by Christine Brown | Aug 11, 2021 | Estate Planning, Special Needs Planning, Special Needs Trusts
All parents who have a child with special needs want to make sure that those children are taken care of in every instance – most importantly, after the parents have passed away or can no longer provide personal care for the child. Creating a special needs trust is...
by Christine Brown | Jul 29, 2021 | Estate Planning
Torrance guardianship lawyers are asked this question nearly every day! The answer is…maybe. Before you begin to worry, let us explain. When nonmarried parents have a formal custody agreement and one party passes away, that custody agreement is no longer valid. In...
by Christine Brown | Jul 25, 2021 | Estate Planning
In life, there are jobs we seek out and others that are given to us. Being named an Executor on an estate is one of the most important jobs one can be asked to hold by another person. It means there is someone who trusts you fully and believes that you will manage...
by Christine Brown | Jul 18, 2021 | Estate Planning
Have you ever thought about what you want to happen to your “digital assets,” including your Facebook page, after you pass away? This is a question that Big Tech giants have spent the past few years grappling with as more and more of our lives are lived online. As...
by Christine Brown | Jun 30, 2021 | Estate Planning
One thing the COVID-19 crisis has brought to the forefront of many people’s minds is the need to update older estate plans, including their Last Will and Testaments. We were collectively reminded that having an updated estate plan is incredibly important, no matter...
by Christine Brown | Jun 21, 2021 | Estate Planning
There are a lot of different estate planning and asset protection planning trusts out there: revocable living trusts, Medi-Cal asset protection trusts, and life insurance trusts are just a few of them. One type of trust that LA County trust lawyers find to be useful,...