by Christine | Sep 26, 2014 | Asset Protection, Digital Assets, Digital Estate Planning, Estate Planning, Living Trust, Power of Attorney, Probate, Trusts, Wills |
Death is emotionally difficult enough without discovering that you have no idea what digital assets a person had or what they wanted done with them. A growing concern among those wishing to properly manage their digital estate is "digital death," which...
by Christine | Sep 25, 2014 | Conservatee, Conservator, Conservatorships, Estate Plan, Estate Planning, Inheritance, Living Trust, Living Will, Long Term Care, Long Term Care Insurance, Medi-Cal Long Term Care, Medicaid, Medical Directives, Probate, Trusts, Wills |
The most important thing for any patient with a long-term illness is to focus on his overall health and mental outlook. Having financial plans in place allows a patient to set other worries aside. How do you plan for future illnesses or tragedies? The "what...
by Christine | Sep 24, 2014 | Asset Protection, Estate Plan, Estate Planning, Estates, Living Trust, Probate, Trusts, Wills |
Constantly in the news, it seems like there is a new scam making headlines. One surprising area in which scams are becoming more common is estate planning. Each year, more people fall victim to unscrupulous and unqualified sellers of ineffective estate planning...
by Christine | Sep 23, 2014 | Asset Protection, Estate Law, Estate Plan, Estate Planning, Estates, Living Trust, Probate, Trusts, Wills |
Lauren Bacall's loss of husband Humphrey Bogart when her children were young does point to some of the issues surviving spouses face when there is a difference of age of 20 years or more. Of course, May-December marriages don't only happen in Hollywood, and...
by Christine | Sep 17, 2014 | Advanced Health Care Directive, Conservatorships, Estate Plan, Estate Planning, Estates, Guardianships, Power of Attorney, Probate, Trusts |
After traveling to Mexico for spring break, Alex developed a severe intestinal bug that landed him in the college infirmary. Franc rushed to visit him there, only to find that doctors refused to discuss his son’s condition, citing privacy concerns. If you have a...
by Christine | Sep 16, 2014 | Asset Protection, Assets, Estate Planning, Executor, Inheritance, Probate |
If for no other reason, you need a will to name an executor (or executrix). So, do you really need a will? Yes. Really. A recent Forbes article titled "Do I Really Need a Will?" recommends that you should have a will to at least designate an executor or...
