos $110, estaba gastando unos $100 al mes. Para este ejemplo, supongo que el precio de la comida ha aumentado un poco, entonces miremos $110 al mes por 12 meses. Eso sería $1329 al año en comida. Y necesitamos mirar los costos del veterinario de lo que cuesta cuidar de Snoopy al año yendo al veterinario, al médico. Ahora, al principio, cuando Snoopy es más joven, no va a costar tanto dinero pero a medida que envejece va a costar más. Probablemente va a tener que tomar medicina para sus articulaciones y tal vez algo de esteroides para otras cosas. Voy a poner el número de $658 al año y esto debería ser igual durante el periodo de seis años. Un tercer costo que creo que deberías mirar es qué tipo de medicina está tomando, ¿está tomando medicamentos para el gusano de corazón y las garrapatas cada mes? Para mi perro, creo que gastábamos unos $54 al mes en sus medicinas para garrapatas y el gusano del corazón. Multipliquemos eso, y obtenemos un número de $648 al año. Ahora, cada vez que iba a la tienda, donde estuviera, veía algo que pensaba que le gustaría a mi perro, y lo compraba. A veces, no le compraba nada en todo el mes, pero había otros meses cuando le compraba muchas cosas. Y entonces, solo para igualar esto, digamos que es un promedio de $50 al mes solo en juguetes y platos de agua y otras cosas que nos gustaría conseguir para nuestro perro para ponerlo más cómodo. Y multiplicamos eso por 12 meses y obtenemos $600. Lo siguiente es sumar todos estos números. Entonces, comida, $1320, veterinario de $658, medicamentos de garrapatas de $648 y luego los juguetes y otras cosas de $600. Obtenemos un costo anual de $3226 para cuidar de Snoopy. Ahora, como dije antes, hablamos de seis años de vida para Snoopy después que fallecemos. Entonces, si multiplicamos nuestro costo anual de 3226 por seis años más, resultamos con $19356 reservamos para Snoopy. Ahora, estos son estimados, pero estos son los tipos de cálculos que me gusta repasar con mis clientes, para que ellos puedan presentar un número que va a representar lo que necesitan separar para su mascota, ya sea Snoopy, un perro, un gato, una tortuga o lo que sea. Entonces, en nuestro ejemplo, seis años más de vida, $19356. Hay una razón por la que es 20000 y ya lo veremos esto en un momento. Una de las preguntas que siempre parece dar en el blanco es que, si algo te pasara justo ahora, ¿qué le pasaría a tu perro esperando en casa? ¿Habría alguien que fuera a verlo? ¿cuánto tiempo pasaría antes de que alguien alguien recuerde que tienes una mascota? Y luego, ¿qué le pasaría a tu mascota? Hace un par de años la casa de mi vecino casi se quemó por completo. El cuerpo de bomberos rescató a su perro. El jefe de bomberos me preguntó si cuidaría del perro hasta que alguien llegara a cuidarlo. Fue muy directo. Dijo que un vecino o yo podríamos cuidar del perro, o vendrían y recogerían al perro para llevárselo a la perrera. La ASPCA afirmó recientemente que cada año aproximadamente 500.000 gatos y perros entran a los refugios cuando sus padres tienen una emergencia, o que fallecen. Creo que la mayoría asume que su familia o amigos aparecerán para cuidar a sus mascotas. Pero, a no ser que les preguntemos, nunca sabemos la respuesta. Tengo un buen amigo que ama a los animales. Él les compra regalos, juguetes, cualquier cosa para mascotas de otras personas. Él cuida un perro, pero definitivamente no cuidará la mascota de alguien de forma permanente. No puedes suponer que un miembro de la familia o un amigo cuidará de tu mascota. Una suposición aún mayor es si tu querida mascota se irá con ese familiar o ese amigo. Si tu mascota no conoce a ese miembro de la familia o a esa persona que llegue a tu casa, el perro podría comportarse de forma agresiva. Todos hemos visto esto un millón de veces, ¿verdad? Alguien tiene el perro más dulce del mundo, pero un extraño entra a la casa y el perro se pone salvaje. Por eso aconsejamos a las personas que se aseguren de que sus perros se relaciona bien con la persona o personas que han accedido cuidar de ellos si algo te pasa. También recomendamos que las personas creen un reporte de mascota con información pertinente e importante sobre tu mascota. Si quieres una copia de uno que le damos a nuestros clientes, dejaré un enlace debajo en la sección de comentarios. Este reporte de mascotas debe incluir los hábitos de tu perro, preferencias en las comidas, condiciones médicas, los medicamentos que toman la información veterinaria, sus registros y el comportamiento que tienen con otras mascotas y personas. Todas cosas son importantes que podrías no saber. Guarda una copia con tu planificación patromonial y asegúrate que las personas que han accedido a cuidar a tu mascota tengan una copia de esta misma información. Ahora miremos la ley. Creo que una de las razones por las que las cortes han desaprobado los fideicomisos de mascotas es, en el pasado, es debido al potencial de violar la regla de perpetuidades, es un término legal, y debido a que la gente dejaba escandalosas sumas de dinero y no había vigilancia para ese dinero. Entonces, lo que pasaría es que fideicomisarios sin escrúpulos podrían vivir de ese dinero y pobre Snoopy, siendo ignorado y dejado en la calle. La otra razón es que no había leyes para los fideicomisos de mascotas. Bien, todo eso cambió en Oklahoma en 2010. La legislatura de Oklahoma aprobó el Titulo 60, Sección 199, llamado como La Validez de los fideicomisos para el cuidado de animales domésticos o mascotas. Dejaré un enlace de este estatuto en la sección de comentarios y en la sección de la descripción abajo. Miremos la Sección A. De buenas a primeras en el estatuto, se afirma que un fideicomiso de mascotas es válido en Oklahoma e igual de importante, que termina en la muerte del animal que está cubriendo. Esta Sección A, junto con la Dección G al final, afirma que el beneficiario del fideicomiso debe incluir al cuidador a efectos de las reglas contra perpetuidades. Y de nuevo, es un término legal, pero no debes preocuparte por esto aquí. La Sección B proporciona que un fideicomiso de mascotas puede ser interpretado liberalmente para llevar a cabo la dirección general del otorgante. En otras palabras, quieres que cuiden de tu perro. La Sección C y D hablan sobre quién puede ser el fideicomisario y el ejecutor, y afirma que no pueden ser la misma persona. Ahora discutiremos esto en más detalle cuando revise una muestra de fideicomiso, pero de hecho me gusta tener tres partidos separados en el fideicomiso. Uno es el ejecutor, el fideicomisario y el cuidador real. Ahora, la Sección E habla sobre la contabilidad. Y anteriormente, cuando revisé el cuidado de Snoopy, dije que había una razón por la que era menor a $20.000, y eso es debido a la Sección E en el estatuto de Oklahoma. Y creo que si tenemos un ejecutor, un fideicomisario y un cuidador, entonces probablemente ya tengamos una buena contabilidad del fideicomiso. Pero esta sección requiere una contabilidad si es de más de $20.000. Sin embargo, puede haber situaciones en las que esto podría ser necesario. Por ejemplo, que tal si, en lugar de que Snoopy solo tenga seis años más de vida, que solo sea un cachorro cuando nuestro cliente lo consiguió? Creo que los beagles viven como 12 o 15 años. Entonces, si usamos 10 años en lugar de seis años, tomando la cantidad de fideicomiso podría ser de $32.000 solo para cuidar de Snoopy