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Video Podcast:

In this video podcast Marina talks to Roger Royse of Roger Royse Law.

Topics discussed include: Why should people do estate planning? What are the basic components of estate plans? What kind of trust are we talking about? How much cheaper are trusts than probate? How do financial and medical powers of attorney work? What happens to incapacitated people who didn’t execute powers of attorney before their incapacity? How do the Health Care Directives work – who is a good agent, what are their rights and limitations regarding the “pull the plug” provisions, attorney forms vs. hospital forms, what happens with the remains? Updating trusts when new assets are acquired? What happens with the trust after death of the settlor – what does the successor trustee job look like? Should people write letters of instruction?


Audio Podcast:

In this audio podcast Marina talks to Anitha Pilai, President/ Wealth Manager at AP Investment. Management.

Topics discussed include: Why should people do estate planning? How much cheaper is trust planning than probate? What’s the difference between a will and a trust? Most common type of trust? Adding trusts as retirement account beneficiaries? What are the roles associated with trusts (settlors, trustees, beneficiaries)? What options do people have for nominating trustees, if there are no qualified family members?

Listen to this episode here.


One Minute FAQs: Wills and Trusts Basics

What Is a Will?

What is Probate?

Benefits of a Living Trust

How Does A Living Trust Work?

What Is a Settlor, Trustee, Beneficiary?

Do You Need a Trust If You Have a Will?


One Minute FAQs: After Trust is Created

How to Fund a Trust

Changing My Trust


One Minute FAQs: Powers of Attorney and Health Care Directives

What Is a Power of Attorney?

Living Will aka Advanced Health Care Directive


One Minute FAQs: Children and Estate Planning

Who Will Be My Kid’s Legal Guardian If I Die?

Child Inheritance

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TESTIMONIALS

We found Marina after reading several positive reviews online. She assisted my husband and I with our estate planning. We had a GREAT experience with Marina.

She offered an initial consultation via zoom then setup another meeting to walk us through all of the planning. The final step was to meet in person and get all the documents notarized.

She was extremely efficient and professional – the process took less than a month. She went above and beyond with answering all of our questions and being very flexible with our schedules.

We highly recommend Marina to anyone who needs estate planning services or updates to their wills and trusts. We appreciate everything she did for us and will use her services again if we ever need to make updates!

– Melanie K., Mountain View, CA


Like many, my husband and I had procrastinated dealing with setting up a trust and making sure our wills were in order – not a good thing to do, especially with the real estate prices in this area!  We finally decided to get it dealt with this year and I found Marina through Yelp.  She was the first (and only!) attorney we talked to and I’m so glad to have done so.

Marina was prompt at responding to e-mails from the beginning – most of the time I had a response in five minutes!  (The times I didn’t, I suspect she was with a client – because when you’re with her, you have her full attention.)  She did an excellent job of explaining the benefits of the trust, things we needed to think about as we moved forward, and what we would need to do from the beginning.  Her documents are clearly written and I felt like I could understand them, even though I’m not a lawyer.

I also really liked interacting with her as a person – her sense of humor and attitude made me laugh and I can really respect how upfront she is.  The whole process from our first exploratory meeting to signing documents took about three weeks and the price was about where I was expecting it to be – extremely reasonable!  I’m very pleased and would be happy to work with her again if I ever had a need.

– Linda T., Campbell CA


I wanted to update my trust and related documents. After reading dozens of listings and reviews online, I decided to contact Marina. She had an excellent academic background, plenty of experience, and was not part of a huge and impersonal firm (something I really wanted to avoid).
Marina was very responsive, easy to talk to, and highly efficient. She was even able to track down a real estate deed that the county no longer puts online, saving me from spending half a day trying to acquire a paper copy from the county recorder’s office! She made the entire process run smoothly and was clear and straightforward in her communications. I highly recommend Marina Modlin for your trust and estate planning needs.

– C.L., Sunnyvale, CA

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