Estate Planning Resources
Handpicked Estate Planning Resources for San Jose Residents
Handpicked Estate Planning Resources for San Jose Residents
The main areas of estate planning resources include general estate planning information, estate planning legal resources, and information on the estate planning process, wills, trusts, powers of attorney, advanced directives, and the protection of children’s assets. Also included are resources which discuss the Probate process in Santa Clara County.
Please click each heading to view resources that may pertain to your needs for information explaining legal processes, definitions, procedures, and public services available to you and your family.
Estate Planning Terms & General Information
Santa Clara County: Definitions of Estate Planning Terms
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CNN Money: Estate Planning Basics
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Estate Planning Legal Resources
Sacramento County Public Law Library
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San Francisco Law Library
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Estate Planning Process
Santa Clara County: Property Transfers Information
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Find Law: General Estate Planning Information
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DMV: Transferring a Vehicle without Probate
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Wills
California Bar: Statutory Will Form
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Find Law: General Information on Wills
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Find Law: Wills
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Trusts
Santa Clara County: General Trust Information
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Santa Clara County: Living Trust Information
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Find Law: General Trust Information
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Nolo: Living Trusts
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Trust Administration
Nolo: The Trustee’s Job – The First Six Months
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Nolo: Advice to Trustees
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Probate Administration
California Bar: What is Probate?
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Santa Clara County Courts: How to Probate a Decedent’s Estate
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Santa Clara County Courts: Diagram of Probate Process
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Santa Clara County Courts: Administering the Probate Estate
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Santa Clara County Courts: Closing & Distributing the Estate
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Powers of Attorney
Santa Clara County: Information on Powers of Attorney
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Santa Clara County: Changing Your Power of Attorney
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Nolo: Powers of Attorney
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Information on Making Health Care Decisions & Health Care Directives
Santa Clara County: Making Health Care Decisions/Advanced Directives
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Nolo: Types of Health Care Directives
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Protecting Your Children’s Assets
Santa Clara County: Protecting Children’s Assets
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