toda su vida, si algo te pasara. La sección F proporciona uno de los requisitos más grandes de cualquier fideicomiso y eso es lo que debe ser un beneficiario restante para que el fideicomiso finalice. Ahora hablemos sobre lo que me gusta poner en un fideicomiso de mascotas. Y quiero anotar aquí que, si un cliente quiere un fideicomiso de mascotas, hago esto como una sección de su fideicomiso general. Otras personas hacen en formas diferentes. Esa es la forma en que me gusta hacerlo. Y, como dije antes, prefiero tener un ejecutor, un fideicomisario y un cuidador. De esa forma, mis clientes saben que tenemos cheques y balances para proteger a su mascota. Primero, el cuidador es el individuo que cuida a Snoopy todos los días. En nuestro ejemplo, Snoopy vive con Charlie. El dideicomiso es un individuo separado que controla el dinero y distribuye dinero a Charlie para el cuidado de Snoopy. La tercera persona que me gusta tener es el ejecutor. El ejecutor vigila los libros y se asegura de que el fideicomisario distribuye dinero a Charlie y que Charlie esté cuidando de Snoopy. Me gusta tener estos cheques y balances, para que no terminamos en situaciones como las que oyes en las noticias con el fideicomiso manejando un Ferrari nuevo y el pobre Snoopy está hambriento y en la calle. Ahora, hablemos de los errores que cometen las personas con los fideicomisos de mascotas. Y he repasado estos con más detalle en este video de aquí. El primero es poner demasiado dinero en el cuidado de su mascota. Y creo que si haces los cálculos como lo hicimos anteriormente, estarás en buena forma. No querrás terminar en una situación donde el dinero está atado en la propiedad durante años, y también terminas penalizando a tus propios beneficiarios. El segundo error es proporcionar instrucciones vagas o inaplicables. Por eso trabajamos con nuestro cliente para crear un reporte de mascota detallado, no hay duda sobre qué tipo de cuidado debe recibir tu mascota. El tercer error es no mantener la información actualizada. Digamos que Bill hace un fideicomiso para su perro, y luego ese perro fallece y él se consigue un nuevo perro llamado Gypsy. Pues si él no ha proporcionado instrucciones específicas para el nuevo perro, entonces Gypsy podría quedar en la calle justo como Snoopy. El cuarto error que vemos es no tener un plan de contingencia. Puede que hayas confiado en un amigo o ser querido, alguien de tu familia, para que cuide de tu mascota. Pero lo que pasa es que esa persona no puede hacerlo, muere o simplemente está reacia a cuidar de tu mascota de repente. Al igual que establecemos contingencias para tus fideicomisarios, debemos tener un cuidador y un fideicomisario de apoyo que cuide de Snoopy. Bien, eso es todo por hoy. Espero que encuentres valor en esto. Si lo haces, por favor aprieta el botón de abajo. Lo agradecería mucho. Gracias por ver, tengan un buen día y como siempre, espero que tengan una semana maravillosa. Nos veremos la próxima vez y gracias de nuevo.</p></div></div><div class="tcb_flag" style="display: none"></div>
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					<description><![CDATA[Average cost of estate planningToday we're going to discuss WHAT COSTS MORE A WILL OR A TRUST TO ADMINISTER. We're just talking about the cost today.&#160;In last week's video I said that we would go over the cost comparison of a probate versus a revocable living trust-centered estate plan. So, let's jump right in.&#160;First, I [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element"><h2 class="">Average cost of estate planning</h2><p>Today we're going to discuss WHAT COSTS MORE A WILL OR A TRUST TO ADMINISTER. We're just talking about the cost today.</p><p>In last week's video I said that we would go over the cost comparison of a probate versus a revocable living trust-centered estate plan. So, let's jump right in.</p><p>First, I need to disclose that these numbers are just general numbers that I'm making up based on <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/what-is-the-average-cost-of-making-a-will/">average cost</a> of estate planning for each of these different types of estate plans. Now, you might argue that some of these numbers I'm using are too high, or that maybe they're too low. But the important thing for our purposes here is that the calculations hold true.</p><p>So, in the comments section below, please let me know whether you think my <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/how-much-does-it-cost-to-execute-a-will/">probate costs</a> are too high or too low, and let me know what you think a probate costs. A revocable living trust-centered <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/2022-estate-planning-okc/">estate plan can run anywhere from a couple of thousand dollars to tens of thousands of dollars, depending on how big the estate is and how much tax planning</a> is necessary.</p><h3 class="">How much to get a living Trust done</h3><p>For our purposes here today, I'm going to use generally what we see for estates for married couples from about $200,000 up to $1 million in assets. How much does it cost to set up a trust - Now, just to be fair to the last will folks, we're going to say the average cost of revocable living trust at about $5,000 for a revocable living trust package. Now, I actually think 5,000 is a little on the high side, but we're going to go with that number today just for illustration purposes.</p><h3 class="">How much to create a Will</h3><p>Now, for a married couple last will and testament package and, again to be fair to our last will folks, I'm going to pick $1,800 for a last will package for a married couple. Now, right off the bat, the last will folks have a lead coming in at $3,200 less, but let's keep going. You know from watching our videos here that I always say that your estate plan must continue to evolve as your life changes.</p><p>So, over your lifetime, let's say you make four updates to your estate plan, and that each of those updates cost roughly about $500. These updates are going to cost the same whether you have a will or a revocable trust. I know what you're thinking. If it costs the same to update a trust or a will, then I'm still $3,200 ahead of the game with a last will package. And you're correct, but let's keep going. Several years down the road the first spouse passes away.</p><h4 class="">Cost of administering a will</h4><p>If the married couple had a last will and testament package, then we are going to have to <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/who-pays-for-will-probate/">probate the estate</a> of the first spouse to die. Depending on how well this married couple planned, the cost of administering a will is going to cost anywhere from $5,500 to about $8,500. And, again, these are just estimates that I have seen. Now, guys, do not quote me on any of these numbers. They are just averages.</p><p>We had two <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/how-much-does-probate-cost/">probates last year that cost</a> well over $20,000 each. We are just coming up with these numbers here for illustration purposes, and they're just kind of averages that I have seen. So, let's say the first <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/oklahoma-probate/">probate costs</a> $7,500 for court costs, attorney fees, filing fees and everything to get the probate done.