Larry King’s Death Highlights the Importance of Updating Your Estate Plan for Divorce and Death—Part 2
Legendary TV and radio host, Larry King, died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on January 23rd, 2021 at age 87. Larry was hospitalized in December due to COVID-19, but he’d recently been moved from the ICU to a regular hospital room after recovering from...
Lifetime Asset Protection Trusts: Airtight Asset Protection For Your Child’s Inheritance
Lifetime Asset Protection Trusts: Airtight Asset Protection For Your Child’s Inheritance As a parent, you’re likely hoping to leave your children an inheritance. In fact, doing so may be one of the motivating factors driving your life’s work. But without taking the...
Larry King’s Death Highlights the Importance of Updating Your Estate Plan for Divorce
Larry King’s Death Highlights the Importance of Updating Your Estate Plan for Divorce and Death Legendary TV and radio host, Larry King, died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on January 23rd, 2021 at age 87. Larry was hospitalized in December due to...
What is Proposition 19 and How It Will Affect Your Family
Californians voted to pass Proposition 19, the Home Protection for Seniors, Severely Disabled, Families, and Victims of Wildfire or Natural Disaster Act (“Act”). While the Act helps homeowners over 55 years of age, disabled or victims of natural disasters, homeowners...
Black Panther Star Chadwick Boseman Dies Without A Will—Part 2
On October 15th, nearly two months after the death of Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman, his wife, Taylor Simone Ledward, filed documents with the Los Angeles probate court seeking to be named administrator of his estate. Earlier this year, Boseman and Ledward were...
Black Panther Star Chadwick Boseman Dies Without A Will
On October 15th, nearly two months after the death of Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman, his wife, Taylor Simone Ledward, filed documents with the Los Angeles probate court seeking to be named administrator of his estate. Earlier this year, Boseman and Ledward were...
4 Reasons Why You Can’t Afford to Go Without An Estate Plan
4 Reasons Why You Can’t Afford to Go Without An Estate Plan When it comes to putting off or refusing to create an estate plan, your mind can concoct all sorts of rationalizations: “I won’t care because I’ll be dead,” “I’m too young,” “That won’t happen to me,” or “My...
Start Planning Now to Prepare Your Estate for a Possible Democratic Sweep
Start Planning Now to Prepare Your Estate for a Possible Democratic Sweep No matter who you are voting for on November 3rd, you may want to start considering the potential legal, financial, and tax impacts a change of leadership might have on your family’s planning....
Once Your Kids Are 18, Make Sure They Sign These Documents
Once Your Kids Are 18, Make Sure They Sign These Important Documents While estate planning is probably one of the last things your teenage kids are thinking about, when they turn 18 it should be their (and your) number-one priority. Here’s why: At 18, they become...
Your “Blended” Family Is Likely Headed to Court Unless You Do This
If you have a blended family and do not plan for what happens to your assets in the event of your incapacity or eventual death, you are almost certainly guaranteeing hurt feelings, conflict, and maybe even a long, drawn out court battle. So, let’s start with clarity...
A Tragic Oversight: Kobe Bryant’s Youngest Daughter Mistakenly Left Out of Family Trust
The tragic deaths of NBA legend Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, in a helicopter crash demonstrated the vital need for estate planning for people of all ages. At the time, little was known about the planning strategies Kobe had in place to protect and...
A Map to Doing the Right Thing for the People You Love During the Pandemic
Right now, huge numbers of people are coming face to face with their own mortality during this pandemic, and realizing they need to plan for the worst. This goes not just for those of us in the “senior” category, but for all of us, no matter our age. We are facing the...
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