With Your Family in Mind

1. Our research tells us that when people talk about a real estate experience that didn’t go well, the common denominator backed into was poor communication or lack thereof.  We believe that by establishing clear expectations with the Seller and Buyer up front, sets the stage for a successful transaction.

I handle about 10 new calls about divorce per day and start about 40 or so new divorce cases per month.  This has gone on for the last three years.
In every call there are 10 questions that I find myself answering every single time.  So I thought I would answer them in this article. The reason I am only answering four is because I only get 400 words per article.

For aging adults, it’s quite easy for the room that’s considered a primary gathering place—the kitchen—to instead become a nightmare. Not only are seniors over the age of 65 more likely to be injured in a kitchen fire, they are more likely to suffer a fall injury due to: items stored out of reach—both too high and too low—and the likelihood that meals are carried to eat in another room.

Our clients are typically elderly, and suffer from Alzheimer’s disease or other types of dementia.  The world involving dementia care, benefits to help pay for that care, advocacy, and asset protection is very complicated.  Our Law Firm guides the client and their family through this complicated maze, with impressive results. 

Home Care Assistance of Santa Clarita, a leading provider of in-home care for seniors, is excited to announce it has been awarded with the Certified - Trusted Provider distinction from Home Care Pulse, a quality management company that empowers excellence in the home care industry.  This distinction illustrates Home Care Assistance’s commitment to client satisfaction and quality care. 

Career Advancement - Finding your Dream Job will be presented by Cherise Moore, Ph.D., a Senior Researcher for the American Institutes for Research and Susan Reynolds, of Career Development at Hart School District. 

Caring, compassionate, child-focused, concerned and comforting.  Is this how you “C” yourself?  If so, Children’s Bureau invites willing adults to become a resource family to children in foster care while reunifying with birth families or provide legal permanency by adoption if needed. There are approximately 64,000 children in foster care in California.  Los Angeles County’s foster care population exceeds 21,000 children with 450 foster children waiting to be connected to a family who will adopt.

When dating leads to marriage and a family, it’s time to choose a great place to live and according to the website DatingAdvice.com, Santa Clarita California is one of the best in the nation.
Citing Santa Clarita’s excellent education, public safety and entertainment “for the sake of your children,” Los Angeles County’s third largest city was named one of 19 United States cities selected as “the best cities for raising a family.”

For seniors who are seeking a living situation that is aligned with an active, vibrant lifestyle, an ordinary retirement community simply won’t do. What these seniors need is a luxury retirement community they can live in happily for years to come – but what does that community look like?

Some people try to save money by writing their own will using a pre-printed form or an online program, without consulting a qualified attorney.  The potential unfortunate consequences of using a homemade will can be far worse than the cost of doing it the right way in the first place.

It’s wedding season. Everyone is starting to send save the dates or the actual invites. But what everyone should be doing is thinking of a pre-nup, insert gasp here. I’ve said it before and I will continue to-we offer post-nup agreements as well because without them you are essentially treading water in your marriage. Times are different. Voices and values are changing. Your value and your voice can be heard and protected not just in terms of financial value. And this is why people need to have an agreement.

For many, the process of getting divorced includes familiar topics regarding property, custody schedules and finances; but many do not consider the impact divorce can have on travel and vacations.
Once a petition for divorce is served and for the duration of the dissolution process, there are automatic restraining orders preventing either parent from removing their children from the State of California without a court order or written permission from the other parent.

A lot of people are surprised to learn when I tell them that they do not have to go to court or a court hearing if they are in agreement with their spouse regarding the terms of their divorce.
When people call us the first time, I take a lot of time to explain the court process and procedure.

Every few months, we get a call from a panicked client. (No, not from the same client. Each time it’s another one.) After the initial greetings, the gist of the conversation is always the same:
P.C. (Panicked Client): “I can’t find my Trust. By any chance do you have it?”

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 of short-term or long-term placement.

As a Life-Coach and state certified counselor, Scott draws from a variety of disciplines that include sociology, psychology, mentoring, management, counseling and even western and eastern philosophy. He has built a successful practice that only succeeds if his clients succeed, “By using non-conventional and highly assertive methods, my clients succeed… and so will you.”

“Life is like an onion.  You peel it off one layer at a time, and sometimes you weep.” – Carl Sandburg
On the surface divorce is a legal process.  Armies of specialists may jump in (attorneys, mediators, and other experts).  There’s no stigma to using these specialists – in fact many believe they are necessary.

I am talking about spousal support of course.  And more particularly, a special function on the Dissomaster computer program that the Courts and attorneys use to calculate guideline support.  Child support is based upon guideline support, whether your case has made its way to final judgment or not.  The idea behind having guideline support to being with is that in theory, the parties should be able to arrive at the same, if not a similar number for purposes of calculating support.