With Your Family in Mind

God said, “I need someone to care for the sick, the fragile, the broken, and the dying.” God said, “I need someone to work long shifts and be on-call for 24 hours each day. Someone who has the heart of a servant and the will to sacrifice. Someone who will live a life dedicated to the well-being...

Life throws unexpected changes our way. Many times, these changes include sudden catastrophic events such as strokes, brain aneurisms, and forms of dementia. When significant medical attention is needed, long-term care in a Skilled Nursing Facility is often unavoidable. The cost exceeds...

Kids are excited because summer is almost here. You on the other hand, being either recently separated or divorced, or years into the co-parenting cycle, have a different take on summer break. Getting used to the idea of visitation schedules is hard enough, doing so with the ever changing...

Naming a trust as a beneficiary of your retirement plan can be a good idea in some circumstances, but it can be dangerous if you are worried about creditors coming after your estate.There are many valid reasons to name a trust as beneficiary of a retirement plan, whether it is a 401(k), a...

There are two types of support in California. One is child support and the other is spousal support. There are two types of orders in California dissolution cases. One is a temporary order during the pendency of the case, called a pendente lite order. And the other is an order after judgment....

What is a Vocational Evaluation? It is an assessment by a vocational expert of a party’s ability to earn income. The evaluator’s job is to determine a party’s earning capacity, meaning what they could earn, by reviewing the evaluated party’s age, health, education, marketable skills, employment...

Are you wondering whether you are likely to be audited? Actually, less than one million Americans are audited each year. Among those most susceptible are taxpayers who fail to file a return or underreport their income. What else likely triggers an audit? Presented here are ten of the leading...

Seniors continue to be a rapidly increasing segment of the population targeted by con artists. In fact, financial scams targeting seniors have become so prevalent that they are now considered to be “the crime of the 21st century.” And this crime against seniors is not always one that is...

Many parents name an adult child as the next (or “successor”) Trustee of their Living Trust. The Trust typically provides that the adult child will become the Trustee if the parent becomes incapacitated, or passes away. It is a big responsibility, and many times the adult child is not familiar...

Finding the right attorney is a daunting task, right up there with the prospect of divorce itself. There are ‘one stop shop’ attorneys who practice many areas of law. There are attorneys who have built a reputation for toughness, being the best ‘arguer’ in town. There are others that believe...

Now that a hopeful sense of wellness and renewal is upon us with the onset of the Spring season, I have been delighted by the sheer number of visiting families at Oakmont Senior Living. They are coming to celebrate with their parents or other loved ones who live here. It’s heart-warming and...

  All long-term care costs rose sharply in 2021, but home health aides 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, home health...

  There is no better way to lose custody than to demonstrate to a judge that you are not involved in raising your child. Usually, one parent is more responsible for caring for the children’s basic needs, the “primary caretaker.” Therefore, if you don’t put in time for homework, feeding,...

  Physical changes may include loss of bone density, lowered heart rates, as well as thickening of the arteries and/or heart. Skin becomes dry, thinner and incurs wrinkles as it loses elasticity. Tooth enamel becomes weaker with age and may lead to decay. Gum disease is more common in...

No matter how large or small our net worth, whether we own real estate or only have a small bank account, failure to plan for our inevitable passing or incapacity often has severe consequences for our families and friends. And, I have seen many people make good intentioned hand written...

If you’re in the early stages of separation and heading towards divorce, you’re probably experiencing anger, betrayal, loss, shock, numbness, confusion, panic –or a combination of them all –and it may seem like you’re on an emotional rollercoaster, feeling “up” one minute and “down” the...

All long-term care costs rose sharply in 2021, but home health aides 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, home health aides...