Wills and Trusts Recent Posts
A majority of American adults don’t have a simple will. Perhaps you think it’s not necessary, to (more…)
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- Kyounghwa Khloe LeeFeb 16, 2016
California lawmakers recently approved a landmark bill, the “End of Life Options Act,” that woul (more…)
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- Ken LaManceNov 10, 2015
A new law was enacted in Delaware this year that views social media accounts as property and allows (more…)
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- Roxanne MinottSep 30, 2014
Are pet trusts valid? In some cases, the courts have ruled that pet trusts to be a waste of resource (more…)
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- Mabel YeeFeb 24, 2014
Most Americans do not have wills and those who do typically don’t take the trouble to update them. (more…)
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- Jason CheungAug 29, 2013
The idea that cities can move a person’s body against his or her express wishes simply because tha (more…)
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- Jason CheungApr 30, 2012
This seems to be an unfortunate loophole in so-called “slayer statutes” (laws that bar killers f (more…)
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- Ken LaManceJan 12, 2011
There are many reasons why a trustee and beneficiary may not see eye-to-eye on how to manage the tru (more…)
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- Ken LaManceSep 22, 2010
State laws do generally agree that if the father dies during his wife’s pregnancy, the child is en (more…)
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- Jay RiveraSep 21, 2010
In theory, a repeal of the estate tax sounds like it would be a good thing, but I believe that becau (more…)
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- Ken LaManceSep 02, 2010
