With Your Family in Mind

All long-term care costs rose sharply in 2020, but assisted living facility costs increased the most, according to Genworth’s latest annual Cost of Care Survey. The across-the-board rises were due in part to increased costs brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.In the past year, assisted...

In California, there are four ways to legally end a marriage or domestic partnership, dissolution (commonly known as divorce), legal separation, annulment and technically death, which is not recommended. Each method has distinct requirements and consequences. For those considering a legal...

Well, here’s the task for all mankind let alone a voiceover artist. Whether in a person’s business life or personal life we spend a lifetime asking ourselves who we are. Learning how to be yourself requires that we know who that person is, to some degree at least. The advice I give people all...

That used to be the anthem we blasted on our radios as loud as can be…now the tune can equate fear. I think the most difficult part of summer break is unilateral for all parents; keeping your children occupied. Twice as hard when you have to split time with an EX. Of course, it is important for...

Thousands of seniors each year experience injuries and trauma that could be avoided with proper home safety measures. These preventable accidents cause financial, emotional and physical stress and even death. Many people are not aware of the precautions that need to be taken as our loved ones...

Divorce mediation is becoming a more and more popular method when married couples seek a divorce from one another. More and more couples are realizing that hiring expensive attorneys and fighting with one another for months and/or years is not necessarily the best route to take when seeking a...

Last month’s article was about the different legal standards applied in move away cases.  This month, it is about a poor little squirrel and “moving on”, a phrase I hate more than Prius Drivers who wear face masks when no one else is even in their car.  Gotta be honest. That phrase:  Move...

Proposition 19 was approved by the California voters in the November 2020 election, and became effective in February 2021. Although some will experience benefits from the new law, many people will experience a negative impact, since the new law limits the “parent-child” exclusion that was so...

Under our “system” of paying for long term care, you may be able to qualify for Medi-Cal to pay for nursing home care, but there’s little public assistance for in home care. Most people want to stay at home as long as possible, but few can afford the high cost of home care for very long. One...

Divorce can be one of the most traumatic life events a person can experience. Legal fees, asset division, child support and alimony can ruin otherwise healthy finances.1. Your Ex Stops Paying for Joint AccountsMany spouses jointly share credit accounts, like a mortgage or credit cards. In some...

Consider hiring an experienced family law attorney to help you with your divorce mediation: Hiring an experienced family law attorney as your mediator is important, as the attorney can offer to the parties his in-court experiences and relate them to their set of facts. An experienced divorce...

Now that so many COVID restrictions have been lifted in Los Angeles County, I have been delighted by the sheer number of families coming to see us at Oakmont Senior Living. Some are coming to celebrate life with their parents or other family members who live here. They flash their vaccination...

Default divorces usually occur when the person who initially files for divorce (the Petitioner) does not receive a response from their spouse (the Respondent) within the statutory deadline. In California, the deadline for filing and serving a Response is thirty calendar days. “True defaults”...

This article addresses some of the rules that Judges must apply in deciding move away cases.   The rules are different for temporary (non-permanent) awards and final awards.  Non- permanent awards can include: temporary (pendente lite) awards made by the judge during the case; a stipulation and...

I came across an “advice column” recently in a newspaper. The person seeking advice wrote of a common problem: one spouse understands the need for estate planning, while the other spouse does not. I have taken the idea from the column, and incorporated what I commonly encounter as an estate...