Planning for your end of life circumstances may be tough at times if you are unsure what documents you need to prepare. Health care directives are important for those with medical problems, and even people without them. First steps Speaking with medical and law...
Ask most estate planning attorneys about probate, and chances are they will respond with a look of downright horror. Probate is time consuming. It is costly. It is public. You must avoid it at all costs. Or must you? Probate gets a bad rap, but the truth is that the...
On a practical level, creating an estate plan is relatively simple, especially if you have solid legal advice and guidance. However, for many, the difficult part is getting past the emotional toll it takes to write a will. You have to consider many unhappy...
California residents like you work hard to create your estate plan. But after you create it, what comes next? Many mistakenly believe creation is the first and only step. But you must keep your estate plan up to date your entire life. Today, we will look at why it is...
Having a California will ensures the distribution of your assets, such as bank accounts, property and treasured belongings, to loved ones. A comprehensive estate plan also minimizes your family's tax burden and can avoid complications with probate. We often help...
Many people view estate plans as something that makes life a little less complicated for their loved ones after they die. Rather than leave the matter up to the state or family feuds, they can decide who gets what and how much. However, the truth is that estate plans...
Many people feature their spouses predominantly in their estate plans, and if you are among them and your marriage winds up imploding, you may have cause to make some changes. Unless you take particular steps to limit how much power your ex retains over certain...
If you are ill or growing older, you may have many things on your mind about your future. While you certainly want to make plans for your estate and your assets, your health care may be of primary concern. Many in California have definite opinions about the kinds of...
Estate planning is not only for the rich but everyone who has a loved one. People need to plan what will happen to their assets after they are gone. It might not be a fun experience, but it helps avoid disputes. In a survey done by Caring, 57% of Americans have no...
Estate planning may seem like a gender-neutral process, but there are some special considerations that you may have to make if you are a woman that a man may not have to. One of the biggest influencing factors regarding estate planning for women is that women often...
