{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Let Me Tell You a Quick Story","title":"Giving People a Voice: Living Trusts, Probate, and Protecting Your Family with Shauna Anderson","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2994,"description":"Nobody wants to call an estate attorney. But the families who come through it best are the ones who have the conversation long before they ever need one.In this episode I sit down with my friend Shauna Anderson, a partner at Law Stein Anderson, to talk about living trusts, probate, and what actually happens when a loved one passes without a plan. Shauna has spent her career giving a voice to people who cannot fight for themselves, and she shares real stories from her work, including a 23-month probate that cost one family tens of thousands of dollars and a $17 million estate that turned messy the moment a long-gone sibling came back. If you have a parent in the baby boomer generation, or you just want to protect the people you love, this one is worth your time.Key takeaways:An estate plan is just another protection vehicle, the same way you carry health, auto, and property insuranceA 70% plan that actually exists beats a perfect plan that never gets madeFamilies succeed when they lead with education before emotion, meaning they talk things through before a crisis hitsNaming your kids as co-trustees can backfire, and there are real alternatives like a private fiduciary or a neutral third partyIf you have a baby boomer parent, opening the conversation now protects them and protects you from picking up the pieces laterReach Shauna and her team at Law Stein Anderson:Website: lsalawyers.comLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/shaunarandersonPhone: (949) 501-4800This show is brought to you by me, Chris Chudacoff, at True Point Lending. If you need a straight answer on a mortgage, come find me at truepointlending.com.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/w4L7mt4D4Iu2FE-IIHRhbJeC1A2SOEy0wy8StG94VHg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85OGUx/OTBiODA3YWVjNTY5/ZmI3MWFmN2Y1MjQ0/NDFkZC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}