</p><p>For the couple that had the revocable living trust-centered estate plan package, well there's no need for a <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/can-a-bank-release-funds-without-probate/">probate if they properly funded</a> their trust. The surviving spouse just takes over, and continues to live their life and operate their trust.</p><h4 class="">Cost of Updating Trust</h4><p>It's not always going to be so simple, and the surviving spouse will usually come into our office for a little assistance and a consultation. So let's say that we might do another $600 of work for the revocable trust, when the first spouse passes away. As you can see, after the passing of the first spouse, all of a sudden, the folks with the revocable living trust package are now $3,700 ahead of the last will couple. But let's keep going.</p><p>A few years later down the road, the surviving spouse passes away. Now what do we do? You guessed it, for the married couple that had the last will package we need to probate the estate of the surviving spouse.</p><h4 class="">Second Probate</h4><p>And guess what? That costs more money. Now, when we probate the second spouse's estate, it will usually cost more because we are transferring real estate and other assets to their heirs.</p><p>But, for our example today, let's keep it with just another $7,500 to probate the estate, just to keep things simple and to keep it fair. The married couple with the revocable trust package had a <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/choosing-a-successor-trustee/">successor trustee</a> in place to take over and distribute the trust assets according to the terms of the trust. Sometimes, the <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/successor-trustee-2/">successor trustee</a> will do everything themselves, and so there really will not be any additional cost.</p><h4 class="">Probate Costs go up</h4><p>However, sometimes they might need legal assistance, so they might spend another $1,200 for legal fees to come into our office and talk to us. So, can you see where we're heading with this? Let's go over all of these numbers again from the beginning. $1,800 for a married couple last will and testament package versus 5,000 for a married couple revocable living trust-centered estate plan package. Four updates to each plan over the years at $500 each, for a total of $2,000 for all of these updates. <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/can-executors-get-paid/">Probate fees</a> for the first spouse, when they pass away, are $7,500, and $600 cost for the revocable trust folks.</p><p>When the second spouse passes away, we have another $7,500, and maybe $1,200 for the couple with the revocable trust. So the total cost for the estate plans are $18,000 for the couple with the last will package and $8,800 for the couple with that revocable living trust-centered estate plan. That is $10,000 difference. The couple with the last will package have less expenses upfront but have a substantial continuing cost over their lifetime. If we are talking about an average <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/oklahoma-probate/inheritance-tax/">estate of around $180,000 here in Oklahoma</a>, then that is 10%, and it's $10,000 less that your kids or your heirs get.</p><h4 class="">Average cost to create a living trust</h4><p>Now, two things to remember here. First, we came up with the numbers here for illustration purposes only. We came up with average revocable trust attorney cost.</p><p>No matter what numbers I use when I'm showing this to clients and going over it in my office, the calculations always hold true. In the long run, a last will and testament package is going to cost your estate a lot more money than the average cost to create a living trust. And the second thing to remember is these numbers are based on everything going smoothly.</p><p>If the heirs start fighting and more <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/">law firms</a> get involved, then the costs are going to go up. As an example, we had a probate a few years ago where the heirs were fighting over a car that was worth probably about $1,200.</p><p>However, all sides together probably spent about $10,000 in legal fees, fighting over a 1,200 car. None of them even wanted the car.</p><p>They just didn't want a particular person to have it, and so they spent a lot more money than they needed to. It's situations like that that will increase the <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/why-is-probate-so-expensive/">cost of probates</a> substantially.</p><p>If you got value from this little exercise today, then please hit the like button below. And to get you thinking, I invite you to please download our <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/estateplanning/" target="_blank">estate planning strategies guide</a>, and I'll put a link in both the description and the comments section below. That's all for today. I hope you have a great day and, as always, an awesome week. 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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2019 16:12:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#8211; Today we&#8217;re gonna talk about the number one reason I think a revocable living trust is usually a better option than just a last will.&#160;Welcome to Two Minute Tuesday, where I attempt to discuss an estate-planning topic in two minutes or less. Let&#8217;s jump right in. We hope you&#8217;ve been enjoying this little four [&#8230;]]]></description>
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</div><div class="thrv_wrapper tve_wp_shortcode"><div class="tve_shortcode_raw" style="display: none"></div><div class="tve_shortcode_rendered"><p>&#8211; Today we&#8217;re gonna talk about the number one reason I think a revocable living trust is usually a better option than just a last will.</p><p>Welcome to Two Minute Tuesday, where I attempt to discuss an estate-planning topic in two minutes or less. Let&#8217;s jump right in. We hope you&#8217;ve been enjoying this little four part series on revocable trusts versus last will and testaments.</p><p>If you&#8217;re just joining us for the first time, then I encourage you to watch the other three videos in this series.</p><p>The number one reason I believe a revocable living trust centered estate plan is the better option is that you avoid probate. You guys, I&#8217;ve said this before, but a vast majority of our probate clients ask us for a trust once they&#8217;ve been through the probate process. Once someone has had to go through the process dealing with other family members, creditors, and <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/how-to-handle-unequal-inheritance/">heirs wanting their money</a> immediately, they realized what a bad experience it can be.</p><p>Now, I&#8217;ve said in other videos that money changes people. That cousin or nephew that was always so sweet becomes a viper or a pit bull when they find out that they might, they might, inherit some money.</p><p>We see this over and over again. Heirs call our office on a regular basis demanding their inheritance, demanding their money because they have bills to pay. And like I&#8217;ve said, money changes people. I never say this to them, but I always wonder what would that heir calling our office, what would they have done if their loved one had not passed away?