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  • 2025
    • September
      • Estate Planning for Small Business Owners: How to Protect Your Business and Your Legacy
    • August
      • How to Talk to Your Parents About Estate Planning
      • What Happens If You Don’t Have an Estate Plan in California?
    • January
      • Estate Planning Strategies for High-Value Assets
  • 2024
    • December
      • What Not to Include in Your Estate Planning Documents
    • November
      • Understanding the Different Types of Wills
    • October
      • A Quick Look at the Different Types of Business Entities
      • The Top 6 Advantages of Creating an Estate Plan and What to Include
    • August
      • 5 Reasons People Put Off Estate Planning
    • July
      • Business Entity: What You Need to Know
    • June
      • Estate Planning for People Without Heirs: What You Should Know
  • 2023
    • February
      • Here’s Why You Want to Do all You Can to Avoid Probate When Working With a Will
      • Unmarried Couples: Don’t Forget Your Estate Plan – Living Together Requires Different Legal Preparations
  • 2022
    • October
      • Protect Your Family With a Trust
      • Why You Should Review Your Estate Plan Before Vacation
      • Even If You Have Only a Few Assets, Speaking to an Estate Attorney Specialist Is a Must
      • The Holidays Are a Great Time to Bring Up Estate Planning With Your Spouse: Here’s How
    • September
      • 4 Reasons Why You Need to Put Your Final Arrangement Preferences in Writing
      • Estate Planning Tips That Every Aging Adult Should Use
      • Marriage After Middle Age: Making Plans For Old Age
    • July
      • Why You Should Update Your WIll by Adding a Trust
      • What Is Likely to Happen If an Estate Goes Into Probate?
    • June
      • Unmarried and Single: How Does It Affect Your Estate Planning?
    • May
      • Altering Your Living Will: What to Know
      • 5 Questions to Ask Your Estate Planning Attorney During Your First Meeting
    • April
      • What to do if You’ve Been Given the Power of Attorney Over a Loved One
      • 4 Things You Should Know About Your Family Lawyer Before You Hire Them
      • 5 Things Everyone Should Know About the First Amendment Right Now
  • 2017
    • July
      • Conservatorships in California
      • The Importance Of Having a Durable Power Of Attorney
    • June
      • Can’t I just make medical and financial decisions for my spouse anyway?
      • A Loved One has Died and Named me Trustee; Now What?
    • May
      • How Often Should I Review My Estate Plan?
    • April
      • Attorney Louis Pacella Speaks About Healthcare Directives
    • March
      • Estate Planning in California
    • February
      • Estate and Trust Administration in California
  • 2015
    • February
      • Estate Planning in Calabasas
  • 2014
    • December
      • Estate Planning Tips to Increase the Estate You’ll Leave to Your Heirs (and Doing so Safely)
    • October
      • What happens to your estate when you die?
    • June
      • The Three Most Important Documents to Protect Yourself, Your Family and Your Estate
      • Wealthy Clintons Use Trusts to Limit Estate Tax They Back
  • 2013
    • October
      • Despite Obvious Intent, A Will Isn’t Changed Until It Is
      • Estate Planning Is A Good Idea At Any Age
      • Remember To Amend Your Estate Plan – Before It’s Too Late
      • Income, Education Appears to Impact Long-Term Care Planning
      • Don’t Forget To Create A Long Term Care Plan
    • September
      • Remains Of Jim Thorpe The Subject Of Federal Court Case
      • Does Your iTunes Library Expire When You Do? What happens to your digital assets?
      • No offshore account, no problem: special trust can help
      • Same-Sex Partner Denied Share Of Estate After Will Isn’t Updated
    • August
      • Trusts Can Be Useful For Any Estate, No Matter The Size
      • Michael Jackson’s Estate In Dispute With IRS Over Estate Tax Bill
      • Dying ‘Simpsons’ Co-creator, Sam Simon To Give Away Millions In Trust
      • What Age Is Too Young To Inherit An Estate?
