With Your Family in Mind

 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...

 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...

  [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...

 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...

 “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”)...

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...

  More Medicare recipients are being notified they are receiving services as an “outpatient” even though they are being given service in a hospital or emergency room.  The effect of labeling someone as an ‘outpatient” directly affects what their health insurance covers and whether they will be...

What if you have a living trust but you become seriously disabled or die and you have been living alone? How will your successor trustee know what to do, who to contact, and how to locate and access your trust documents, accounts and other assets? You should consider supplying your successor...

 The U.S. consumer is awash in financial information and tools in preparing for their financial future. An internet search of the words “financial planning” generates millions of web hits. With all this financial know-how at Americans’ fingertips, it’s reasonable to believe they are doing the...

 In my law practice, I get this question almost every week. 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...

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...

 Poole & Shaffery, LLP, has named two new partners as the full-service law firm continues to build on its track record of providing top-quality professional service to its business and corporate clients. Newly named Partner Jaion Chung is based in Poole & Shaffery’s Los Angeles office,...