by Christine Brown | Mar 14, 2017 | Estate Planning, Guardianships, Parents, Wills |
One of my greatest passions as a Torrance estate planning lawyer is educating parents about how important it is to prepare for their untimely death. Not a fun topic, I realize. But it just takes one sad circumstance of parents passing away and leaving the kids to deal...
by Christine Brown | Mar 7, 2017 | Estate Planning, Exit Tax, Wills |
By Christine Brown, Manhattan Beach wills lawyer If you own a car, you know it requires regular maintenance in order to perform well and be reliable. When you purchased your car, you probably received a recommended schedule for service. If you follow that schedule,...
by Christine Brown | Feb 16, 2017 | Estate Planning, Healthcare, Medical Directives |
Health care directives, including the Living Will, Health Care Agent Designation, and HIPAA Medical Release, are crucial elements of every estate plan in Long Beach. One issue that does not come up very often when discussing health care directives, though, is mental...
by Christine Brown | Feb 9, 2017 | Estate Planning, Power of Attorney |
A Power of Attorney is a legal device that is used to give someone the power to act on your behalf if you are unable to. For example, if you have Alzheimer’s disease, there is a possibility that you will get to the point where it is no longer possible for you to make...
by Christine Brown | Jan 25, 2017 | Estate Planning, Estates, Trusts, Wills |
It’s hard to believe that more than half of all adults in America do not have a Last Will and Testament or Trust in place, especially with so many public stories of celebrities who left their estates a mess by not leaving behind a Will, leaving an invalid Will, or not...
by Christine Brown | Jan 18, 2017 | Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Trusts |
If I had to pick one question that I am asked the most, I’d have to say this one ranks way up there… Do I need a new estate plan if I move out of California? Just like the answer to most estate planning questions, the answer is “it depends.” However, this one has a...
