


Will This Cost You The Home?
n my last blog post, I gave the example of a man with children from a prior relationship who purchased a home with his girlfriend. When he dies, who will receive his share of the home? Since they are not married, the house is not community property. This means...
Don’t Deed Your Home to the Kids (Yet).
ruaeople sometimes deed their property to their children while still alive in order to make sure the home goes to the kids after the parent has passed. However, this shortcut often comes with significant unanticipated risks/costs. When a homeowner dies, the home...
Will this Shortcut Help or Hurt?
ththI occasionally meet with people who have chosen to transfer their home to someone else while they are still alive. They do this by signing the deed to their home over to a child, spouse or someone else. When the deed is signed over, that home – in many...