Blog Posts in January, 2012
Posted on Jan 27, 2012 By Los Angeles Estate Planning Attorney
As well as having many responsibilities and duties as a joint guardian, your control over the child may come with limits placed on those duties. In the Order for Appointment of a Guardian, the court ...
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Posted on Jan 26, 2012 By Los Angeles Estate Planning Attorney
As a parent faced with a life threatening disease, you may have considered using a joint guardianship for your minor child. Once you've established that a joint guardianship is the right course of ...
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Posted on Jan 25, 2012 By Los Angeles Estate Planning Attorney
As soon as the parent becomes unable to care for the child the appointed guardian will then become responsible for the child's care, custody, and general well-being. The duties required of the ...
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Posted on Jan 23, 2012 By Los Angeles Estate Planning Attorney
As part of any estate plan, choosing a guardian for your minor child or children is essential. At this stage for many parents, of course they assume that they are not going to die anytime soon, and ...
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Posted on Jan 19, 2012 By Los Angeles Estate Planning Attorney
It seems like for every new year, there are going to be more new laws. And let's face it, hardly any of us are ever thrilled about that. However, this year there are some changes to the California ...
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Posted on Jan 17, 2012 By Los Angeles Estate Planning Attorney
If you have discussed the option of disclaiming an inheritance with your estate attorney and have decided it is the correct course of action, there are several rules as to which you will need to ...
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Posted on Jan 16, 2012 By Los Angeles Estate Planning Attorney
Why exactly would anyone want to refuse their inheritance? Well, believe it or not, refusing, or disclaiming, an inheritance may actually be more beneficial to you than accepting it. If the ...
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Posted on Jan 13, 2012 By Los Angeles Estate Planning Attorney
A Family Limited Partnership has many benefits and can be a highly valuable tool in your estate plan. As a parent, you can protect your assets even in cases where an accident may have been caused by ...
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Posted on Jan 11, 2012 By Los Angeles Estate Planning Attorney
In a Family Limited Partnership there are two types of partners that are involved. These are General Partners and Limited Partners. The General Partners are the ones who actually control the ...
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Posted on Jan 9, 2012 By Los Angeles Estate Planning Attorney
If you are looking for a way to create a limited partnership in order to transfer asset ownership to members of your family without a mountain of tax consequences, a Family Limited Partnership may be ...
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Posted on Jan 3, 2012 By Los Angeles Estate Planning Attorney
Welcome to the year 2012! A brand new year with brand new possibilities. And perhaps some brand new property assets? If you are one of the fortunate ones that had a stellar 2011 and have acquired a ...
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