</p><p>So, the big four reasons a trust is a better option are one, you avoid guardianship proceedings.</p><p>Two, you bypass probate.</p><p>Three, you maintain privacy.</p><p>And fourth, it provides a layer of protection from court challenges.</p><p>Let&#8217;s look at each one of these individually. First, when you hear the word probate, we automatically think of after-death proceedings, right? But there&#8217;s something called a living probate, and you&#8217;ve probably more commonly heard it called a conservatorship or a guardianship proceeding. So, a trust avoids a conservatorship and guardianship proceeding. It does this by allowing you to authorize a person to manage your assets should you become incapacitated and unable to manage your own affairs. Now, this might seem obvious, but <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/do-not-put-these-seven-things-in-your-last-will-and-testament-for-probate/">last wills</a> only become effective when you die.</p><p>That means wills are absolutely useless in avoiding conservatorship and guardianship proceedings during your lifetime. If you&#8217;ve ever been part of one of these proceedings, then you know it is a highly emotional process. You literally have to go to court and ask a judge, someone you&#8217;ve never met before, in order to care for your loved one and make life decisions for your loved one.</p><p>And it does not end there with just that one court appearance. You have to go back and give accountings every so often according to Oklahoma statute. The judge wants to know what&#8217;s happening in the case and what&#8217;s happening with your loved one.</p><p>Luckily in Oklahoma, we have some really great probate judges, but it&#8217;s still not a fun process to go through going through a living probate.</p><p>The second reason is the ability to bypass probate or property transfers. Property in a <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/revocable-vs-irrevocable-trusts-2025/" data-wpil-replace="">revocable living trust</a> which is titled in the name of the trust does not go through the probate process. Transferring property with probate is public. It can be costly and time consuming, sometimes taking even years to resolve. Guys, we worked on a couple of <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/can-executors-get-paid/">probates last year that cost</a> over $20,000 each. Those probates were really the exception for what we work on, but <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/who-pays-for-will-probate/">probate still can easily cost</a> five to $10,000 on a regular basis. Now, in next week&#8217;s video, we&#8217;re going to go through a step-by-step comparison of the <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/how-much-does-probate-cost/">cost for a trust versus probating</a> a last will. So, make sure to hit the subscribe button below so you&#8217;ll be notified when that video comes out.</p><p>The third reason to avoid <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/">probate is that a trust</a> maintains privacy after death. Very simply put, wills are public documents, trusts are not. Anyone, including your nosy neighbors, creditors, and unscrupulous family members can discover the details of your estate if you have a will. Trusts, on the other hand, allow you to maintain privacy. As soon as we file probate on behalf of a client, I can guarantee that within a week, we&#8217;ll have three or four solicitations from businesses or people wanting to cash in on the probate process. Now, some of these are legitimate, but if you&#8217;re trying to do things by yourself, you could easily cost the estate thousands of extra dollars if you don&#8217;t know what you&#8217;re doing.</p><p>The fourth reason to <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/why-is-it-good-to-avoid-probate/">avoid probate</a> is to protect you from court challenges. When we file a probate, we are providing a forum, it&#8217;s a court case, for anyone to come forward and challenge anything in the process. So, all a disgruntled family member needs to do is just show up and complain about something. Their claim could be completely baseless, but we still might have to provide and spend additional time and money disproving their claim against the estate.</p><p>Now, someone still could attack a trust, but it&#8217;s generally much harder than attacking a will because the trust is not made public at any point and it&#8217;s not a court case. So, if someone wants to challenge your trust, then they have to go down to the courthouse, open up a lawsuit, and pay all the fees, the court <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/why-is-probate-so-expensive/">costs and attorney fees</a> that go along with filing a lawsuit. If someone has to spend their own money then they are a lot less likely to take some sort of action. And guys, we see this all the time when people come to our office. As soon as we go over their out-of-pocket expenses, they usually wanna think about it. They wanna think about challenging that trust, and they&#8217;ll get back to us. So, once they have to spend their own money they usually don&#8217;t.</p><p>So, for all of these reasons, most people want to avoid <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/oklahoma-probate/">probate</a> all together, and these reasons are why I believe avoiding probate is the number one reason why a revocable living trust is usually a better option than just having a last will and testament. Well, that&#8217;s all for today. Thank you so much for watching. If you enjoyed this video then please hit the like button below, and let us know in the comments what topics you would like me to talk about in the next coming videos. Have a great day and have an awesome week. Thanks again, and we&#8217;ll see you next time.</p></div></div><div class="tcb_flag" style="display: none"></div>
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					<description><![CDATA[REVOCABLE TRUST VS LAST WILL REASON NO 2&#8211; Hi guys, today we&#8217;re gonna talk about the actual probate process in Oklahoma, and why it takes so long.&#160;Welcome to Two Minute Tuesday where I tend to discuss an estate planning topic in two minutes or less.&#160;Now, last week, we discussed reason number three, why a revocable [&#8230;]]]></description>
