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A practical workshop for successor trustees and families navigating a trust after a loved one has passed. We walk through the trustee duties, the first steps to take, common pitfalls, and when to seek legal guidance.
RSVP for This Workshop →Maria spoke to a room of parents at the Cambria Hotel in Calabasas. Here is what the people who came left with.
If both parents are unreachable tonight, the babysitter calls the police, and the police call Child Protective Services. One short document, a short-term guardianship designation, names who can step in instead.
Who has authority in the first hours, who raises your children, who is kept away, whether siblings stay together, where they live, and who reports to the court. Without a plan, a stranger decides all six.
For a family with young children, from the guardianship designation to the letters only you can write, and the trust that decides what reaches your children, and when.
“Estate planning is an act of love. You insure the car. You insure the house. Nobody makes you protect the people who depend on you.”
Maria V. Primushko, September 10, 2026
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