Online resource center to help you explore these key issues, and others, regarding your estate.
Mr. Miller has many years of experience in designing and implementing a comprehensive variety of Trusts, Wills, and other estate planning documents, as well as settling estates in the most expedient and appropriate method. Further, he counsels and assists clients on becoming eligible for VA benefits and Medi-Cal.
Learn moreMr. Miller has been active in the area of VA Pension and Medi-Cal for well over a decade. He uses various specialized types of Trusts as well as non-trust strategies to gain eligibility for his clients and save the family money.
Learn moreMr. Miller has been settling estates (both simple and complex) for well over 40 years. The starting point is always to create a strategy to settle the estate in the most efficient manner possible with a minimum of taxes. Often times the strategy created allows the family to bypass Probate Court proceedings.
Learn moreDear Mr. Miller: My Dad, 75, is living at home and has a hard time getting around. He needs help for most of the day but can still perform all of the “activities of daily living.” I know he is not going to get better and the future will probably require him to live at … Read more
Dear Mr. Miller: My husband and I are worried about Covid-19. We’ve reached the point where we need to have a Living Trust. We just want one to draw up the document and then we’re done–right? How do I know who to choose? Need Direction Living Trust vs Estate Planning Drafting vs Guidance Drafting vs … Read more
Dear Mr. Miller: I just heard that if I leave my three daughters my house and rental, the property taxes are going to shoot up. What gives? I thought Prop 13 guaranteed that they would get the same property tax bill that I did. Is there a solution? Doting Father Proposition 13 and Parent/Child Exception … Read more
Dear Mr. Miller: My Dad was in the hospital for 4 days and then transferred to a skilled nursing facility. He was there for two weeks. We just received the bill for the skilled nursing facility in which he received rehab and it is astronomic. Over $100,000. I thought Medicare was going to pay … Read more
Dear Mr. Miller: I have a Living Trust. Ok, so that makes me about like everyone else. But I am bothered as to what I have in the document. I have three kids, 9 grandkids, and 7 great grandkids; and there could be more eventually. The kids get the lion’s share, but we have the … Read more
Dear Mr. Miller: My Dad was in an accident several months ago. He and my brother had had an argument over the fact that my brother had stolen $150,000 from the family business. My Dad left the house to drive anywhere to get away from my brother. He ended up wrapping the car around a … Read more
Dear Mr. Miller: My Dad died recently. The only asset he owned was his house, worth about $1 million, free and clear. He placed the title in his Living Trust. I am the only child and beneficiary. I was all ready to sell the house when escrow asked me for a copy of the Trust. … Read more
Dear Mr. Miller: This Covid-19 situation has me really worried. What if my Husband or I are stricken with it and need an ambulance to get to the hospital? What about our Health Care Directives? The paramedics may need them when they arrive and the hospital will certainly need them in order to treat us. … Read more
What to Bring to The Hospital: Many of our clients and friends of the firm ask us how they can update their Wills and Trusts during these trying times. We continue to work with and advise clients remotely and can do so with you. Call us at 760-436-8832 with any questions. One question we continue … Read more
What to Bring to The Hospital: Many of our clients and friends of the firm ask us how they can update their Wills and Trusts during these trying times. We continue to work with and advise clients remotely and can do so with you. Call us at 760-436-8832 with any questions. One question we get … Read more
About Living Trusts is hosted by the Law Offices of Merwyn J. Miller, as your online resource center to help you explore these key issues, and others, regarding your estate.
Dear Mr. Miller: My Dad, 75, is living at home and has a hard time getting around. He needs help for most of the day but can still perform all of the ...
Dear Mr. Miller: My husband and I are worried about Covid-19. We’ve reached the point where we need to have a Living Trust. We just want one...
Dear Mr. Miller: I just heard that if I leave my three daughters my house and rental, the property taxes are going to shoot up. What gives? I th...
