Plain-spoken answers to the questions families ask us. These articles are educational material, not legal advice, and shouldn’t be relied on as legal counsel.
Dia de los Muertos (“Day of the Dead”) is a day of remembrance to honor our ancestors. The day is centered around connecting with our departed loved ones and honoring their memories. One common ritual practiced on the Day of the Dead is to set out photographs and personal belongings of loved ones.
In the season of giving back, charitable gifts are a great way to give thanks to your favorite charity. Planned gifts can take various forms and can offer beneficial deductions to your estate.
Divorce is never easy, and the last thing that someone going through it wants to think about is their estate plan. However, if a person dies or becomes incapacitated prior to the final divorce decree, unwanted disposition of assets may occur.
One of the main concerns our clients have while planning is how to preserve the inheritance they leave for their children. More specifically, how they can guarantee that a beneficiary won’t get a large sum and quickly spend it all. How can the beneficiary be forced to stretch out their inheritance over their lifetime?
It can be difficult to start the conversation about estate planning with your family. Often, our generational differences build barriers between us making it uncomfortable to effectively communicate our opinions and feelings. What steps can be taken to breakdown those barriers?
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In February 2019, Sona and Christina attended the Special Needs Symposium in Santa Rosa, California. The symposium focused on planning for persons with disabilities. The essential purpose of a special needs trust is to improve the quality of an individual’s life without disqualifying him or her from public benefit eligibility.
In the age of Instagram and Facebook, online accounts have become a big part of our daily lives. We share personal photos and thoughts with our followers and wait as the “likes” pour in. But what happens to our digital assets when we pass away? Who has control over our accounts?
We often come across problems that our clients have faced which could have been easily avoided. All client identities have been changed to protect their privacy. Many of us consider our friends to be family – sometimes even closer than our actual families.
Have you updated your Estate Plan to reflect your child’s current needs? Nominating a guardian for your child in the event of your passing is no easy task.
We often come across problems that our clients have faced which could have been easily avoided. In this post, we are spotlighting a titling issue. (All client identities have been changed to protect their privacy). What’s On My Desk The Problem: Husband and Wife purchase their home in California, taking title to their home as “Community Property.”
One of the things that sets Lynk Law, Inc apart from other firms is our estate planning process. Our goal is to get to know our clients, listen to their concerns, understand their needs, and make a recommendation based on what best suits their family.