> From: Noelle <noelle> > Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2018 11:39:28 -0700 (PDT) > > do we want to go to your credit union Saturday? Sure. I'll reschedule the speaker repair. > On Fri, 20 Jul 2018, robert wrote: > > > From: Noelle <noelle> > > > Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2018 07:55:41 -0700 (PDT) > > > Subject: Re: adding trust to existing credit union accounts (fwd) > > > > > > > From: John Fraker <http://www.ainerfraker.com/~john> > > > > Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2018 00:03:21 +0000 > > > > > > > > Hi Noelle, > > > > > > > > It won't necessarily go through a full Probate - there is a small > > > > estate > > > > affidavit procedure for total assets outside the trust of $150k, but > > > > it > > > > requires your beneficiaries to wait 40 days after your death to access > > > > it. > > > > I also like to reserve that for larger assets that may have been > > > > overlooked. > > > > > > > > http://www.courts.ca.gov/10440.htm > > > > Ah, yet more paperwork. > > > > Do you think we should do this for both your checking and savings > > accounts? Or, just your checking account, assuming that you'll move only > > your savings account? > > > > > > Also, your Trust won't have access to it during your life/incapacity > > > > situation. > > > > > > > > It's simplest just to move it all to your husbands credit union (or > > > > similar > > > > institution). > > > > I'm wondering if it would make sense to open both a checking and savings > > account at Keypoint. Then, you could slowly transition to the checking > > account at Keypoint over the next few years. > > > > Thoughts?