How Your Silicon Valley Estate Planning Attorney Can Help Protect Intergenerational Wealth Transfers

A recent article on Forbes.com took a look into the surprisingly high rate at which intergenerational wealth transfers fail.  This is undoubtedly a major issue of consideration for estate planning attorneys in the Bay Area and beyond.  Our goal is … Continue reading

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What is an Easement?

The dictionary defines “easement” as “a right held by one property owner to make use of the land of another for a limited purpose, as right of passage.” This means that, even though you are the legal owner of your … Continue reading

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Using Online Tools to Set Up Wills and Trusts In California

If you are beginning to think about how to manage your estate in the event that you become deceased or disabled, it may be tempting to turn to some of the many tools available online.  Skilled wills and trusts lawyers … Continue reading

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Menlo Park Business Attorney Explains The Right Way to Fire an Employee

No matter how carefully you screen new hires, sometimes you will be faced with the unpleasant task of termination.  Aside from the personal difficulty and potential disruption, you need to limit your exposure to a wrongful termination lawsuit. The general … Continue reading

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Working with an Elder Law Attorney to Determine Who Will Pay for Your Long-Term Care

Many people approach estate planning attorneys in order to determine how their assets will be divided among survivors after their death.  Unfortunately, a huge number of them don’t take the high likelihood of long-term care into consideration.  Elder law attorneys … Continue reading

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Working with an Estate Planning Attorney to Secure Your Children’s Financial Future

One of the most important aspects of estate planning is the overall effect it will have on an individual or couple’s children.  Whether these are minor children who will need a guardian or adult children who are already on their … Continue reading

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Menlo Park Attorney Warns Whitney Houston’s Legal Troubles May Mean Daughter Inherits Fortune Outright at Age 18

It was just weeks ago that Whitney Houston won a lawsuit against her step-mother to collect the proceeds of her father’s estate. Now the question is whether daughter Bobbi Kristina, who has a reported history of drug use and emotional … Continue reading

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More On Negotiating Your Business Lease

In a previous post, we discussed some items to consider when reviewing or negotiating your business lease.  Here are some other areas you may want to highlight: Building Signage: Do you want to have a large sign on the building … Continue reading

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Estates Attorney in San Francisco Peninsula Offers Tips for Paying Your Grandchild’s College Tuition

The increasing cost of college tuition has sent many people turning to their San Francisco Peninsula estate planning attorneys to discover the most strategic, tax-friendly ways to meet their children or grandchildren’s future education needs. It’s well known that Ivy … Continue reading

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Menlo Park Real Estate Attorney Says Beware of Gifts To Children

Many parents are eager to help their children buy their first house.  In Silicon Valley it can be very difficult for a child to come up with the down payment for the house.  The parents are usually more than eager … Continue reading

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