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...
by Christine Brown | Feb 16, 2020 | Elder Law, Retirement
As a surprise to most financial professionals across the country, the SECURE Act (Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement) has been approved by Congress following its last-minute inclusion into a bipartisan appropriations bill that would avert a...
by Christine Brown | Feb 10, 2020 | Death Benefits, Probate, Uncategorized
The death of a loved one is one of the most difficult experiences a person must handle. The financial aspect that accompanies funeral and burial expenses compounds the grief, making the situation even worse. Los Angeles County probate lawyers know that this is...
by Christine Brown | Jan 30, 2020 | Caregivers & Caregiving, Elder Care, Elder Law
Everyone knows that caregivers of elderly family members face a difficult task – one that’s made even harder since many must also take care of their own children, as well. These caregivers often burn out and are left exhausted. An experienced Torrance elder lawyer...
by Christine Brown | Jan 26, 2020 | Estate Planning
By Long Beach Estate Planning Attorney Christine Brown Between 2007 and 2016, the number of unmarried couples over the age of 50 who were living together increased by 75% according to the Census Bureau. There are several factors contributing to the rise in romantic...