    • July
      • Disinheriting A Child Can Cause Conflict – Here Are Alternatives
      • Supreme Court’s Defense of Marriage Act Ruling Affects Same-Sex Estate Tax Benefits
      • Special Need Trusts For Special-Needs Children In California Vary
      • James Gandolfini’s Will Left Estate To Children, Wife, Family And Staff
    • June
      • What Does ‘Power Of Attorney’ Mean In Los Angeles? Some Answers
      • Lawmakers Seek Repeal Of Federal Estate Tax
      • 5 Common Estate Planning Errors In California
    • May
      • Don’t Let Your Estate Planning Cause A Family Feud
      • How Executors, Probate Courts Deal With Creditor Claims On Estate
      • After Estate Planning In California, Consider A ‘Family Meeting’
    • April
      • Estate Plan May Need To Be Updated Over Time
      • Google Facilitates The Transfer Of Digital Property
      • Death Of Woman Leads To Lengthy Search For Relatives In U.S.
      • Should You Have A Will Or A Trust? Comparison, Part II
      • Should You Have A Will Or A Trust? A Comparison, Part I
    • March
      • Defending A Trust From A Relative’s Challenge
      • Hair Care Mogul Vidal Sassoon Left Son Nothing In Will
      • $1 Million Claim Rejected By Tony Scott’s Late Director’s Estate
      • Planning your gifts, investments under new estate tax
    • February
      • State Supreme Court Upends James Brown Probate Compromise
      • To Begin Estate Planning In Calabasas, Consider ‘4 P’s’
      • Man’s Will Leaves Substantial Estate To Surprising Beneficiaries – His 2 Favorite Actors
      • Who Will Be Able To Access Your Online Persona After You Die?
      • Having A Blended Family Can Complicate Estate Planning
    • January
      • Equity And Equality: Finding The Right Estate Plan
      • ‘Fiscal cliff’ Deal Adjusts Estate Tax Rates, Exemption
      • Joint Commission – New Accreditation Program Underlines Specialty Care
  • 2012
    • December
      • For – Profit Nursing Homes Providing Inadequate Care
      • Lack Of Estate Plan Leads To Surprise Gold Inheritance
      • Estate taxes vs Gift taxes – The fiscal cliff looms: decisions, decisions, decisions
      • A Pet Trust Can Go A Long Way For A Beloved Pet
      • ‘Spiritual’ Estate Planning Reaches Out From Beyond The Grave
    • November
      • Tax planning on the edge of a cliff – what should Californians do?
      • Posthumously conceived child – how is inheritance affected?
      • Older Parents And Adult Children Differ On Financial Views: Discuss
      • Father – Daughter Lawsuit Due To Trust Fund Depletion
      • QTIP Trusts Useful For Estate Planning With Blended Families
    • October
      • Who Knows Your Passwords? 5 Useful Estate Planning Tips
      • Long-Term Care Insurance Hike Expected For Public Employees
      • Women Use Long-Term Care Insurance More, Study Says
      • Time Is Running Out, Set Up SLAT Soon
    • September
      • Long-Term Care Worries California Residents, Study Says
      • Burial Prevented During Will Dispute – Estate planning tips
      • Choosing a trustee that you can trust
      • Can A Will Be Too Specific? Businessman’s Will Stuck In Court
    • August
      • Life Changes Require A New Look At Estate Planning
      • Estate Planning: 4 Revocable Trust Options Anyone Can Use
      • Formula Clause Is Problematic For Heirs And Surviving Spouse
      • Trust And Will Lessons From Michael Jackson
    • July
      • Amassing An Estate With Simple Means: One Couple’s Story
      • The Importance Of Wills: Family clashes over $3 million Derzon estate
      • Zsa Zsa Gabor Conservatorship Battle – Power of Attorney rights disputed
      • You’re Planning Ahead — But For What Year?
      • Ticktock, ticktock: $ 5.12 million exemption set to expire
    • June
      • Last Will Lessons From Thomas Kinkade
      • Estate planning- Trusts And Wills For Any Size Of Estate
      • Do People Save or Spend Their Inheritances?
      • Wills For Same-Sex Couples Are Critical, Even When Married
    • May
      • Lesson From Rosa Parks
      • Long-Term Care Insurance 101
      • Is It Time To Create A Social Media Will? And How Would It Work?
      • “Mom? We Need To Talk.” – Talking about Alzheimer’s
    • April
      • Mass Affluents Concerns – Survey
      • Estate Planning Lessons From Mike Wallace
      • Unauthorized Oxnard Retirement Perk To Be Retired
      • Avoid Elder Scams – Create A Will
      • Estate Plan – Decisions. Decisions. Decisions.
    • March
      • Long-Term Health Care Insurance Costs Creep Up, Benefits Fall
      • Whitney Houston’s Will Offers Valuable Lessons
      • Irregularities Point Out Importance Of Estate Administrator Choice
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