A California Living Trust protects your family from Probate — the court process that costs $15,000–$30,000 and takes 1–2 years to distribute your assets. If you own a home in California or have more than $208,850 in assets in your name, your family will go through Probate automatically when you pass away — unless you have a Living Trust in place. Prepare yours from $599, bilingual, no attorney required.
If you own a home in California, have savings accounts over $50,000, or hold retirement accounts (401k, IRA), your family needs a Living Trust to avoid Probate. Probate is California's succession court process that reviews all your property after death. Probate is public (anyone can see your assets), slow (12–24 months), and expensive (4% mandatory attorney commission plus court costs). With a Living Trust, your assets pass directly to your beneficiaries without court — private, fast, and far cheaper.
California has one of the most expensive and slowest Probate processes in the country. Under Probate Code §10810, probate attorneys charge statutory fees: 4% on the first $100,000, 3% on the next $100,000, 2% on $800,000 — for an $800,000 home, that is $19,000 in attorney fees alone, not counting court costs. A Living Trust avoids this entire process because the assets technically belong to the Trust, not to you, at death — and the Trust has clear rules about who receives what.
With an attorney in Los Angeles, $1,500–$4,500. With Multi Servicios 360, from $599 (Standard) to $1,599 (Pro, which includes a session with a Mar Vista Law attorney).
Yes — this is CRITICAL. Creating the Trust is not enough. You must transfer the property by signing a "Grant Deed" or "Quitclaim Deed" into the Trust. Our package includes step-by-step instructions, and our Boots on the Ground service can handle it for you from $599.
Yes. A Living Trust is "revocable" — you can modify it, add or remove beneficiaries, or cancel it anytime while you are alive and mentally competent.
No. A revocable Living Trust does NOT protect your assets from creditors or lawsuits during your lifetime. For lawsuit protection you need an "Irrevocable Trust" or LLC structures — consult an attorney.
Assets passing through a Trust are not subject to federal estate tax until $13.6 million (2026). California has no state estate tax. Beneficiaries may owe capital gains tax if they sell appreciated assets.
We are a self-help platform — you prepare your own Trust with our bilingual guidance, valid legal templates, and Spanish-language support. We do not replace attorneys; we give you the tools to do what an attorney would, in less time and for less money.
Yes, almost always. The Pour-Over Will "fills" the Trust with any property you forget to transfer formally — it goes through probate but ends up in the Trust. Considered a standard part of a complete estate plan. Our Pro package includes both.
NO. Retirement accounts (401(k), IRA, Roth IRA) have designated beneficiaries that AUTOMATICALLY avoid probate without needing a Trust. Changing ownership to a Trust triggers immediate massive taxes. Instead, verify that the beneficiaries on these accounts are up to date.
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