California is an expansive and beautiful state, home to many young adults, as well as retirees seeking warmer climates and lives of leisure. Although each person's lifestyle differs, one thing remains common among all: there will come a time when each individual faces...
Month: June 2016
California graduates may want to consider estate planning
When one thinks of executing documents to protect assets and provide for the futures of loved ones after death, it's common to think of doing so during mid-life years and beyond. However, some say that even high school graduates in California should be thinking about...
Trusts can provide for special needs children
California families with special needs children understand and embrace the joys that such children can bring to their lives. Seeing the world through their eyes can be a gift, and most families would not change their family dynamic for anything. That said, there are...
After estate planning, the next step is sharing the plan
At some point, a couple in California may begin to consider what will happen when they reach retirement age. Many couples who reach this point have questions, and they often turn to an attorney for answers. This may be the first step in estate planning, but it is not...
What Is Parental Alienation?
Many parents have never heard of parental alienation. That is until they are faced with this issue during or after a divorce and child custody proceeding. Child custody issues can be difficult and stressful in and of itself. But when parental alienation is thrown into...
Trusts may help California parents provide for special needs kids
The lifespan of the average person seems to be increasing. This goes for all people in the United States, including those with special needs. For parents of children with Downs Syndrome or other mental disabilities, this may be a blessing but also a challenge when it...
Careful estate planning may help survivors avoid complications
In California and throughout the United States, families often strive to help their parents, siblings and other immediate relatives avoid stress in life. Taking careful estate planning steps while one is still of sound mind helps to achieve this in the here and now,...
Maintaining control during business formations
Launching a new business in California can be an exciting, adventurous, albeit challenging time in an entrepreneur's life. Many situations can arise during business formations that delay start-ups or cause obstacles that must be overcome before success can be...
Estate planning in California may help avoid death tax
As the old saying goes, death and taxes are two things everyone can count on. When those two things combine, they have the makings of a nightmare. California does not have an estate or inheritance tax, but every state is subject to the federal estate tax, or "death...
Student loan debt may impede California business formations
Many college students in California graduate with dreams of becoming successful entrepreneurs. Four years or more of post-secondary schooling provides ample time to dream big dreams and make plans for one's financial future. However, it seems that outstanding college...