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</div><div class="thrv_wrapper tve_wp_shortcode"><div class="tve_shortcode_raw" style="display: none"></div><div class="tve_shortcode_rendered"><h1 class="entry-title">REVOCABLE TRUST VS LAST WILL REASON NO 2</h1><p>&#8211; Hi guys, today we&#8217;re gonna talk about the actual probate process in Oklahoma, and why it takes so long.</p><p>Welcome to Two Minute Tuesday where I tend to discuss an estate planning topic in two minutes or less.</p><p>Now, last week, we discussed reason number three, why a revocable living trust, a centered estate plan, is a better option than a last will. By the way, every year or so, someone does a study about how many people have an estate plan, and the number always changes depending on who they surveyed or who conducted the survey, but it is always around 60 to 80% of Americans do not have any kind of an estate plan, think about that for a second.</p><p>That number is always so surprising to me, because it&#8217;s so important for young families to protect their children and for older couples to protect themselves. So that is why we are doing this little mini series, or why a revocable living trust, centered estate plan is a better option than a last will.</p><p>This week we&#8217;re discussing reason number two, and you know whether you have a last will or nothing at all, the probate process takes several months, if you are lucky, and can last years if your family starts fighting.</p><h3>I&#8217;m going to go over each of these individually, but this is the probate process in Oklahoma in a nutshell.</h3><ul><li>First, filing a petition to begin the Oklahoma probate.</li><li>Second, notice of hearing must be given to all interested parties.</li><li>Third, a hearing on petition, naming a personal representative.</li><li>Fourth, the court will issue letters of administration appointing a personal representative.</li><li>Fifth, notice to creditors must be given.</li><li>Six, if creditors come forward, then an order allowing payment of every claim must be issued by a judge.</li><li>Seventh, obtaining a release of claim by any creditor that made a claim.</li><li>Eighth, inventory of all assets in the estate,</li><li>inth, an order approving the inventory, and finally,</li><li>number 10, file an application, an order for final hearing and distribution to heirs.</li></ul><p>Each of these will require notice to heirs and all interested parties by either mailing publication in the newspaper, or both. And because notice, publication and statutory dates must be observed, you can see how the <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/oklahoma-probate/">Oklahoma probate</a> process can take six to nine months at a minimum.</p><p>So let&#8217;s go over each of these steps individually. The probate process really starts with us meeting in my office to discuss who are the heirs and what assets your loved one actually had. Once we have enough information to start, we will file a petition for <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/can-executors-get-paid/">probate asking the court to name a personal representative</a>. And I think the filing fee right now is like $204 that must be paid to the court clerk.</p><p>Then we set the petition for probate at least 30 days into the future, we have to publish notice of the hearing on the petition in a local newspaper. After at least 30 days we have a hearing where anyone can attend and argue against why you should or should not be the <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/how-much-should-you-pay-an-executor-of-a-will/">personal representative</a>. If someone does appear to contest the appointment of personal representative, then there has to be a hearing and sometimes a judge will hear it right then, but sometimes he will schedule that hearing for another day, further prolonging the probate process. Now if no one appears to contest or does not have a valid claim, then the judge will usually appoint a personal representative.</p><p>This personal representative will with the help of their <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/estateplanning/">attorney will be responsible for administering the estate</a>, paying creditors, selling property, gathering assets and then distributing assets. All of these responsibilities require court approval. So now that we have a personal representative, we have to give notice to all known and unknown creditors. Creditors have 60 days to come forward and make a claim against the estate.</p><p>That means we have to wait 60 days before the probate can proceed to the next step. Notice to creditors is given by filing a notice to creditors with a court, physically mailing a copy to known creditors, and publishing a copy of the notice in a local newspaper. If we are lucky, then the creditors will come forward right away, and we can deal with them, but remember, they have 60 days and sometimes they wait until the very last day.</p><p>So once we have a creditor claim, then you as a personal representative have to determine if it&#8217;s a valid claim. If it is, then you have to make an application with the court to approve the claim. If the judge agrees with you, then you pay the claim, but wait, we&#8217;re not done with that creditor yet.</p><p>Obviously, we have to send them a cheque, right? But then we have to just sit and wait until they file a release of claim with the court. As you can imagine, big credit card companies are on their own schedule. So it can take several weeks before we have that release of claim, and until we have that release of claim from each creditor, we cannot close out the probate.</p><p>So the next step is kind of happening all along, but at this point, we need to conduct a formal inventory and appraisal of certain assets. This can be both time consuming and costly. In other videos I&#8217;ve mentioned that it wants took us over three months just to get into a safe deposit box, which is why I made this video up here on where you should store your <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/2022-estate-planning-okc/">estate planning</a> documents.</p><p>Now once the inventory is completed, then you need to make an application to the court to approve that inventory. Again, this is an open hearing so disgruntled heirs can attend and complicate matters.</p><p>Finally, after all of this, we can make an application for a final hearing and <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/how-to-handle-unequal-inheritance/">distribution to all the heirs</a>. Again, you must give notice of this hearing by both snail mail and publication in the newspaper. This hearing is usually at least 30 days after the application is filed with the court.</p><p>So wow, that&#8217;s a lot, and even after all of that the personal representative will still have duties to close out the <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/who-pays-for-will-probate/">estate such as paying</a> taxes and distributing all the assets.</p><p>Now in last week&#8217;s video, we talked about the difference in the process for a last will, versus a revocable living trust. So watch that video, but basically, if you have a revocable living trust, centered estate plan, then everything is controlled by your trust.</p><p>Your <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/choosing-a-successor-trustee/">successor trustee</a> follows the directions you&#8217;ve given in your customized revocable living trust, centered estate plan. He pays creditors, makes distributions and closes out your estate, all without court intervention. So as you can imagine, if your revocable trust is fully funded, then your <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/successor-trustee-2/">successor trustee</a> can move pretty quickly.</p><p>Plus, you have the added benefit of having a successor trustee to take care of you, your family and your assets during incapacity while you are still living. If you do not have a revocable <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/">trust centered estate</a> plan, then your family might have to apply for guardianship just to take care of you, and that can also be a long and stressful process.</p><p>Well, that&#8217;s all for today. Thanks for watching, and we&#8217;ll see you next time. I hope you have a great day, and an awesome week.</p></div></div><div class="tcb_flag" style="display: none"></div>
