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When planning your estate, you intend to bequeath your beneficiaries the best possible inheritance while also minimizing the impact of taxes. Among the taxes you'd want to reduce is the generation-skipping transfer tax (GSTT). Understanding the various strategies that...
The best estate plan possible doesn't just list someone's assets and name the people who should inherit those resources. Estate plans can also address future needs, including the possibility of incapacity later in life. A medical emergency like a stroke could put...
A commercial lease can be a good solution to space concerns for startups and growing businesses. Leasing business space is more accessible and expedient than purchasing it, and rental arrangements offer companies more flexibility than ownership. That being said, the...
Transferring ownership of a home in California to adult children is a significant decision that involves various legal and financial considerations. Because your home is such a valuable asset, it’s imperative that you do this in a way that makes it easiest for them to...
A Payable On Death account, or a POD account, gives you a new option to transfer assets to others. You name a beneficiary on a bank account or another eligible financial account. When you pass away, the beneficiary provides the death certificate or notice to the...
Business succession planning is closely related to estate planning. Many people consider it because they are passing a family business onto the next generation. They can certainly see the benefits for their immediate family members of having a clear, well-defined plan...
A non-disclosure agreement (NDA) can be an important tool in protecting your business trade secrets, confidential information and intellectual property from being disclosed to unauthorized parties. As legal documents, it helps to understand that mistakes can...
Both the seller and the buyer involved in a residential real estate transaction in California have an interest in completing a transaction in a timely manner. It can take weeks to plan for a move to a new home, and there are many other logistical challenges that...
The fewer legal disputes a business faces, the more it can focus on expanding and remaining profitable. Nonetheless, disputes are inevitable from time to time. If your business relies on the products and services of different suppliers, then preventing disputes in...
This year, California enacted a “next-of-kin” law that allows medical facilities to designate a surrogate to speak and make decisions for a patient who is in a condition where they’re unable to speak for themselves. The law applies only when a patient has no advance...
