Estate Planning and One’s Added Peace of Mind
Dear Clients and Friends, Many persons only get around to having a documented estate plan at the proverbial last minute, i.e. elderly and...
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- Aug 17, 2016
- 2 min
Same-Sex Couples Should Consider Prenups
Dear Clients and Friends, Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has legalized same-sex marriages throughout the country, many gay couples who...
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- Jul 27, 2016
- 2 min
Family Trust Could Prohibit Beneficiaries From Going To Court
Dear Clients and Friends, When setting up trusts for children, grandchildren and other family members, one has a greater ability to limit...
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- May 25, 2016
- 2 min
Husband allowed to renege on promise to pay grown kids’ rent
Dear Clients and Friends, The moral of this message is that one should talk with their family law attorney about any written or unwritten...
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- Mar 1, 2016
- 1 min
Spectacular Bridges World Wide – and your Estate planning responsibilities
Dear Clients and Friends, Hopefully you will each enjoy seeing these heart-pounding bridges as much as I did. For the adventurous among...
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- Feb 4, 2016
- 1 min
A Classic Family Law Case
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...
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- Jan 28, 2016
- 2 min
U.S. Supreme Court alters estate planning for gay couples
Dear Clients and Friends, On June 26, 2013 the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in United States v. Windsor that significantly...
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- Jan 20, 2016
- 2 min
Personal injury claims at divorce
Dear Clients and Friends, If you’ve been injured recently, and have filed (or are thinking of filing) a personal injury lawsuit – but you...
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- Dec 29, 2015
- 3 min
Accessing your 401(k) funds – Loans and Hardship Withdrawls
Dear Clients and Friends, You won’t find many financial advisors advocating dipping into the money in your 401(k) retirement account –...
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- Dec 10, 2015
- 2 min
Executor Cautions
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...
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- Dec 3, 2015
- 3 min
Thoughts on adding others to your accounts
Dear Clients and Friends, Various types of bank accounts held in the name of a single individual or entity have the virtue of simplicity,...
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- Nov 24, 2015
- 1 min
Audrey Hepburn’s sons battle over keepsakes for 23 years
Dear Clients and Friends, When actress Audrey Hepburn died in January 1993, she owned a storage locker containing memorabilia of her...
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- Oct 13, 2015
- 2 min
Divorcing parents and a child’s last name
Dear Clients and Friends, Couples who are separating sometimes fight over what their children’s last name should be. As a general rule,...
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- Sep 27, 2015
- 4 min
Help your heirs avoid capital gains tax
Dear Clients and Friends, In the past, estate planning was mostly about reducing the impact of the federal estate tax. The tax was so...
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- Sep 24, 2015
- 4 min
How to avoid common trust mistakes
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...
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- Sep 4, 2015
- 3 min
How does my Ex’s remarriage affect my support payments?
Dear Clients and Friends, When one of the parties to a Dissolution of Marriage matter later marries or begins living with a new partner,...
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- Jul 18, 2015
- 1 min
How should California married couples hold title to Real Estate?
Dear Clients and Friends, Married couples who own property in California should take title as Community Property (not as joint tenants)....
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- Jun 23, 2015
- 3 min
Should divorcing couples sell their house?
Aside from child custody, the most emotionally charged issue in a divorce is usually who gets to keep the house. For most couples, a...
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- Jun 7, 2015
- 2 min
Even “Legal” Marijuana Use Can Hurt Your Custody Case
Dear Clients and Friends, Colorado, Washington and a few other states have now legalized the recreational use of marijuana, and many...
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- May 12, 2015
- 1 min
Can spouses be forced to show how child support is spent?
Dear Clients and Friends, Disputes on how child support is being spent are fairly common. But whether a parent can be forced to explain...
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