With Your Family in Mind

 Simply stated, payment of child support is meant to ensure the financial needs of children are being met by each of their parents. If you are wondering how to oppose a request for child support in California, it’s important to recognize this topic is about more than just money. Many parents...

 How much is principle worth to you? At one point or another, couples going through a divorce or separation will find themselves arguing an issue over the principle of a situation. Sometimes the issue itself is not the problem, but how a person feels about the way the other party is handling an...

 The federal government is issuing new Medicare cards to all Medicare beneficiaries. To prevent fraud and fight identity theft, the new cards will no longer have beneficiaries’ Social Security numbers on them. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the federal agency that oversees...

   In the United States, more than five million people are afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease. Because of this, the Alzheimer’s Association holds multiple fundraising opportunities each year, which help support Alzheimer’s research, care, advocacy and awareness efforts. June 21, 2019, the...

 Everyone has the right to appeal. Keep in mind that about 98 percent of all cases settle at some point. A small percentage of cases do go to trial, and a percentage of those cases will be appealed. Family law cases are different from civil appeals because in family law trials, there is no...

I get asked this question quite often. And my answer is always no: You do not get creditor protection from a revocable living trust. This can upset people sometimes because they really want that protection and they have “heard” they can get it with a trust. I believe people are confused because...

 There are many different kinds of Trusts, and each serves a different purpose. Trusts are not “one-size-fits-all” documents. The appropriate type of Trust should be selected and designed only with the assistance of an experienced Elder Law/Estate Planning Attorney. The Attorney should discuss...

 It is critical seniors consume healthy foods and snacks that promote good health. A doctor should be consulted before making any diet changes, 1. Berries and grapes: While blueberries are a number one choice because they contain high levels of antioxidants, other berries such as raspberries,...

 The Date of Separation in a dissolution of marriage action can have a financial impact on the parties. The Family Code states that the “earnings and accumulations of a spouse and the minor children living with, or in the custody of the spouse, while living separate and apart from the other...

 I simply must share this experience! In support of our local senior center, I purchased an auction item at this year’s Celebrity Waiter Dinner for a set visit to the locally filmed television show NCIS, donated by their Locations Department, as they have filmed many times at our senior center....