by Christine Brown | Sep 14, 2019 | Blended Families, Estate Planning, Trusts, Wills |
By Torrance Will and Trust Lawyer Christine Brown Modern American families come in all shapes, sizes, colors, and configurations. This creates unique circumstances when creating wills and trusts and putting long-term care plans in place. There is always the potential...
by Christine Brown | Mar 7, 2019 | Business Succession Planning, Trusts |
As a Torrance trust lawyer, I can confidently say that small businesses are the backbone of this country. They employ more than half of the domestic workforce and contribute greatly to the economy. But, did you know that 9 out of every 10 small businesses are...
by Christine Brown | Feb 27, 2019 | Estate Planning, Trust Administration, Trusts |
Just about everyone knows or loves someone with a substance abuse problem. The detrimental effects impact many facets of American society. Sadly, as a Torrance trust lawyer, I am seeing an upswing in the number of clients that have to deal with a loved one’s substance...
by Christine Brown | Jan 31, 2019 | Estate Planning, Family, Trusts, Uncategorized, Wills |
One of my greatest passions as a Los Angeles County estate planning lawyer is teaching parents how to wisely prepare for death. I realize the possibility of dying while your children are still young can be difficult to accept and that’s why many parents choose to not...
by Christine Brown | Jan 18, 2019 | Bankruptcy, Estate Planning, Inheritance, Trusts |
By Torrance Trust and Estates Lawyer, Christine Brown For some families, bankruptcy is the only way out from living under a mountain of debt. Filing for bankruptcy is a not a decision most people enter into lightly as the process can have a number of long-term and...
by Christine Brown | Dec 26, 2018 | Estate Planning, Joint Tenancy, Trusts, Wills |
As a Torrance will and trust lawyer, I can tell you the answer to this question, like so many other estate planning questions, is, “Yes, but….”. It is true that if you own an asset jointly with rights of survivorship in California, the joint tenant will automatically...