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...
by Christine Brown | Jul 13, 2018 | Executor, Probate |
An executor is chosen by a testator to carry out the intentions of the will after the testator has died. It’s fairly easy to replace an executor when the testator is still alive – all the testator has to do is simply name a new executor. However, this becomes far more...
by Christine Brown | Jul 9, 2018 | Estate Planning, Wills |
As a Manhattan Beach will lawyer, I advise that it’s always best for a person to write down one’s intentions for their property when they die. However, many people still die intestate (without a will), and their intentions aren’t known. Often, however, these people’s...
by Christine Brown | Jun 29, 2018 | Probate |
It’s always painful when a loved one passes. After death, there’s also the legal obligation of administering an estate, which often includes probate. Los Angeles County probate is the process in which the decedents’ estate is settled and distributed to those entitled...
by Christine Brown | Jun 22, 2018 | Estate Planning, Wills |
When it comes to estate planning, most people think of streams of income that are typical, such as current employment, retirement plans, and bank accounts. These obviously need to be included. But, there are other, less obvious types of income that some people forget....
