Most people can think of someone that they would NEVER want to inherit their assets when they pass away. The hope is that those people aren’t rightful heirs in the line of succession anyway. However, if the person you want to disinherit is a rightful heir, you’ll need to make sure they are legally excluded from your estate with careful planning.
When most people think of estate planning documents, the first thing that usually comes to mind is a Will, or Last Will and Testament. However, like many estate planning components, Wills don’t always do exactly what people think they’ll do. In Encino, Wills are used to direct where all solely …
By Gerry Kane The Supreme Court’s landmark decision regarding same-sex marriage brings with it many issues that are probably best discussed with a good marriage and estate lawyer in Encino. Because of the previous inability to legally marry, many of those now looking to walk down the aisle are considerably …
Today we’re going to discuss a situation that happens all the time. It’s a situation that almost nobody thinks about, unless you’re an estate planning attorney, but it does occur often enough to talk about. Consider the following hypothetical: A woman, let’s call her Elizabeth, has passed away. Elizabeth is …
