It is important to have a durable power of attorney in place in California to handle specific financial, legal or health matters when you are incapacitated. Having this type of legal document is vital at any age, but as you are aging, you are more likely to have a physical or mental health issue that …. Read More
They always say “It’s better to be safe than sorry,” and it can’t be more true than in the case of your life and estate. Thinking about Estate Planning isn’t just for people living on Boardwalk and Park Place. People in all walks of life have assets that they want to stay in their family …. Read More
Many readers of this Los Angeles estate planning blog may have heard the term “power of attorney,” but do not have a clear idea of what that term means. Maybe you know that it somehow gives someone else control over your affairs in case of an emergency but are not sure how to create a …. Read More
On behalf of Louis Pacella, Attorney at Law posted in Wills on Friday, April 26, 2013 Many people in Southern California have yet to establish a will or trust to make plans for their finances after they pass away. Others have already done so. While their estate planning may be sufficient, for some people their plans omit important considerations. …. Read More
On behalf of Louis Pacella, Attorney at Law posted in Power of attorney on Thursday, October 25, 2012 Last spring our readers in California learned about the potential need for a social media will. Now that many of us have Facebook pages and perhaps blogs or other online personas, we need to let our heirs and our …. Read More
If you are someone in California who is working on estate planning, it is not only important to make plans for the financial aspects of your life, but for the personal aspects of your life. Who do you trust to make end of life decisions? Who would you trust to keep your best interests at …. Read More
Mother’s Day is coming up and it is a time when many reflect about their mothers and their importance to us. Maybe you take her out to lunch in Los Angeles. Perhaps you buy her a gift. Few will have the difficult conversation they should be having — Alzheimer’s disease. Those of us in our …. Read More
None of us knows when we will die, other than the fact that we will die at some point. A healthy person can die in an accident at a young age, or a person with chronic medical conditions can live into their 90s. We just don’t know. Mike Wallace, the well-known 60 Minutes journalist, lived …. Read More
