http://www.californiaestateplanninglawyerblog.com/ en-us 2007-03-08T06:57:32-08:00 http://www.californiaestateplanninglawyerblog.com/2007/03/estate_planning_following_a_lo.html Losing a loved one is one of the most heartbreaking experiences that a person can go through in life. Even as a person is grieving over their loss, however, he or she may still have to make sure that decedent's... Estate Planning scott 2007-03-08T06:57:32-08:00 http://www.californiaestateplanninglawyerblog.com/2007/03/trial_continues_in_case_involv.html The granddaughter of Madeline Neumann, a 92-year-old woman who had specifically requested in her living will and advanced directive that she not be placed on life-prolonging devices at the end of her life, is suing one of her grandmother’s doctors... Living Wills scott 2007-03-07T13:54:53-08:00 http://www.californiaestateplanninglawyerblog.com/2007/03/california_court_says_crime_vi.html A California Appeals Court says that it cannot order a trustee to pay restitution to a victim of a violent crime that was committed by a beneficiary of the trust—if a trust’s terms give the trustee discretion over whether to... Trusts scott 2007-03-02T12:31:30-08:00 http://www.californiaestateplanninglawyerblog.com/2007/02/lesbian_adopted_by_lover_wants.html A woman who was adopted by her lover says she is entitled to the family inheritance—even though she and her partner have been broken up for years. Patricia Spado and Olive Watson were together for fourteen years. As they could... Trusts scott 2007-02-28T10:13:32-08:00 http://www.californiaestateplanninglawyerblog.com/2007/02/selecting_the_right_executor_f.html Choosing the executor of one’s estate is an important and necessary task. The executor is the person who carries out a deceased person’s wishes. Responsibilities can be vast, and it is important to select someone that is trustworthy and capable... Estate Planning scott 2007-02-26T16:32:56-08:00 http://www.californiaestateplanninglawyerblog.com/2007/02/if_parents_die_without_a_will.html For parents, writing a will and designating a legal guardian for their child or children is one way to ensure that their children will be taken care of in the event that they become orphans. Usually, when one parent dies... Wills scott 2007-02-22T19:19:01-08:00 http://www.californiaestateplanninglawyerblog.com/2007/02/sparing_surviving_loved_ones_f.html Although the estate planning messes left behind by famous celebrities are the ones that make the headlines, legal battles over the estates of noncelebrity decedents is not that uncommon. A recent news article in the Detroit News offers a number... Estate Planning scott 2007-02-20T14:14:02-08:00 http://www.californiaestateplanninglawyerblog.com/2007/02/woman_who_had_power_of_attorne.html Pearl I. Westmoreland, 79, has been sentenced to spend over nine years in person for exploiting an elderly person. Westmoreland was also found guilty of aggravated white-collar crime and money laundering. In addition to 110 months in prison, she has... Power of Attorney scott 2007-02-16T14:02:45-08:00 http://www.californiaestateplanninglawyerblog.com/2007/02/battle_contesting_rosa_parks_w.html A probate judge has rejected a last-minute motion to dismiss the Rosa Parks will contest case. The civil rights icon’s 13 nieces and nephews are contesting her 1998 will. They claim that Elaine Steele, her caregiver and longtime companion, unduly... Wills scott 2007-02-15T13:04:04-08:00 http://www.californiaestateplanninglawyerblog.com/2007/02/man_who_loved_listening_to.html Darcy R. MacLachlan, a man who enjoyed listening to the Berkeley Springs High School Band in West Virginia, has left the musical group $116,000. According to Glen R. Stotler, the executor of MacLachlan’s estate, half of his estate was designated... Wills scott 2007-02-14T07:31:51-08:00