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Death Taxes

What You Should Know About Death Taxes

What is an Estate Tax? An estate tax, sometimes referred to as a death taxe, is a tax on your right to transfer property at your death.. It…
Sitting on the Dock of the Bay Doesn’t Work

Why Sitting on the Dock of the Bay Doesn't Work

“Dock of the Bay” was based on an inspiration the great Otis Redding came up with during the time he spent sitting and watching the ocean…
Probate Attorney

4 Ways Your Probate Attorney
Can Help You Deal with Stress

As an experienced probate attorney, I have seen my fair share of family disagreements. Probate is the process of addressing financial affairs…
probate attorney

Handling Grief is an Important part of the Probate Process

Losing a loved one is never easy. There are theories about grief and how to handle it. Over my 30 years as a probate attorney, I have seen…
Probate Procrastination

The Price of Probate Procrastination

Probate can be a difficult and confusing process to handle. Dealing with the loss of a loved one is often so overwhelming that you can’t bring…
Separation Doesn’t Prevent Nevada Spouses from Receiving Your Estate

Separation Doesn’t Prevent Nevada Spouses from Receiving Your Estate

In 2010 the New York Times printed an article entitled “The Un-Divorced”. The article discussed couples who have stayed separated for years…
Set Aside

Avoiding Probate with a Set Aside Petition

Probate is the legal procedure your estate goes through after a loved one passes away (the “decedent”). The court will oversee the process…
non probate assets

What Are Non Probate Assets?

Probate is the legal procedure your estate goes through after you pass away. During this legal proceeding, a court will oversee the process of…
seller dies before the close of escrow

Three things to ask if your seller dies before the close of escrow

You represent a seller and during the course of the transaction, your client passes away. Now what? The residential purchase agreement is still…
probate assets

Which of Your Assets Are Considered Probate Assets?

Inheriting some items can lead to the inevitable probate process, the legal procedure that is required but can take a long time to establish…
Why You Need A New HCPOA

Why You Need a New Healthcare Power of Attorney

VIDEO TRANSCRIPT Lee Drizin: Hi, everyone. This is Attorney Lee Drizin. Today, we're going to be talking about why you need…
Life Sustaining Treatment

Life Sustaining Treatment

  VIDEO TRANSCRIPT Lee Drizin: Hi everyone. This is attorney Lee Drizin, and we're going to talk today about declarations regarding…
What is HCPOA

What is a Healthcare Power of Attorney

VIDEO TRANSCRIPT Lee Drizin: Hi, everyone. This is Attorney Lee Drizin. Today, we're going to be talking about what you should know…
Understanding a pour-over will

Understanding a Pour-Over Will

Estate planning is an essential process that you must carry out if you want to make sure that your loved ones are provided for once you have…
Do You Know What Your Health Care Agent Can and Cannot Do?

Do You Know What Your Health Care Agent Can and Cannot Do?

A Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care Decisions (a “DPOA”) enables you (the “principal”) to provide instructions to a third party…
Cremation, Organ Donation, Funeral Arrangements and Your Estate Plan

Cremation, Organ Donation, Funeral Arrangements and Your Estate Plan

Few decisions could be more personal than the disposition of your remains upon your passing. Nevertheless, many estate plans fail to address…
Trust_vs._Will

Living Trusts v. Wills

There are several differences between a living trust and a will. The following infographic explains just a few of those differences. To view…

What if the Executor Doesn't Probate the Will?

What Does Probate for a Will Mean? Have you wondered “what is a will and probate”? The word “probate” originated from the Latin word…