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Dear Clients and Friends, Smaller property investors might be affected by Biden’s real estate tax plan Real estate investors would...
ronaldflate
- Sep 9, 2021
- 2 min
Enforcement issues regarding cross-border prenups
Hello Clients and Friends, Prenuptial agreements are a useful way for soon-to-be married people to provide themselves with security in...
ronaldflate
- Sep 2, 2021
- 2 min
Biological granddaughter can’t inherit despite ‘equitable adoption’
Dear Clients and Friends, California - as well as other states - has a legal doctrine known as “equitable adoption” under which a...
ronaldflate
- Aug 26, 2021
- 3 min
Estate planning tips for unmarried couples
Dear Clients and Friends, If you are in a committed relationship but are not married to your partner, estate planning is essential....
ronaldflate
- Aug 19, 2021
- 2 min
GOOD NEWS facts on why Los Angeles, CA, USA continues to be cool
Dear Clients and Friends, Our Los Angeles Family Law, Estate Planning, Probate and Bankruptcy practice centers around our clients’...
ronaldflate
- Aug 12, 2021
- 2 min
Life insurance in a divorce: Why is it necessary?
Dear Clients and Friends, The typical divorce involves a laundry list of issues to address, ranging from who gets the house, how the cars...
ron7732
- Jun 24, 2021
- 2 min
Step-up in basis at death might go away
Dear Clients and Friends, In late March, a coalition of Senate Democrats introduced the Sensible Taxation and Equity Promotion (STEP)...
ron7732
- Jun 10, 2021
- 2 min
Estate planning tips for unmarried couples
Dear Clients and Friends, If you are in a committed relationship but are not married to your partner, estate planning is essential....
ron7732
- Jun 5, 2021
- 3 min
Child custody, Move-Away Orders and California Law
Dear Clients and Friends, In the 2004 family law case of Marriage of LaMusga the court said: “Among the factors that the court ordinarily...
ron7732
- May 6, 2021
- 2 min
Don’t shut me down: Planning for digital assets
Dear Clients and Friends, A “digital asset” is an electronic record or account in which an individual has a right or interest. In a world...
ron7732
- Apr 15, 2021
- 2 min
How is COVID impacting parenting plans?
Dear Clients and Friends, The COVID-19 pandemic has lasted for over a year now and even those who have not contracted the virus or lost a...
ron7732
- Mar 10, 2021
- 2 min
“Deathbed Marriages” vulnerable to challenges
Dear Clients and Friends, “Deathbed marriages” between couples where a suitor (often a much younger one) marries someone with a short...
ron7732
- Mar 3, 2021
- 4 min
The pandemic and the option of living with your parents or your adult children
Dear Clients and Friends, The way families are living day to day has changed dramatically over the past several months due to the...
ron7732
- Feb 18, 2021
- 2 min
What is the difference between a conservatorship and a guardianship?
Dear Clients and Friends, The key difference between a conservatorship and guardianship ie that the former is for adults and the latter...
ron7732
- Feb 11, 2021
- 2 min
Both spouses can share in gift from husband’s family
Dear Clients and Friends, A recent South Dakota case makes clear that a gift to a married couple from one spouse’s family will count as a...
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