Dear Clients and Friends, Many persons only get around to having a documented estate plan at the proverbial last minute, i.e. elderly and...

Dear Clients and Friends, Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has legalized same-sex marriages throughout the country, many gay couples who...

Dear Clients and Friends, When setting up trusts for children, grandchildren and other family members, one has a greater ability to limit...

Dear Clients and Friends, The moral of this message is that one should talk with their family law attorney about any written or unwritten...

Dear Clients and Friends, Hopefully you will each enjoy seeing these heart-pounding bridges as much as I did. For the adventurous among...

Dear Clients and Friends, When you’re going through a divorce, one of the biggest fouls you can commit is trying to hide assets so you...

Dear Clients and Friends, On June 26, 2013 the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in United States v. Windsor that significantly...

Dear Clients and Friends, If you’ve been injured recently, and have filed (or are thinking of filing) a personal injury lawsuit – but you...

Dear Clients and Friends, You won’t find many financial advisors advocating dipping into the money in your 401(k) retirement account –...

Dear Clients and Friends, As a general rule, the executor of an estate (someone named in a will, or appointed by the court, who is given...

Dear Clients and Friends, Various types of bank accounts held in the name of a single individual or entity have the virtue of simplicity,...

Dear Clients and Friends, When actress Audrey Hepburn died in January 1993, she owned a storage locker containing memorabilia of her...

Dear Clients and Friends, Couples who are separating sometimes fight over what their children’s last name should be. As a general rule,...

Dear Clients and Friends, In the past, estate planning was mostly about reducing the impact of the federal estate tax. The tax was so...

Dear Clients and Friends, Trusts can be the linchpin of a solid estate plan. But it’s important to remember that you can’t just set up a...

Dear Clients and Friends, When one of the parties to a Dissolution of Marriage matter later marries or begins living with a new partner,...

Dear Clients and Friends, Married couples who own property in California should take title as Community Property (not as joint tenants)....

Aside from child custody, the most emotionally charged issue in a divorce is usually who gets to keep the house. For most couples, a...

Dear Clients and Friends, Colorado, Washington and a few other states have now legalized the recreational use of marijuana, and many...

Dear Clients and Friends, Disputes on how child support is being spent are fairly common. But whether a parent can be forced to explain...