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15 Apr April 16 is National Healthcare Decisions Day

Posted at 15:05h in Advance Healthcare Directive, Blog

April 16 is National Healthcare Decisions Day, so we’re joining the campaign to raise the visibility and encourage advance healthcare planning. Advance Healthcare Directives (AHDs) are written directions that appoint another individual to make healthcare decisions on your behalf. We’d all like to think that we could make our own...

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20 Jan Supreme Court’s Gay Marriage Ruling Levels Field for Estate Planning

Posted at 15:18h in Blog, Wills And Revocable Living Trusts

When gay, lesbian, and other proponents of same-sex marriages celebrated the US Supreme Court‘s landmark ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, millions of Americans became eligible for dramatically different legal rights upon the death or disability of a life partner than were previously possible. These rights extend to estate planning. Gay...

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02 Nov Mythbusters: 6 Common Misperceptions about Living Trusts

Posted at 01:35h in Blog, Wills And Revocable Living Trusts

We’ve helped more than 5,000 clients prepare Living Trusts over the years, and if there’s anything we’ve learned, it’s that there’s a lot of confusion when it comes to these documents. Something else we’ve learned: our clients consistently tell us that the process was a whole lot easier than they...

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16 Sep End-of-Life Preparations Brings up Confusion About Hospice

Posted at 18:21h in Blog, Senior Services and Hospice

When my 74-year-old neighbor, Marian, announced that she had pancreatic cancer, it was in her typically stoic British manner, “Oh, I’m afraid I have a bit of bad news.” Her cancer had metastasized and her doctors told her she had six months to live. I was stunned—Marian ate organic, hiked...

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27 Aug Alzheimer’s Creates Urgency for End-of-Life Documents

Posted at 03:07h in Advance Healthcare Directive, Blog

A brother and sister came into our Oakland office, seeking our advice on what to do about their mother, who had just been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. They were most concerned about getting an Advance Healthcare Directive and Power of Attorney so they could make decisions for their mother once she...

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01 Jun B.B. King’s Estate: Now the Daughters Are Singing the Blues

Posted at 21:37h in Blog, Wills And Revocable Living Trusts

B.B. King, the ambassador of the blues, died on May 14 at the age of 89. He performed in front of presidents and a pope, at the Royal Albert Hall and the Cook County Jail. He did TV commercials for Toyota and Burger King, won 15 Grammys and belted out tales...

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