Are we opening a savings account at Keypoint this morning? > From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert> > Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2018 08:22:53 -0700 > > > 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? > > > > Best, > > > > > > John Erik Fraker, Esq. > > > > > > Ainer | Fraker, LLP > > > Attorneys at Law > > > A Limited Liability Partnership > > > > > > Office: (800) 775-7612 > > > Cell: (408) 647-4242 > > > Fax: (408) 777-0746 > > > > > > www.AinerFraker.com<https://mail.ex3.secureserver.net/owa/redir.aspx?C=1jX1_4wgiEmaTDs5Y2h_A4PF3O_57s8IQvKr3PaH-ILCzpjLSkwB3VyDaUYRCvVQXP9rIlHfb_Q.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ainerfraker.com%2f>