by Christine Brown | Sep 30, 2018 | Estate Planning, Power of Attorney |
A Power of Attorney is a document which names an agent to handle your financial affairs if you are incapacitated or otherwise unable to, while also explaining any limitations you wish to place on your agent while they act in your stead. There are many Power of...
by Christine Brown | Sep 21, 2018 | Estate Planning, Living Trust, Trusts |
If you are reading our blog, you probably already decided that you want to create a living trust with a Long Beach will and trust lawyer to avoid probate and put a quick end to the estate administration process. You might also have decided that you want your estate...
by Christine Brown | Sep 15, 2018 | Elder Care, Elder Law, Uncategorized |
Legal competency concerns can lead to issues for senior citizens, during both life and death. This is especially true for financial affairs and disputed inheritances. Torrance Elder law attorneys must be able to determine a senior’s legal competency in both physical...
by Christine Brown | Sep 10, 2018 | Elder Law |
LA County Elder Law Attorneys: New Elder Abuse Law Offers Protection for California’s Most Vulnerable Seniors There’s good news for vulnerable seniors in California and across the country. As part of a larger bipartisan bill on banking reform, the Senior Safe Act...
by Christine Brown | Aug 30, 2018 | Estate Planning, Inheritance |
Help! I Inherited a Timeshare. Now what?! I know many people who love timeshares. That is, the option to be a part owner of a property which is used for getaways and vacations. Even though a deeded timeshare is an interest in real property, it is usually more of a...
by Christine Brown | Aug 23, 2018 | Uncategorized |
A lot of parents come into our Manhattan Beach estate planning law firm with mixed feelings about passing on the balance of their retirement accounts to their children when they die someday. On one hand they are proud of the money they have saved over their lifetime...
by Christine Brown | Aug 16, 2018 | Guardianships, Trusts |
People often struggle with deciding who will serve as guardian for their minor children if they pass away. As Los Angeles County trust lawyers, we’ve walked hundreds of LA families through this process. Sometimes, the family situation requires naming not just one...
by Christine Brown | Aug 9, 2018 | Estate Planning, Inheritance, Probate |
The majority of people we see in our Torrance estate planning law firm name their adult children as beneficiaries of their estate plan. In most cases, this works well because children typically outlive their parents. But, what happens when a child dies before the...
by Christine Brown | Jul 30, 2018 | Special Needs Children, Special Needs Planning, Special Needs Trusts, Uncategorized |
I’ve written many times about the importance of selecting the right person to serve as trustee for a Special Needs Trust in LA County. The trustee will need to make distributions, file tax returns, and carry out numerous other duties that go along with administering a...
by Christine Brown | Jul 23, 2018 | Estate Planning, Living Will, Wills |
Here in Torrance, living will attorneys know full well the ramifications of not planning ahead for an unexpected disability. Even those clients who understand the importance of estate planning tend to overlook what would happen if they should become unable to care...
