Estate Planning

Essentially, trusts and wills serve the same purpose - passing on your estate to your beneficiaries after you are gone. However, you need to carefully consider your objectives before settling for either of the two. A will is a legal document that expresses your wishes...

Life is always changing -- and this is never more true than when it comes to your estate plans. When you first created your estate plan, it was reflective of your situation, your assets, the people in your life and the law of the day. If you look back three or five...

There are two main types of trusts: revocable trusts and irrevocable trusts. These trusts are both created while you’re still alive, so they’re called living trusts. The ways that they differ is in how you control your assets, the tax benefits and if you have a right...

Little by little, artificial intelligence (AI) is being integrated into our daily lives. Every industry is being affected by AI, some for the better. Thankfully, there are still some things that humans are much better at, like practicing law.  Law seems like a...

Your estate plan doesn't just explain who will receive what property from you when you die. It also strongly influences how people remember you. The inheritance that people receive from you will have a dramatic influence on your ultimate legacy.  Protecting that...

Estate planning is a process that people would prefer to do quickly and then forget about. However, to truly protect yourself and your family, you probably need to frequently review and update your estate plan. If all you currently have is a will, then it may be time...

With divorce no longer carrying much social stigma, most people assume that those who stay married are happy with their relationships. However, some people stay in miserable and unhealthy marriages for religious reasons or out of a sense of personal responsibility. If...

Estate planning should be comprehensive to offer the best protection. In any good estate plan, you are going to have multiple legal documents that serve different purposes. Your estate plan should have many components including: The will Trusts Guardianship...

If you live in Glendale and have begun planning your final wishes and addressing your estate planning options, you are a step ahead of most of your neighbors. We do not know precisely why, but people avoid or put off estate planning — sometimes until it is too late....

For some people, such as authors, songwriters, artists, inventors and others who owe their success and wealth to their own creativity, estate planning is about more than leaving tangible assets to their loved ones and other beneficiaries. They may have intellectual...