California parents who have special needs children have unique challenges when they’re doing their estate planning. That’s why it’s essential to have an experienced California estate planning attorney guide you through the process and help you avoid some common mistakes. Following are some of these mistakes and how they can impact the future not only […]

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Family issues and legal issues often intersect. When you have children with special needs, there are even more circumstances to consider than the average family. Most families can discuss how they should deal with unexpected incapacity or the administration of an estate. A child with special needs often neither able to participate in this conversation […]

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When you’re drawing up your estate planning documents, your California estate planning attorney will remind you that you need to ensure that you’ve designated the beneficiaries whom you want to receive the assets from your 401(k), other retirement accounts, life insurance policies and annuities with the company or institution where they’re housed. Many people think […]

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No one likes to think about their own mortality or that of their loved ones. However, many an estate has languished in probate for much longer than necessary because adult children of aging parents were not clear on their parents’ wishes. Having an uncomfortable conversation now can save everyone a lot of unneeded stress, which […]

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Generally, when people think about estate planning and administration, it’s in relation to how a person’s property, money and other assets are divided up and bequeathed to heirs and other beneficiaries. However, what happens to a person’s debts when they die? That generally depends on the type of debt, what state the person lived in […]

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You’ve spent a good chunk of time and probably no small amount of money executing a detailed estate plan. Then you move to another state. Will you have to do the whole thing over again? Likely, you won’t. As long as it was a valid will under the laws of the state in which it […]

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The estate of a Pacific Palisades man who died last summer without a will is making news. However, it’s not because family members are battling with each other over his money (some $250,000 in cash alone) or other assets. The story has garnered media attention because the family has announced that it plans to destroy […]

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