With Your Family in Mind

 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....

 Child visitation and support, one of the most complex and stressful aspects of a divorce, can become even more complicated when one parent has left the workforce to care for their children. In trying to determine support, many stay-at-home parents report being threatened by their spouse to...

 During divorce it is common for conversations between spouses to become tense, teary or impossible to manage. Unfortunately, however, communicating with your spouse may be necessary to finalize your divorce, or, if you have children, to continue co-parent together. If you are in a tense...

 Medi-Cal imposes a penalty period if you transferred (gifted) assets within five years of applying. What if the transfers had nothing to do with Medi-Cal? For example, what if you made a gift to your daughter to help her through a rough time? If you unexpectedly fall ill and need Medi-Cal to...

 Parkinson’s disease is a progressive nervous system disorder that is caused by loss of nerve cells in the brain which leads to a reduction of a chemical called Dopamine. Symptoms may include trembling of the limbs, stiffness, poor balance and coordination, slow movement, speech difficulties...

 It might be shocking to learn, but the truth is that there are a variety of dangers lurking in most estate plans. Some potential issues are relatively benign, while others are extremely costly and time consuming to fix - if they can be fixed at all. Unfortunately, the three most harmful...

 Everyone has the right to appeal. Keep in mind that about 98% 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 than civil appeals because in family law trials, there is no jury. You...

Organization receives honors for its small cap, mid cap and aggressive allocation funds and a group award for its mixed assets class. Thrivent Mutual Funds has been honored with seven 2019 Lipper Awards from Refinitiv for its Small Cap Stock Fund, Mid Cap Stock Fund and Aggressive Allocation...

 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...

 In 1974 Rand E. Pinsky established the Law Offices of Rand E. Pinsky, which today is one of the leading law firms in the Santa Clarita Valley exclusively handling all divorce and family law related matters. Mr. Pinsky’s approach to practicing law is to focus on one specific area of the law and...

 No two families are alike. They are unique in their dynamics, sometimes in good ways, other times, less so. Long dormant family issues can quickly come back in heartbreaking ways in the wake of the loss of a parent. The arguments can be as sad as they are trivial. Who gets mom’s wedding ring...

 Some things in life are certain; love, sometimes. Taxes, yes. Divorce, a realist would say at least one. Yet many often refer to as a failure. Ironically it is often the very institution of marriage itself that expects us to respect and obey harmful issues such as domestic violence, gambling,...