by Christine | Jan 4, 2016 | Advanced Health Care Directive, Baby Boomers, Durable Power of Attorney For Finances, Estate Planning, Financial Planning, Living Trust, Trusts, Wills |
We plan everything that we enjoy: vacations, holiday gift lists and parties. But planning for our senior years, which usually begins with retirement and ends at death, is something most people loathe to do. Planning for this stage of life can make the good...
by Christine | Jan 2, 2016 | Dementia, Elder Law, Estate Planning |
Once a diagnosis of dementia has been made, documents and a plan need to be put into place. Waiting until the person is not legally capable of making decisions will lead to a more complex, expensive and emotionally exhausting series of problems. Individuals who are...
by Christine | Jan 2, 2016 | Advanced Health Care Directive, Durable Power of Attorney For Finances, Estate Planning, Guardianships, Living Trust, Trusts, Wills |
Whether you are a media mogul or a hardworking family with a single bank account, making time to ensure that your estate planning is done is important to protecting your family. The only way to make sure that your wishes are carried out after your death is to have the...
by Christine | Dec 28, 2015 | Estate Planning, Inheritance, Wills |
Nude photographs of the artist Jean-Michel Basquiat were posted on several art websites, and the estate's attorneys furiously demanded that they be taken down. But no one is certain if the artist himself wanted the photos to be online Several nude photographs of...
by Christine | Dec 26, 2015 | Beneficiary Designation, Estate Planning |
Many people fail to change the beneficiaries named in their IRA or retirement plans until it's too late. If you have been divorced and especially if you've remarried, don't give your ex your hard-earned retirement savings. Make sure the beneficiaries on...
by Christine | Dec 24, 2015 | Estate Planning |
As you work with a trust attorney in Torrance, California, you will likely end up making a list of your assets. Some of these are tangible, such as property and heirloom jewelry. Others are not so obvious and could include important documents related to marital status...