Estate Planning, Probate & Elder Law Attorneys

» Handing down the family cottage

One of the most emotional estate planning issues is determining the future of the family cottage.

» Call for Papers -- Last Chance to be in the Inaugural Issue of the...

Call for Papers -- Last Chance to be in the Inaugural Issue of the Estate Planning and Community Property Law Journal Here is a description of your last chance to appear in the Inaugural issue of the Estate ...

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» Damon Dash Owes $2 Million In Tax, On The Run
Let EbenGregory tell it, the tax collector must love poor people - he’s creating so many of them. In another non- hate filled episode of THE JEWELRY REPORT, Dame Dash goes on the run from the tax man . Related PostsSuge Knight Owes $6 Million in U.S. TaxesPoor old Suge.  In jail for next next nine [...]

» Premarital Agreements and Other Areas of Law

Premarital agreements are hard to draft because they can deal with various areas of law. Estate planning and family law are the two biggies, but many different areas of property law can be affected. For instance, I recently was working on a premarital agreement, and the other attorney suggested that, if my client made contribution to his own retirement plan during his marriage, he had to make an equal contribution to his wife's retirement plan. Luckily I realized that the contribution limits for my client's retirement plan (a 401k) and his wife's plan (IRA) were not the same, so we were able to change the language in time. This is one of the reasons why I like working with a non-estate planner on a prenup, and if possible working collaboratively -- we can review the agreement from many different perspectives to make sure it "works."