Medical care and long-term nursing care can get very expensive and it's important to plan in advance for these costs of care. As you age, paying for these expenses could become extremely difficult as well. Older clients may have a special interest in Medi-Cal...
Year: 2018
3 Ways You Can Avoid Probate in California
If you're planning out your estate, you may have likely heard the term "probate". You've probably also heard that probate is something you want to avoid. There are a couple of reasons why you'd want to avoid probate. The probate process can be expensive, as there are...
What Are Advance Healthcare Directives and How Can They Help the Estate Planning Process?
An advance healthcare directive is a legal document that details what kind of medical care you desire should you become incapacitated or unable to care for yourself. While no one can predict the future, it is best that you prepare for events such as you:Falling into a...
What Are Some Benefits of Estate Planning?
Most people avoid thinking about how their family will survive without them when they eventually pass away. It will be very difficult to set up your estate plan in your last days, so make sure that you meet with an estate planning lawyer and get your arrangements...
How a Mediation Lawyer Could Help You
Mediation is one of the many types of alternative dispute resolution. Mediation is done in confidentiality and carried out voluntarily by the disputing parties. The rules of mediation are easy to understand, and disputing parties can complete the process without...
What Are Durable Powers of Attorney?
When someone suffers a severe accident that results in a person being unable to make any medical or financial decisions regarding their care, family members may find themselves making tough decisions for their loved ones well-being. In these situations, having a...
Should You Sign a Prenup?
Before tying the knot, you have the option of signing a prenuptial agreement. Also known as a prenup, these agreements can help protect each spouse's financial interests. Maybe you have children from a previous marriage and are interested in protecting their...
Weighing Your Options: Conservatorship
A conservator, also known as an adult guardian in most states, is a person who has court-ordered authority to manage the affairs of those who no longer have the ability to make their own medical or financial decisions. If the incapacitated person did not set up a plan...
Who Can Contest a Will?
After a loved one dies, the essential grieving process can be soured by the late relative's estate and how it will be divided among family. Cousin Albert can't contest your late father's will as easily as you might think, however. Depending on how the will was drafted...