by Christine Brown | May 27, 2020 | Estate Planning, Special Needs Planning
Parents of children with special needs often find themselves overwhelmed with the daily responsibilities of managing their child’s care and coordinating various services. There is often very little time or energy left to spend on long-term planning. However,...
by Christine Brown | May 22, 2020 | Caregivers & Caregiving, Elder Care, Elder Law
When an elderly parent reaches the point where they need assistance with their daily living tasks, caregiver duties often fall on the shoulders of their adult children. In some families, the caregiving responsibilities are divided between siblings or other relatives....
by Christine Brown | May 15, 2020 | Estate Planning, Healthcare
With the number of COVID-19 cases in America increasing exponentially, people across the country are preparing themselves for every possible scenario. As a result, many estate planning attorneys are being inundated with calls and emails about how to plan for this type...
by Christine Brown | May 7, 2020 | Estate Planning, Inheritance
Intellectual property – ideas or works of art that have value but don’t originate in material reality – are considered personal property and may be bequeathed to heirs. There is well-established law on intellectual property and estate law for those who want their...
by Christine Brown | Apr 30, 2020 | Estate Planning, Inheritance, Trusts
Self-made billionaire Warren Buffet once famously said, “Leave your children enough money so they can do anything, but not enough that they don’t have to do anything.” Commodore Vanderbilt’s grandson, an heir to some $60 million in 1885, also once declared...
by Christine Brown | Apr 24, 2020 | Probate
When a loved one passes away, the grief is often overwhelming and exhausting. Your emotional state may make it nearly impossible to carry on basic functions like sleeping or eating. Los Angeles County probate lawyers understand that the last things you’ll feel...
by Christine Brown | Apr 15, 2020 | Estate Planning, Trust Administration, Trustee
Whether you’ve been asked to be the trustee of a loved one’s trust or you’re in the process of choosing someone to act as your own trustee, it helps to understand what is expected of a trustee. Long Beach trust attorneys will tell you that being a...
by Christine Brown | Apr 8, 2020 | Estate Planning, Grandchildren, Inheritance
Torrance estate attorneys know that it’s not inherently bad if your son-in-law or daughter-in-law receives your child’s inheritance. After all, he or she is part of the family. Ideally, if an in-law ends up with the family’s money (say your adult child passes away...
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...
