Living together is joyful, but looking ahead to many years from now, you would want to visit all the reasons why a cohabitation agreement paired with an estate plan becomes important, if you are a resident of Los Angeles County, California. Here is a list of why you need a…
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As years go by, the practice of law has become very specialized, especially when it comes to estate planning in Los Angeles. Gone are the days where an attorney was a general practitioner handling multiple unrelated areas of law. A tremendous amount of work goes into becoming a specialist in…
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When a couple creates a revocable trust with an A/B designation, when the first spouse passes away, the remaining spouse usually remains as trustee. While in most cases, this works out well, there are times when becoming the trustee of two trusts can be problematic. Lets say you are the…
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When you create a living trust or an estate plan, you go into it with the best of intentions, and never think that it may not work in the future. Pay attention to some of the following points and review your trust to see if you have any of these…
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Yes, you can restrict a power of attorney in Los Angeles California, if you are the principal, you are competent, and you use the right restrictive language in your Durable Power of Attorney. Durable v. Non-Durable Power of Attorney First, a Durable Power of Attorney is one that stays valid,…
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The speed of getting a temporary conservatorship in Los Angeles depends on the facts of your case. First, you must know that how fast a conservatorship may be granted depends on the urgency of the facts and circumstances of your case, especially the presentation of it in the Los Angeles…
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Because it is very difficult to get an LPS conservatorship in Los Angeles, California, parents of mentally ill persons should consider alternatives to conservatorships when the occasion allows for the exercise of the alternatives. What are your goals? If your goals are to be able to give medical help to…
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Every adult in California is presumed to be competent and capable of making his or her own decisions unless a court determines otherwise, either in a conservatorship or in a Guardian Ad Litem appointment proceeding. If a person becomes incapable of making good decisions for his or her own benefit,…
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What happens to old Guardianships of the Estate in California after kids reach 18 years of age? If you were appointed as Guardian of the Estate of a minor many years ago and he or she has now reached 18 years of age or is perhaps over 18, there are…
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We have administered thousands of estate plans and wealth over the last 26 years for families that consider themselves blended. If you have a blended family, meaning, you have been married more than one time, or have children from different relationships, there are several things to consider so your estate…