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According to The National Center for State Courts (NCSC) in 2021, 1.3 million adults were living under guardianship or conservatorship. Dealing with the reality of a loved one who can no longer care for themselves can be an emotionally challenging journey.

Losing a loved one is an overwhelmingly difficult time, and the added pressure of dealing with legal matters can make this period even more challenging. You may be navigating through a sea of emotions, and the last thing you want to worry about is the complex world of probate law. That's why we're here to help.

Have you ever considered setting up a trust for yourself and your family? According to a 2020 report by the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), nearly 60% of American adults have not engaged in estate planning, which includes setting up a trust.

Sometimes errors are made, resulting in an incorrect judgment being made, either in criminal or civil cases. If you have had a civil judgment against you that you feel was unjust, you do have the right to appeal the judgment.

If your family member has granted power of attorney to a trusted agent, both you and your family member can usually be confident that the agent will perform their duties according to your family member’s best interest. But what happens if the agent is only acting for their own gain? What can you do about abuse of power of attorney?

California is one of a handful of states that honor community property rights. This means, in general, that anything acquired during the time of marriage, whether property or debt, belongs equally to both spouses or partners.

We’ve all seen televised dramas in which a serious-looking gentleman sits behind a desk in an oak-paneled study and reads the contents of someone’s last will and testament to an audience of heirs and would-be beneficiaries.

A last will and testament (a will) is the basic building block of estate planning. This legal document enables the testator, or the person creating it, to designate who gets what assets when they’re gone.

A living trust is an alternative to a last will and testament that accomplishes the same goal of distributing assets to beneficiaries upon one’s death but also has the added advantage of avoiding probate proceedings. The person creating the trust is called the settlor or grantor, who remains the trustee while he or she is alive. The settlor transfers all assets into the trust and then manages them while he or she is alive.

Trustees are given near-complete control over the assets that are placed into a trust. Accordingly, strict rules