by Christine Brown | Feb 28, 2018 | Estate Planning, Wills |
As a Torrance Will and Trust lawyer, I have the important job of helping clients create a legacy that is compliant with a number of different laws. For the most part, these laws will vary from state to state. Some differences are minor, while others can impact an...
by Christine Brown | Feb 16, 2018 | Dementia, Elder Law, Estate Planning |
Millions of individuals are affected by dementia in their lifetime. Unfortunately, it is usually after a medical crisis like dementia hits that many families begin to think about estate planning. As a Long Beach estate and elder lawyer, I have seen this situation...
by Christine Brown | Feb 8, 2018 | Estate Planning, Family, Wills |
Blended families are becoming more and more common in modern society, yet, estate laws remain largely unchanged and still geared toward a “traditional” family structure. This poses an issue when it comes to leaving an inheritance for step-children in an estate plan....
by Christine Brown | Jan 30, 2018 | Charitable Giving, Charitable Planning, Estate Planning |
This tragic hurricane season and other disasters have taken a toll on many parts of the United States and the Caribbean. They have also taken a toll on the charitable organizations that step in when a crisis hits. As a will and trust lawyer in Manhattan Beach, it is...
by Christine Brown | Jan 17, 2018 | Estate Planning, Wills |
It’s entirely possible for someone to have an estate and no one to inherit it when they die. It could be due to not having children of one’s own and no other family. It could also be due to outliving all of one’s relatives, or not having relatives who live in the...
by Christine Brown | Nov 30, 2017 | Estate Planning |
Being a responsible parent is usually associated with bedtime stories with toddlers, homework reminders for grade schoolers and trying to decide whether or not your teenager is responsible enough to drive to school on his or her own. Creating an estate plan for those...