by Christine | Jul 31, 2014 | Estate Plan, Estate Planning |
After graduating from college, and even law school, the thought of drafting your estate plan probably did not make the top twenty on your "to-do" list, and why should it? The only thing most young professionals have when they first start out is debt....
by Christine | Jul 30, 2014 | Estate Plan, Estate Planning, Will Contest, Wills |
Three years and two trials later, the will remains the subject of a fierce probate fight in Sacramento Superior Court. Lawyers for the stepson and O’Brien’s brother have challenged the will as a fraud. They contend O’Brien didn’t have the mental capacity...
by Christine | Jul 29, 2014 | Beneficiary, Trustee, Trusts |
Today’s low interest rates create special problems for those focused on income, including retirees and the income beneficiaries of trusts. Prolonged periods of low interest rates can result in low trust income, creating conflict among beneficiaries. Many trusts are...
by Christine | Jul 28, 2014 | Estate Plan, Estate Planning |
"Many have not taken adequate steps to review and update these plans since the moment they were signed. Meanwhile, major life events such as marriage, the birth of a child or the launch of a business may have occurred." Estate plans are not a one-shot deal....
by Christine | Jul 25, 2014 | Digital Assets, Digital Estate Planning, Estate Planning |
Planning for control of your personal information after you die used to be as simple as telling someone about the desk drawer or the fireproof box or the safe deposit box at the local bank. But in the era of smartphones and cloud computing services, that same stuff...