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Selecting a business structure is an important first step in forming a new business. For that reason, new business owners should know how to evaluate different business forms to make the best decision for them and for their business. Cost and operation Setting up a...
Most people in California understand that upon their death, their property will be distributed to their heirs. If the person has left a will, the property will be distributed pursuant to instructions in the will. If the person dies without a will, the property will be...
Something just did not seem right about your father’s will. Even well before his death, you sensed something amiss in his life despite living miles away and seeing him infrequently. His physical and mental health had been failing the decade. He became too trusting...
Not many of us like to think about it but it is important to plan for what happens if you become incapacitated which is one of the many possible situations and scenarios estate planning tools can help estate planners plan for. Knowing how to utilize those tools can...
In the majority of estate plans, parents choose to leave considerable assets to their children. The reasons for this are fairly obvious and easy to assume. But not all parent-child relationships last a lifetime, and there are plenty of cases in which a parent will...
Even if someone passes away with a will in place, a dispute can still arise between surviving beneficiaries regarding the decedent’s estate. Talk-show host Larry King recently passed away and left behind a handwritten will written in October 2019 stating that he...
The ongoing health crisis has been an eye-opener for many people in San Diego, throughout California and across the nation. Often, people are under the mistaken impression that estate planning can wait until “later.” However, with the passage of time, people face...
Your children are now adults and you have either finished your estate plan or will soon be creating one. What happens next? Should you tell your kids about the estate plan and discuss what is in it? Or should you just file it away and trust that they’ll learn the...
While most estates are settled fairly quickly and without incident, large estates can easily become the subject of controversy and litigation – particularly when the estate’s original owner died tragically. A recent example is litigation surrounding the estate of...
Estate planning is hard for most people. Not because the process is enormously complicated, but because it’s hard to come to terms with one’s own mortality. Those who do take the important step to create an estate plan often feel a great sense of release knowing that...
