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One of my greatest passions as a Santa Barbara estate planning lawyer is teaching parents how to wisely prepare for death. I realize the possibility of dying while your children are still young [...]

As a Santa Barbara trust lawyer, I’ve found that most people do not understand the serious privacy intrusions that their family can face if they die without a Living Trust. Here in California and [...]

For some families, bankruptcy is the only way out from living under a mountain of debt.  Filing for bankruptcy is a not a decision most people enter into lightly as the process can have a number [...]

As a Santa Barbara will and estates attorney, I’m often asked, “How does a Healthcare Directive or Living Will work in California?” Essentially, an Advance Healthcare Directive, sometimes [...]

Raising a child with special needs is challenging. Sadly, the stress of the situation contributes to the high rate of divorce among couples who are raising children with special needs. In fact, [...]

The answer to this question and so many other estate planning questions is, “Yes, but….”. It is true that if you own an asset jointly with rights of survivorship in California, the joint tenant [...]

As a Santa Barbara estate planning attorney, I know Millennials have a lot going on; they are starting their careers, buying their first homes, and starting their families. With so many [...]

A family home or vacation property is often the most valuable asset in their estate. While the homeowner may want to leave their cherished property to children or other beneficiaries as an [...]

In our recent Elder Law Update newsletter, we explore whether you should use genetic testing to determine if you are predisposed to Alzheimer’s disease.  We also discuss important [...]