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If you’ve just been given a serious diagnosis, such as late-stage cancer, your first thought is likely about what treatment options you have. At the same time, though, you also want to think about what else you need to do in case that treatment does not work or...
Most of your estate plan will focus on what happens to your property after your death. However, a thorough estate plan should also protect you in the event of a medical emergency. A workplace fall, a seizure or a cardiac event could leave you in a coma and unable to...
Californians who own land that they want to protect from development after they’re gone can purchase a conservation easement. An easement offers protection in perpetuity for land from any use that the owner believes would conflict with their goals for it or compromise...
There are many reasons why individuals sit down to do estate planning. One big factor that motivates them is choosing what happens with their assets instead of allowing the intestate succession rules to apply instead. What happens, however, if someone contests your...
Formalizing an advance health care directive is a powerful part of estate planning. It can ensure that your medical providers adhere to your health care wishes, even if you cannot communicate those wishes orally. When written well, an advance health care directive...
One thing that we know for certain is that everyone’s affairs will need to be taken care of at some point. This could mean paying taxes, distributing assets, making final medical decisions and much more. But there will come a point in everyone’s lives when this...
An effective, decisive and conscientious trustee is needed to oversee the assets within a trust. It is a role with great responsibilities in handing out assets to the trust’s beneficiaries. The trustee must have certain qualities that the grantor or trustor – the...
Estate planning can seem simple and complex at the same time. On the one hand, your loved one’s estate plan distributes your assets to your loved ones. On the other hand, many nuances can make a simple will more complex. An estate plan distributes what your loved one...
You do not need to understand cryptocurrency to have some. Trading platforms make it easy to buy and sell without in-depth knowledge of the technology behind digital currency. While few people could claim to be experts on how cryptocurrency works, too many families...
The executor has a pivotal role in settling your estate, making sure outstanding bills and taxes are paid, disputes settled among heirs and assets distributed to beneficiaries. The role is thankless, time-consuming, stressful and overwhelming. You want to make sure...
