by Christine Brown | Apr 30, 2020 | Estate Planning, Inheritance, Trusts
Self-made billionaire Warren Buffet once famously said, “Leave your children enough money so they can do anything, but not enough that they don’t have to do anything.” Commodore Vanderbilt’s grandson, an heir to some $60 million in 1885, also once declared...
by Christine Brown | Apr 24, 2020 | Probate
When a loved one passes away, the grief is often overwhelming and exhausting. Your emotional state may make it nearly impossible to carry on basic functions like sleeping or eating. Los Angeles County probate lawyers understand that the last things you’ll feel...
by Christine Brown | Apr 15, 2020 | Estate Planning, Trust Administration, Trustee
Whether you’ve been asked to be the trustee of a loved one’s trust or you’re in the process of choosing someone to act as your own trustee, it helps to understand what is expected of a trustee. Long Beach trust attorneys will tell you that being a...
by Christine Brown | Apr 8, 2020 | Estate Planning, Grandchildren, Inheritance
Torrance estate attorneys know that it’s not inherently bad if your son-in-law or daughter-in-law receives your child’s inheritance. After all, he or she is part of the family. Ideally, if an in-law ends up with the family’s money (say your adult child passes away...
by Christine Brown | Mar 31, 2020 | Estate Planning
Are you in your twenties or thirties? You’ve probably heard about the importance of Wills and Trusts by now, but maybe you feel like you’re still too young or you just don’t have enough assets to warrant any estate planning yet. As an estate planning lawyer, I can...
by Christine Brown | Mar 23, 2020 | Estate Planning
By Torrance Will and Trust Attorney Christine Brown Have you completed your estate plan? Great! Now is the time to give serious thought to where you will store your original documents! If those documents cannot be found should something happen to you, the local...
by Christine Brown | Mar 16, 2020 | Estate Planning, Special Needs Planning, Special Needs Trusts
As a Los Angeles County special needs lawyer, I often help parents set up their supplemental or Special Needs Trust as a way to protect their child’s resources and future inheritance. I help clients choose their trustee, or the person who is in charge of overseeing...
by Christine Brown | Mar 6, 2020 | Business Succession Planning, Estate Planning
Creating and building a successful business is an incredibly difficult undertaking – and maintaining that success is usually even more challenging. Protecting that success, however, is a different story entirely. You must consider what will happen if you die or become...
by Christine Brown | Feb 29, 2020 | Estate Planning, Inheritance
When a home is passed on to adult children after the death of a parent, there are three typical paths that beneficiaries can choose: move into the house, sell the house, or rent it out. If you and/or your siblings recently inherited a house and are uncertain about the...
by Christine Brown | Feb 23, 2020 | Estate Planning
Health care directives, which include the Living Will, Health Care Agent Designation, and HIPAA Medical Release, are necessary components of any estate plan. Health care issues occur more and more as we age, so it’s important to have the proper legal documentation in...
