Year: 2014

Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB), San Francisco, CA (1/23/15)

Probate is the legal process involved in administering the estates of deceased persons. The process is supervised by the probate court, which protects the interests of persons involved in probate court matters. The probate court appoints a personal representative to...

A gift tax is a tax that a person must pay to the federal government when he or she gives a gift at a value above the exempt amount. The exempt amount in 2012 was $13,000. There is no California State gift tax. Certain gifts, such as gifts to a charity and gifts to a...

The reasons for using a San Jose estate planning attorney are numerous, but the main reason is to avoid problems or legal entanglements of which you are possibly not aware.For example, one estate planning tool may be to create joint ownership of assets, which...