Teenagers typically do not think about medical directives, guardianships and estate planning. Most California teens and many parents don’t realize or recognize that, once a child reaches 18, some health care and financial options are lost. The moment a teen becomes a legal adult, the doors to the child’s health care information close. Doctors do not […]

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He was her boyfriend and the company controller in her Silicon Valley trust administration business. Unfortunately, the man may also be the embezzler behind a scheme that caused more than $17 million in clients’ funds to evaporate. The FBI is tracing the California backstory of the relationship between a Santa Clara County businesswoman and a partner she […]

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The administration of a trust following the death of its creator is usually left to a trustee. However, many legal experts now advise appointing a trust protector as a supplement for a trustee, rather than a replacement. The use of a trust protector is a relatively new concept in California and is beginning to circulate among estate […]

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Artist Thomas Kinkcade died of an alcohol overdose last April. He left multiple wills, including two holographic or handwritten wills that are causing a legal dispute. A probate court judge must decide if two letters Kinkcade wrote are valid and whether a court battle will take place. Kinkcade and his wife were estranged, but not […]

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