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</div><div class="thrv_wrapper tve_wp_shortcode"><div class="tve_shortcode_raw" style="display: none"></div><div class="tve_shortcode_rendered"><h3>Will vs Revocable Trust &#8211; Reason No 3 Why a Trust is better</h3><p>&#8211; Hi guys, today we&#8217;re gonna talk about Will vs Revocable Trust &#8211; Reason No 3 Why a Trust is better than just having a last will. Welcome to Two Minute Tuesday where I attempt to discuss an <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/2022-estate-planning-okc/">estate planning</a> topic in two minutes or less. Probably the number one question we get is, What is the difference between a Will and a Revocable Trust? Which is why we&#8217;re doing this little mini-series that started with the last video to highlight some of the biggest differences between the two.</p><p>So, I guess the first thing I need to show you is how a <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/who-pays-for-will-probate/">Probate works and how a Revocable Living Trust Centered Estate</a> Plan works. So, let&#8217;s switch screens. With a Probate at the center of everything we have the Probate Court and this is were really all the decisions get made. If you are in Probate then it is the district court judge who makes the final decisions on what happens with your estate. If there is not a last Will and Testament then they will follow <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/">Oklahoma statutes and, like I&#8217;ve said in other videos, you will probably not like how Oklahoma divides up your estate</a>. You can see more of that in this video that&#8217;s up here. Now, let&#8217;s go back to the screen. Like I said, at the center of everything is the <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/oklahoma-probate/">Oklahoma Probate</a> Court. An estate consists of items like your house which is like your real estate or any other property that you own, bank accounts, savings accounts, checking accounts, certificate of deposits. And it also includes stuff like your investments, your retirement funds.</p><p>You&#8217;d be surprised at how many estates we see where folks do not name anybody as a beneficiary for their retirement accounts. And last we have personal items like jewelry, furniture, clothing and basically all the stuff that you own. So whether or not you have a <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/do-not-put-these-seven-things-in-your-last-will-and-testament-for-probate/">last Will</a> all of this stuff, your house, savings, investments gets funneled through the Probate Court. And this process can take six to nine months for a regular probate. We have some right now that are actually over a year.</p><p>And you&#8217;ve heard the old saying, Time Equals Money. So the longer a Probate takes, it usually means that the <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/can-executors-get-paid/">fees and costs</a> are going to higher as well. And because this is a court case, it means that it is completely public and it means it&#8217;s also a public forum where anybody who wants to, can go and contest the assets. So whether it&#8217;s higher fees or greedy relatives <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/how-much-does-probate-cost/">Probate is gonna be expensive</a>. Now, there is something called a Summary Probate which I&#8217;ve talked about in this video up here. So watch that video if you need more information. So whether it&#8217;s higher fees or greedy relatives Probate can be a slow and expensive process.</p><p>Now there is something called a Summary Probate which I have talked about in other videos so if you need that information, watch those. Now, let&#8217;s look at the same scenario with a <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/revocable-vs-irrevocable-trusts-2025/" data-wpil-replace="">Revocable Living Trust</a> Centered Estate Plan. Now you&#8217;re estate still consists of items like your house, your real estate and any land that you own. Bank accounts like savings or checking accounts and certificate of deposits.</p><p>However, if done correctly, all of these items are titled in the name of the Trust. So the house, money, investments and personal items are all funneled through the Trust document itself. The <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/successor-trustee-2/">Successor Trustee, your Successor Trustee gathers all of these items together and distributes them according to your wishes without court intervention</a>. The process also avoids Guardianship Hearings to appoint someone to take care of you while you&#8217;re still living and incapacitated.</p><p>It avoids probate and the court completely if it is properly funded. It is a private process, no one has access to the trust documents except those that should have access. And because there is not a probate, there are not high <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/why-is-probate-so-expensive/">Probate fees</a>. With Revocable Centered Trust <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/what-are-the-main-steps-in-estate-planning/">Estate Plan we create six main</a> documents. The first is the Revocable Trust itself that states your wishes for what you want to happen during your lifetime and after your lifetime.</p><p>A Pour-Over Will is a backup and you can watch more about Pour-Over Wills in this video. A Durable <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/power-of-attorney-vs-guardianship-which-is-better/">Power of Attorney</a> covers your finances. A Health Care Power of Attorney is there to take of you when you&#8217;re incapacitated. And as you&#8217;ve probably heard about a Living Will and hip organizations are also part of this. And they all work together to protect you, your family and your assets. So as you can see a Revocable Trust can be a much more streamlined process when compared to a Probate. Now, next week we&#8217;ll discuss the Probate process step by step and you&#8217;ll see why, I think, a Revocable Trust is really the better option. Well, that&#8217;s all for today. As always I hope you have a great day and an awesome week. Thanks again and we&#8217;ll see you next time.</p></div></div><div class="tcb_flag" style="display: none"></div>
