Law Offices of
Thomas L. Gourde
18022 Cowan, Suite 280
Irvine, CA 92614
(949) 825-6525
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California Estate Planning Attorney

An experienced California estate planning attorney will get your estate planning done properly. Estate planning will leave you with peace of mind that your assets be distributed exactly as you desire. No one wants to think about death, and that is a reason that so many people put...
Posted On 03 Jun 2013
California Limited Liability Company Act
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California Limited Liability Company Act

A limited liability company is a business entity that insulates its owners from the liabilities of the entity like a corporation, but is taxed for income tax purposes like a partnership. A family limited liability company (“FLLC”) is a limited liability company formed principally...
Posted On 03 Jun 2013
California Living Trusts
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California Living Trusts

Thomas L. Gourde an experienced California attorney that handles California Living Trusts. A trust is an arrangement under which one person, called a trustee, holds legal title to property for another person, called a beneficiary. You can be the trustee of your own living trust,...
Posted On 03 Jun 2013
California Estate Planning Trusts and Wills
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California Estate Planning Trusts and Wills

Thomas L. Gourde is an experienced estate planning attorney who understands California’s special requirements for California Estate Planning Trusts and Wills. For a will, when you are an executor, everything starts with the validity of the document and its language. It is the...
Posted On 03 Jun 2013
California Probate Process
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California Probate Process

The California probate process is expensive, time-consuming and open to the public. If you leave your estate to your loved ones using a will, everything you own will pass through probate. California’s probate court is in control of the process until the estate has been...
Posted On 03 Jun 2013
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California Trust Administration

If a decedent had a properly drafted and funded trust, probate is generally not required in California. Unlike a will, a trust is a private document and need not be filed with the probate court. Nonetheless, the successor trustee must still take steps to administer the trust....
Posted On 03 Jun 2013
California Conservatorships and Guardianships
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California Conservatorships

Adults are assumed to be capable of making their own decisions and acting in a way that is in their own best interests. However, there are times when a person lacks this ability. Some people never have this capability. California Conservatorships and Guardianships law provides...
Posted On 03 Jun 2013
California Elder Law
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California Elder Law

Financial assets controlled by an elderly person are often vulnerable to fraud and other forms of financial abuse by criminals and even unscrupulous family members. California Elder Law is intended to protect elder abuse. Financial elder abuse can take many forms, including the...
Posted On 03 Jun 2013