Modern Estate Planning Blog

As a Sacramento estate planning lawyer, I can’t stress enough the importance of having the right legal documents in place to systematically and comprehensively protect the people you love following your death or incapacity.

I help seniors and their families make smart decisions regarding their end-of-life wishes and long-term care on a regular basis. And because of my experience in this area, I understand the options facing seniors and their loved ones can be VERY expensive and overwhelming at times.

As your child steps into adulthood, you might not realize that as a parent you will be unable to help your child with banking or have access to help with their healthcare (even though you may still be paying for it!).

The summer is a time of joy and stress. If you come home to find your loved one needs some help, don’t worry. There’s lots of support out there for caregivers.

You love your family and only want the best for them. So you go to a lawyer and have a California trust prepared because you want to make sure your family is well taken care of in case something happens to you.

What do you do when when someone whose name is similar to yours opens an account in your name? This was the situation presented to me by a client recently.

Do you remember the uncomfortable feeling you had when your mom or dad sat you down to have “the talk”? Well, I want you to have a talk of a different kind with your parents.

HIPAA – the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act – has noble goals, one of them being to protect your healthcare and medical information from prying eyes.