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When you are young, or even middle-aged, it is hard to imagine that you could experience a disability. But, studies confirm that many of us will face at least a temporary disability some time during our lives.

Unless you were living under a rock, you most likely heard about the tax reform bill that was passed through Congress and signed by the President over the holidays.

What comes to mind when you think of “adverse possession,” if anything? Do you think of squatters taking over a vacant house or a person continually encroaching on their neighbor’s yard?

This tragic hurricane season and other disasters have taken a toll on many parts of the United States and the Caribbean. They have also taken a toll on the charitable organizations that step in when a crisis hits.

A common concern for those who have remarried is that they still want to leave the bulk of their estate to their adult children without abandoning their current spouse. The solution? Create a life estate.

Dying intestate, or without a will, is very common. If you die without a will, your property will go through Sacramento County probate and is then distributed according to California’s intestacy laws.

Recent studies have shown that only a little more than half of all Americans have a Will or Trust document in place to direct their estate after they pass away, and that the vast majority of those documents have not been updated in the last five years.

One of the many questions Sacramento estate planning lawyers get asked is “how long is a Power of Attorney in effect?”