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Are You Ready to Pay a Nursing Home $100,000 A Year?
If you’re anything like our clients, the answer is an emphatic no. But, the cost of long-term care is just one of the issues seniors are forced to confront as they age. Indeed, our clients frequently tell us that they want to gracefully age in place, not become a burden on their children, and...
Home Helpers Commits to Hiring Vets, Service Dependents
Home Helpers in-home care for seniors has launched an aggressive recruitment campaign aimed at adding more veterans and military dependents to its workforce by Veterans Day 2018. Service members and their families have an obvious commitment to duty and service. Armed forces families have proved...
Mandated Versus Private Divorce Mediation: Is There A Difference?
When couples make the decision to legally separate or dissolve their marriage, they have more options than to just muddle through it on their own or retain attorneys and go to battle. Discovering what those alternatives are is part of the education process we offer couples as they embark on...
Senior Health Tips for the New Year – Three Easy Steps!
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the leading causes of death for adults age 65 and over are heart disease, cancer and chronic lower respiratory disease. To minimize the risk of these conditions occurring and increase the odds of a longer, healthier life, seniors should...
Grandparents Have Rights
Family law matters can change family dynamics and impact the relationship between grandparents and their grandchildren. Under California Family Code Sections 3100-3105, grandparents can ask the Court for reasonable visitation to maintain the relationship with their grandchild. For visitation...
Using a Slow Cooker
Want to save time and money? Try preparing dishes with a slow cooker! This appliance uses less electricity than an oven, and is ideal for cooking less expensive, less tender cuts of meat. With a little preparation in the morning, you can have a delicious meal waiting for you at the end of a...
College of the Canyons to Offer Assistance to Family Caregivers
Beginning in May 2017, College of the Canyons, in partnership with the Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center, began offering a series of workshops for Family Caregivers. Workshops included Family Caregiver Essentials, Coping with Caregiving – Essentials of Self-Care for Caregivers and Empowering...
Bill Gates Joins the Fight to Cure Alzheimers
Tech Mogul, Philanthropist and Billionaire, Bill Gates, has joined the fight to end Alzheimer’s disease. Gates says his ultimate goal is to find a treatment to cure the disease, not to just treat its symptoms. However, he believes developing treatments to manage Alzheimer’s like HIV and other...
Is Your House Community Property?
Even though the deed says it belongs to your spouse as his or her separate property? A situation occurring frequently in family law cases is where, after the parties are married, they decide to put the family residence in one spouse’s name for the purpose of refinancing with the intent of...
Generosity Event 2017 – Join us at Wolf Creek Brewery Tasting Room on December 2 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
At Jeff and Melanie Meyer’s Thrivent Office, we know that living generously makes a significant impact on communities. But it also makes a profound impact on those who are sharing their time, talent and treasure. To help you live balanced and generous lives, we decided to create one large event...
Your No BS Divorce Advice From those who know…
2017 may have been your worst year ever, especially if you’ve decided to file for divorce, signed the divorce papers or finally had the ‘discussion’ that it’s time to get a divorce. There are plenty of articles that talk about how to prepare for divorce and what to expect but what can you do to...
IRS Now Allows Private Debt Collectors to Dun Taxpayers
In a move that could be confusing to seniors who are vulnerable to scams, the IRS is using private debt collection agencies to collect past-due taxes. The new program began in April 2017. Historically, scammers have posed as the IRS to target seniors to retrieve identifying information or...
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Estate Planning Case Studies The Names Have Been Changed
Attorneys’ fortunes rise and fall with the ringing of the phone. Some calls bring employment opportunities. Others signal the end of a representation. Many calls concern estate planning and probate. There are lessons to be learned by the summary of a recent week’s calls. (The fact situations...
Does A Living Trust Provide Asset Protection?
In my law practice, I get asked this question quite often. And my answer is always no: You do not get any creditor protection from a revocable living trust. This upsets people sometimes because they really want that protection and they have “heard” they can get it with a trust. I believe people...
Foster and Adoptive Families Needed
Have you ever thought of becoming a foster parent or wanted to adopt a child in need of permanency? Koinonia Family Services is now serving the Santa Clarita and San Fernando Valleys, and is looking for families who want to provide safe, caring, and nurturing homes for children who are in need...
Cooking with Kids
As parents, sometimes we choose not to involve our kids in the kitchen because we are in a hurry, we have other family members to take care of, or because we think that the kitchen is not a safe place for kids. Involving your kids in the kitchen has many benefits. When kids are helping you in...
Great Gift Ideas for Seniors
Believe it or not, the holidays are here again and we are all faced with the challenge of finding the “perfect gift” for our parents and grandparents. As we wander the malls, we all stop and wonder what are our options besides ties, slippers and gift certificates. Be assured that there are...
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