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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...
Establishing Paternity What to do and Why
One establishes paternity (or parentage) when he or she is one of the parents of a minor child, is not married to the other parent and wants the court to make custody and visitation orders, child support orders or both, relating to that child. When parents are married, the court does not...
Spring Cleaning for Seniors
Cleaning and organizing a home that has been lived in for decades can be especially daunting and, too often, this leads seniors to wait longer than they should to make the move to a more manageable home or a senior living community. With spring just around the corner, now is a perfect time to...
So, You’re Saving for Retirement- Now What? Saving is the first step- next is to decide how to protect your savings and make them last
When discussing retirement, there are dozens of questions you can ask yourself. Do you want immediate access to your money or do you want guaranteed income over your lifetime? Keep in mind guarantees are based on the financial strength and claims paying ability of the issuing insurance...
Divorce Mediation Depends On Good Communication Tools
“Communication is a skill that you can learn. It’s like riding a bicycle or typing. If you’re willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of every part of your life.” – Brian Tracy Communication patterns between spouses affect conflict and the way family members cope with...
Spring Cleaning for your Separation or Divorce
Spring is in the air! The new breath of life that enters with the change of season can apply in more ways than one. If you think you might be filing for divorce this year, I’m here to encourage you to put some of that springtime energy into getting yourself organized. Here are some tasks to put...
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp will include 401(k) Accounts in 2018
Remember that job you had in the 90’s? Remember what happened to that 401(k) you had with it? Experts estimate that 900,000 retirees need help every year tracking down money they may have left behind in pension funds from former employers. Now the federal agency that insures private-sector...
Estate Planning: What Happens to My Business If I Die?
A friend, whom we’ll call Charlie, has assets in excess of $1,000,000.00, including his own business, a corporation in which he is the sole shareholder, director and officer. He asks, “If I die, what will happen to my business?” If his estate is subject to probate, everything will be tied up...
Law Office of Rand E. Pinsky Santa Clarita Divorce & Family Law Attorney
Family law is an area of the law that deals with family-related issues and domestic relations including, but not limited to: the nature of marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships; issues arising during marriage, including spousal abuse, legitimacy, adoption, surrogacy, child abuse,...
Who should I Trust? Signs of Fraud Against Seniors.
According to the FTC, nearly 25 million Americans are victims of consumer fraud each year. 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...
Seniors: Do You Know About Veterans Administration Benefits for Long-Term Care?
The VA has a special program which will pay up to $2,127 per month for a married couple, tax free, to assist their veterans with care related expenses. The benefit pays $1,794 per month to a single veteran, and $1,153 per month to the surviving spouse of a veteran. The eligibility rules of...
Your Right to Privacy in Lawsuits
Privacy rights can be implicated in different ways in a lawsuit. There is the right to privacy of the person suing (the plaintiff), the right to privacy of the person being sued (the defendant), and the right to privacy of third parties (anyone else that might testify or be required to...
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...
How to Prepare for Divorce or Separation
When considering divorce or separation, the first thing to do is to prepare for financial, family and emotional challenges. Financially, life will change. Except for the extremely wealthy, it is virtually impossible to sustain two equal households similar to the marital household. Someone...
High Blood Pressure The Link to Memory Loss
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=3] ABOUT THE MAGAZINE The Magazine of Santa Clarita has set a high standard for excellence in advertising for over 25 years. A family owned and operated business, The Magazine of Santa Clarita has grown with the Santa Clarita Valley since 1989 and become the...
Dementia and the Death of an Icon
With the recent passing of Hollywood Starlet Zsa Zsa Gabor, just shy of her 100th birthday, another light is shed on dementia. Individuals suffering from dementia decline at different rates. Gabor silently suffered from dementia for the last five years of her life. Dementia stripped any...
Divorce – Do You Need a Lawyer?
“You have to stand up for yourself when no one else will.” -Anonymous A recent article in the family court review explored the myths and truths about self-represented litigants in divorce. The author (Greacen) cited a legal white paper which claimed that self-represented litigants (“SRLs”)...
The Pre and Post Nup Valentine
It sure doesn’t sound like the most romantic gift in the world; however, it could ultimately be as important as having a Will or a Trust set up for the future of your family. A prenuptial agreement must be accompanied by a full financial disclosure. Love can blind us to the reality of marriage...
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