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If you have a vacation home, whether it’s located here in California or in another state, you may want to leave it to your heirs after you pass away. But, what you think is a wonderful gift can turn into their worst nightmare if you are not careful.

In 2016, a young couple, parents of six, died within 24 hours of each other. Can you imagine suddenly having the responsibility of raising six additional children?

After the death of a loved one, there is quite a bit of work to be done. Most of the financial work will be handled by the executor named by the deceased in their will or trust.

All estate plans should include these basic documents; a will, a healthcare directive, a financial power of attorney and guardian nominations if you have minor children.

I read this story a while ago, but I was thinking about it today. In 2016, the young parents of six children died within 24 hours of each other. The mother died unexpectedly from a blood clot and the father died 24 hours later as a result of a heart attack. Many feel that the stress of suddenly losing his wife caused the attack.

A Power of Attorney is a legal device that is used to give someone the power to act on your behalf if you are unable to.

When posing as estate planning lawyers, criminals in Sacramento will use several different tactics. One common tactic is a telemarketing scam.

Many people are familiar with this common horror story: a parent remarries later in life to a person with a family of his or her own; when the parent passes away, their estate goes entirely to their new spouse through the laws of intestacy.