by Christine Brown | Jul 28, 2017 | Disability Insurance, Inheritance, Special Needs Planning, Special Needs Trusts |
As a Los Angeles County special needs lawyer, I often receive questions about whether a disabled individual can continue to receive benefits after receiving an inheritance. The answer is that it really depends on the type of benefit that is being collected. Social...
by Christine Brown | Jul 21, 2017 | Estate Planning, Executor, Power of Attorney |
One of the many questions Torrance estate planning lawyers get asked is how long is a Power of Attorney in effect. The answer to that question is complicated in the beginning, but very simple at the end: depending on what type of Power of Attorney you have, it may be...
by Christine Brown | Jul 14, 2017 | Estate Planning, Executor, Wills |
When making an estate plan and Last Will and Testament with Long Beach Will and Trust lawyers, many people have a difficult time deciding who should be the Executor of their estate. Oftentimes, they will consider naming Co-Executors – two or more people who serve as...
by Christine Brown | Jul 7, 2017 | Estate Planning |
Recent studies have shown that only a little more than half of all Americans have a Will or Trust document in place to direct their estate after they pass away, and that the vast majority of those documents have not been updated in the last five years. Even worse,...
