Each week we discuss various elder-law, and elder-law adjacent, issues. In plain language, we review estate planning, guardianship, special needs and other legal and practical developments.
It can be challenging to figure out how to title assets after you have created a revocable living trust. We're calling this initial review Trust Funding...
The "community property" rules sometimes confuse or alarm lawyers from states that apply the "common-law" property rules. Arizona community property...
We often consult with blended families about their estate planning. Those families -- sometimes with "yours, mine and our" kids, or disparate young-adult...
There is a lot of social and familial pressure for most people to leave the bulk of their estate to their children. Sometimes, though, we deal with...
Last week we discussed record keeping for conservatorship matters. The rules are similar, but somewhat different, for trust and probate record keeping. Generally,...