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</div><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element"><p>- Hi guys. Today we're gonna talk about reason number four of why a revocable living trust is better than a last will. Welcome to Two Minute Tuesday where I attempt to discuss an estate planning topic in two minutes or less. Several times over the last couple weeks, I have had clients in my office who are on their second or on their third marriage. And one of the concerns that they all expressed is having kids from each of their marriages and wanting to protect those kids in case they pass away. And you've probably heard me say on more than one occasion do you want your kids to have your stuff or do you want your new spouse's kids to have your stuff? </p><p>Think about that for a second and it really is a valid <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/2022-estate-planning-okc/">estate planning</a> concern. If you are on your second or third marriage, then you really need to consider how you want to distribute your assets. Do you want your new spouse to have a living estate in your house and then after they pass away then it goes back to kids? Or do you want your new spouse to get everything leaving your kids out completely from any type of inheritance? Well, if you have a revocable living trust we can make that a reality. </p><p>So what we do is we simply set up the trust and we allow your new spouse to have a life estate in your residence and then allow them to have income from the assets in your trust. And then when they pass away, the house and your assets go to your kids so you know that both your new spouse and your kids will be protected in the future. So, this is just one reason why I believe a revocable living trust is better than a <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/estateplanning/">last will in creating a revocable living trust-centered estate</a> plan. </p><p>So, if you have questions or more concerns, please watch some of our other videos and if you're ready, attend one of our live seminars that is coming up in the next few weeks. The phone number should be appearing below me right now to sign up for these seminars. Or you can also click on the link below which I'll put in the description and in the comments section below so that you can sign up on your own for an upcoming seminar. Well, that's all for today. As always, I hope you have a great day and a great week. And we'll see you next time. Thanks again.</p></div><div class="tcb_flag" style="display: none"></div>
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					<description><![CDATA[Under the SECURE Act, if it passes the United States Senate all IRAs and qualified plans must be distributed within 10 years of death.&#160;&#160;- Hi guys, today we're gonna talk about possible changes to IRA distributions that are up and coming in the SECURE Act. Welcome to Two Minute Tuesday where I attempt to discuss [&#8230;]]]></description>
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</div><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element"><p>Under the SECURE Act, if it passes the United States Senate all IRAs and qualified plans must be distributed within 10 years of death.&nbsp;</p><p>- Hi guys, today we're gonna talk about possible changes to IRA distributions that are up and coming in the SECURE Act. Welcome to Two Minute Tuesday where I attempt to discuss an estate planning topic in two minutes or less. So first, you're probably asking what is the SECURE Act? Well, it's a piece of legislation that affects individual retirement accounts and qualified retirement plans passed by the United States House of Representatives and it is short for Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act, or the SECURE Act. It is expected to pass in the United States Senate some time this fall. So why am I talking about it, and why is this important when we are talking about individual retirement accounts? If you have an IRA, you have probably heard of Required Minimum Distributions. Under the current law, assets in an IRA can be distributed based on the life expectancy of the beneficiary. And what we try to do is spread these required minimum distributions over as many years as possible. Under the SECURE Act, if it passes the United States Senate all IRAs and qualified plans must be distributed within 10 years of death. Now, there are some exceptions for surviving spouses, minor children, the disabled, and the chronically ill. However, let's think about this for a minute. Under the SECURE act, if you are the beneficiary of a one million dollar IRA, then your required minimum distribution could be around $150,000 a year or a lump sum of $2 million dollars at the end of 10 years. Compare that to current law where that same million dollars might only have a required minimum distribution in the 20 to 40,000 range over your life expectancy. So, as you can imagine, this will have a huge impact on taxes paid by a beneficiary and folks are already working on solutions to lessen the impact on people receiving these IRAs. Now, the SECURE Act still must pass the United States Senate, but it is my understanding that most experts expect it to pass in the fall and to become effective on December 31st of this year. So, that means this is probably a really good time to review your plan and your beneficiary designations because the tax implications could be greater than ever. So, to help you out, download our <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/2022-estate-planning-okc/">estate planning</a> strategies guide below to get you started. Well, that is all for today, and as always, have a great day and an awesome week. We'll see you next time. Thanks again.</p></div><div class="tcb_flag" style="display: none"></div>
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</div><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element"><p>- Hi guys, today we're gonna discuss the myth that a revocable living trust protects all of your assets from creditors and from lawsuits.</p><p>Recently, someone came into my office to discuss their estate plan. They had just been to an estate planning seminar in which the speaker had told them that all of their assets would be protected from creditors and from lawsuits if they got a revocable living trust.</p><p>Well, that is absolutely not true.</p><p>A revocable living trust, depending on how it's written will usually provide <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/assets-into-trust/">asset protection for the beneficiaries of a trust</a>. Like your spouse or your children. But very few types of trusts actually provide asset protection for the person who actually created the trust.</p><p>If you want to provide asset protection then you really need to have a discussion with your <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/">attorney about asset protection trusts</a>, irrevocable trusts, limited liability companies LLC's and insurance policies that you can all use in conjunction to provide you with some type of asset protection. So, then the question I get asked is,</p><p>if a revocable living trust does not provide any type of asset protection for the person who created it then why should you even bother to create a revocable living trust? Well, we've discussed many of the great reasons to have a revocable trust in some of our other videos. Like the one right up here.</p><p>The first reason is that you can protect your assets for your spouse and your beneficiaries. Asset protection.</p><p>The second is that a revocable living trust provides an incapacity plan for you and avoids court interference. And it allows you to maintain control and gives everybody directions on what you want to happen if you were to become incapacitated.</p><p>And the third reason is probably one of the biggest reasons that people choose a revocable living trust and that is that it avoids <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/who-pays-for-will-probate/">probate and it keeps your estate</a> completely private.</p><p>So, if you want asset protection use insurance policies and a domestic asset protection trust, <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/revocable-vs-irrevocable-trusts-2025/"  data-wpil-monitor-id="58">irrevocable trust</a> and business entities to protect your assets. If you have any questions then please do not hesitate to give us a call or download our <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/2022-estate-planning-okc/">estate planning</a> strategies guide down below in the description. And I'll also put a link in the comment section as well. This <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/estateplanning/">strategies guide</a> will really help you and I think you'll enjoy reading it. But again if you have any questions, just give us a call. Well. that's all for today. You might check out some of our other videos which are gonna be right here. And as always I hope you have a great day and a wonderful week. And we'll see you next time.</p></div><div class="tcb_flag" style="display: none"></div>
