California Estate Planning Attorney
What Barbie Teaches Us About Estate Planning
The overwhelming success of Barbie is a cultural phenomenon. Greta Gerwig’s hit movie could be considered deep...
Investment and Distribution Trustees – Why Would I Need both
Dividing the Duties of a Trustee A person creating a trust often serves as the first trustee. In that case, all the...
New Resource Booklet: Creating Your Health Care Directive
Every adult over the age of 18 who is of sound mind should consider creating an Advance Health Care Directive...
Disability Panels to Take Back Control
Deciding When Someone Is Incapacitated Note: If you are involved in a conflict regarding yourself or a family member’s...
How to Handle a Disclaimer Provision in Your Deceased Spouse’s Will or Trust
The loss of a beloved spouse is a terrible ordeal. The grieving process can be long and painful. Unfortunately, such a...
What to Know About Vacation Properties in Estate Planning
Owning a vacation property or second home is a dream for many people. While vacation properties are chosen for their...
Top 5 Things for Couples to Consider About Joint Trusts vs Separate Trusts
A comprehensive estate plan often includes the use of trusts. Married couples may require the power and flexibility of...
Tools to Make a Flexible Estate Plan
The future is unpredictable. One of the sticking points for many people looking to establish an estate plan is the...
Updating Beneficiaries and More: An Estate Planning Attorney’s Pre-Vacation Checklist
Peaceful moments with a child, grandchild, or other family member may be the very best thing about taking vacation....
Red Flags When Hiring a Professional Trustee
Having a Reliable Trustee Is Vital When you create a trust, you need to consider who will run the trust if you become...
Leave Your Retirement Account to Your Minor Child
When it comes to passing on your assets, your retirement savings account is likely one of the largest items to...
Choosing a Non-U.S. Citizen to Be Guardian
The thought of not being able to see to the care and upbringing of your children is a painful one. That pain could be...
5 Federal Taxes That Impact Estate Planning
If you're like most people, the estate tax comes to mind when you think of estate planning. The state of California...
Non-Grantor Trusts and Income Taxes
Trusts are some of the most useful tools available to help you build a legacy of wealth and protect assets. In...
How to Protect Your Great Ideas or Works for Your Family
When most people think of estate planning, they think about tax issues, trusts, and passing along assets like...
How to Keep Your Child’s Inheritance Out of Your In-Laws’ Hands
You may have an adult child who is happily married right now, but there’s always the possibility they could get...
Right of Occupancy Trust—A Trust to Protect Your Home and Your Loved Ones
Estate planning is about protecting the people who matter to you most. But sometimes this can be more complicated than...
California Estate Planning – Updated Resource Booklets
We recently published updated versions of my three most popular resource booklets relating to California estate...
