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12
DEC
2014

What Donald Sterling’s Alzheimer’s Taught Us About Living Trusts

It was a media feeding frenzy this past NBA off season when longtime LA Clippers’ owner, Donald Sterling, made racially offensive remarks to his girlfriend that she captured on audiotape. The taping in and of itself was more than a little curious let alone its being released to...
11
NOV
2014
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How and Why: Special Needs Trusts

A Supplemental Needs, or Special Needs Trust, is a distinct kind of trust which holds title to property for the benefit of a child or adult who has a disability. The funds in the trust can be used to supplement benefits received from various governmental assistance programs...
17
APR
2013
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You Won’t Get It if You Don’t Ask for It in Your Will

Over the years practicing as an estate planning and probate lawyer, I’ve heard some really bizarre stories about people making strange requests in their Will. For example, there was a 37 year old Beverly Hills socialite named Sandra West who left most of her $3 million fortune to...
03
MAR
2013

Life insurance trusts offer discounts on estate tax

Now that we have a more permanent estate and gift tax exemption ($5.25 million per person, or $10.5 million per married couple), planning your estate is a bit easier.  If estate taxes are still an issue for you, using an Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust (ILIT) to purchase new...
11
FEB
2013

No-contest clauses in wills and trusts

When preparing an estate plan, I’m often asked about including a no-contest clause, and I see attorneys and others advertising their “bullet-proof” or “ironclad” documents with no-contest clauses.  While I admire their confidence, no contract or...
04
FEB
2013

What options do I have when a trustee is behaving badly?

I deal with this question quite a bit, as there’s unfortunately a lot of trustees behaving badly out there, or at least in Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Riverside counties where I practice. Trustees owe the highest duty of care, the fiduciary standard of care, to the...
03
FEB
2013

I’ll be speaking on elder law and estate planning for attorneys in March

I’m excited to present two new classes this March for MyLawCLE:  a webinar March 20th on elder law and a live class and webinar March 21st on estate planning and probate.  Both will help new and transitioning attorneys gain a broad understanding of the subjects, and the...
29
NOV
2012

Are life insurance proceeds protected from creditors?

This question came up during a conversation with a colleague today, and the answer is one commonly heard from attorneys:  “It depends.” California’s Code of Civil Procedure, section 704.100(c) says: “(c) Benefits from matured life insurance policies...
03
JUN
2012

What can we learn as trustees from Point Break?

After watching the Patrick Swayze classic Point Break, I’ve learned it has a lot of useful tips for thinking about trustees. 1)  Respect your elders.  So true, and even more so when spoken by the great Gary Busey.  Choose the right trustees for taking care of you and those...
07
FEB
2012

Two new Pasadena conservation easements

I’ve written before about conservation and preservation easements, and I’m pleased to see that the Pasadena Heritage organization has received two new easements–one on the historic Freeman House, designed by Alfred and Arthur Heineman, and the other on a...
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