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Finally, an Estate Planning Guide Written by and for Californians Every Californian's Guide to Estate Planning helps you understand the basics of leaving money and property to loved ones and charities, naming a guardian for children, and planning for beloved pets -- with a special focus on issues unique to making an estate plan in California, like: how state community property rules affect inheritance and taxes how to minimize capital gains for those inheriting high value real estate legal and tax rules that apply to non-citizens and U.S. permanent residents important issues for international guardians, trustees, and executors how to make sure your heirs don't lose a low property tax rate, and how to avoid California's slow and expensive probate system through options such as transfer-on-death deeds.