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					<description><![CDATA[Blended Family Estate Planning is more important than ever. In today's video, Oklahoma Estate Planning attorney Stephen Cortes discusses area of concern for couples about to get married with kids from previous relationships.]]></description>
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</div><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element"><p>Blended Family Estate Planning is more important than ever. In today's video, Oklahoma Estate Planning attorney Stephen Cortes discusses area of concern for couples about to get married with kids from previous relationships.</p></div><div class="tcb_flag" style="display: none"></div>
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					<description><![CDATA[It is very important to store your estate planning documents in a safe place that can be accessed to those that need to. &#160;It does no good to have your estate plan in a bank safe deposit box that no one knows about or can open. &#160;Having to get a court order to open a [&#8230;]]]></description>
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</div><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element"><p>It is very important to store your estate planning documents in a safe place that can be accessed to those that need to. &nbsp;It does no good to have your estate plan in a bank safe deposit box that no one knows about or can open. &nbsp;Having to get a court order to open a safe deposit box can add considerable expense and delay to an Oklahoma probate.</p><p>Download our ESTATE PLANNING STRATEGIES TO PROTECT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY <a href="http://corteslawfirm.com/estate-planning/">http://corteslawfirm.com/estate-planning/</a></p><p>- Today we're gonna talk about where to store your estate planning documents. Welcome to Two Minute Tuesday, where I attempt to discuss an estate planning topic in two minutes or less.</p><p>Now, before we get started, if you are enjoying these videos every Tuesday, can you please do me a huge favor and hit the Subscribe button in the right-hand corner below and click on the bell to get alerts when we post new videos every Tuesday? I'd really appreciate it.</p><p>One of the questions that we get asked a lot is, where do I store my <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/what-are-the-main-steps-in-estate-planning/">estate planning</a> documents? So after you do an estate plan, we will give you a big blue binder like this one with all of your estate planning documents inside of it. But now that you have it, where do you keep it?</p><p>Well, there are probably three options. One is at your house. Two is in a safe deposit box at a bank. And three is with your estate planning lawyer. With any of these options you might think about giving a copy to whoever you designate as your <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/successor-trustee-2/">successor trustee</a> or your personal representative and give them specific instructions on where the originals are being kept.</p><p>First, if you're going to keep your <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/2022-estate-planning-okc/">estate planning</a> documents at home, then I would recommend you put them in some type of a watertight and fireproof safe. Now, if you're going to do this, then I would probably make sure that the safe is somehow attached or connected to your house so that it cannot be easily stolen out of your house by a thief.</p><p>The second option is to put your estate planning documents into a safe deposit box at the bank. Now, this may sound like a great idea at first, however, if nobody knows that you have a safe deposit box, or they can't access your safe deposit box, then this can cause extensive delays and expense in administering your estate. If you're going to put your estate planning documents into a safe deposit box, then make sure that whoever needs access to the estate planning documents is on the list of people who are authorized to access the estate planning documents in the safe deposit box. Over the past several years, we have had <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/oklahoma-probate/">probates</a> where we needed to get a court order just to open the safe deposit box because the person who passed away had not listed anyone else with authority to access the safe deposit box. In each of these instances, it created significant delay in the <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/how-much-does-probate-cost/">probate and cost</a> the estate extra money. So just make sure that someone and maybe more than one person will be able to access the safe deposit box if something were to happen to you.</p><p>The third option is to <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/i-have-no-one-to-leave-my-estate-to-because-i-am-single-or-have-no-children/">leave it with your estate</a> planning attorney. Personally, even as an estate planning attorney, I do not like this option. When somebody comes to us and we do their estate plan, we will keep an electronic copy, which we can easily email to anybody that needs it. But, I do not wanna keep the originals in my office. The problem that can occur is that your <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/">estate planning attorney might go to another law firm</a>, they might close down their law firm, or they might even move to another state. And then you don't know where to look. Whichever option you choose, just make sure that there is a plan in place so that the people who need to access your estate planning documents will have access to it if the time should ever come.</p><p>Well, that's all for today. If you've not been able to make it to one of our <a href="https://corteslawfirm.com/how-much-does-it-cost-to-execute-a-will/">estate planning</a> seminars and you still have questions, then give us a call or sign up below for our free estate planning webinar, which you can watch from the comfort of your home. We have new ones every week. Now, I'm not sure if I made it under the two minutes today, but if you enjoyed this video, then please like it below and hit the Subscribe button so you'll get new videos every Tuesday. We appreciate your watching, and I'll see you next time. Thanks again.</p></div><div class="tcb_flag" style="display: none"></div>
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