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A Family Estate Plan – A Wonderful Resolution for the New Year!

Finally, you have decided to tackle one of the most important family matters – your Estate Plan. This blog will review the three basic estate planning documents:

What Does a Financial Planner Need to Know About Estate Planning?

In our practice, we talk and work with numerous financial advisors. When an advisor speaks with us, he or she generally knows about estate planning – it’s just the nature of the business.

3 Concepts That You Need to Know When Setting Up an Estate Plan Trust

Trusts are one of the cornerstones of Estate Planning. Trusts are a very flexible concept with multiple uses which are developed and tailored to each family and their respective needs.

Medicaid Planning – Saving a Legacy

Medicaid Planning is, in part, an effort to preserve a financial legacy for children despite the fact that a parent is about to experience the potential devastating financial costs of growing old.

How to Drive Safely and Responsibly as a Senior Citizen

There are some unavoidable driving dangers that older people need to understand. This does not necessarily mean they can’t drive, but that they should take extra care in prioritizing safety.

Student Loan Servicers in Trouble: Navient May Experience Greater Leniency Than Expected

Sued by both the Justice Department and more recently the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Navient administrators have said that they will fight back against these lawsuits.

CALIFORNIA TRAFFIC TICKET DEFENSE

California traffic ticket defense

CALIFORNIA DUI LAW

California DUI Law

No Process of Service: Will the Judge Dismiss My Case?

Generally, if the process server does not hand the summons directly to you or to someone of age who resides in the home with you, it should not be possible to have a default judgment granted against you.

You May Not Be Judgment Proof Forever

You may be safe from enforcement today, but a judgment is usually good for ten years and can then be extended for another ten. In the next twenty years, do you still see yourself without a job, without property, and without a checking account?

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