The estate planning realm in California and nationally is sadly replete with stories spotlighting unfortunate outcomes linked with planners’ lack of preparation.Here’s one: An individual with adult children remarries and fails to update a will and other...
Bay Area Estate And Tax Planning Law Firm
Month: June 2019
Focusing on the term “digital” in your California estate planning
The writer of a recent Kiplinger article on estate planning asks readers to consider “how much of your life is connected to your computer, mobile phone and other devices.”Maybe you don’t want to think about that. In fact, you might well be among the...
Laws collide, social media emerges in global estate conflict
The matter might have seemed like an open-and-quickly-shut case to the widow of Johnny Hallyday.A French court is taking a different view. Hallyday, a huge and iconic entertainment presence in France, died in that country in 2017. A recent media report on the...
Why thoughtful estate planners focus on power of attorney selection
When we refer on our website to “one of the most important decisions you’ll make when you’re planning your estate,” what do you think we are spotlighting? We of course stress the fundamental building blocks of thoughtful estate planning at the proven Bay Area...