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I often meet with couples who assume that because they’ve lived together for a certain number of years, they will automatically receive their partner’s assets or other inheritance should one of them unexpectedly pass away. Unfortunately, this is not the case.

As a Gold River probate lawyer, I know the peace of mind you can experience after your estate plan is done is very profound. I’ve had many Gold River probate clients tell me that they get a sense of relief they didn’t even know they needed.

For Sacramento wills and estate lawyers like me, estate planning means so much more than just avoiding taxes and planning for death. Instead, it’s about preserving your “whole family legacy,” which includes family values, traditions and memories should something unexpectedly happen to you.

A good, comprehensive estate plan covers so much more than just planning for death, as it should also include provisions to protect your family, assets and wishes in the event of short or long-term incapacity.

Just when you thought the world was finished with Anna Nicole Smith’s legal woes and the troubled actress could finally rest in peace, another ugly court battle is underway. Only this time it involves the trial of her doctors and former boyfriend.

As a Sacramento Will and Estates Lawyer, I am naturally prone to think about, and ultimately plan for, what to do in case of an emergency.But of course I am human and don’t necessarily realize some of the dangers that exist out there until I am faced with them in my own day-to-day life.

A few months ago, I received two back-to-back emergency calls that really got me thinking. Not only did it get me thinking, but it made me adjust the way I approach planning because the “traditional” way of planning just doesn’t meet all your needs.

George Steinbrenner, the fiery owner of the New York Yankees, passed away on July 13. Mr. Steinbrenner became one of the most recognizable professional sports owners in America after having paid around 10 million dollars for ownership of the Yankees in 1973.