Estate Planning News

Q. I am 80, single and in good health. I have $250,000 in an IRA and $250,000 in an annuity.

Riverside estate planning attorney Dennis Sandoval and his geriatric care manager, Diana Ramirez, will be co-presenting "Caring For Your Loved Ones: Important Legal Documents" on May 22, at 10 a.m. The presentations are being co-sponsored by Inland Caregiver Resource Center, Health Essentials, Raincross at Riverside Assisted Living Center and ... (more)

Do you how much media a effort has been devoted to a unearthing what Dzhokhar Tsarnaev apparently thought was his last will and testament? But somehow, the cops held it tight until yesterday.

President Barack Obama's proposed budget plan for 2014 came out in early April, and people are starting to process what it all means.

The State Bar of Texas is presenting the 24th Annual Estate Planning and Probate Drafting Course in Houston, TX on October 24-25, 2013.

No matter what your asset level, no one wants to spend money unnecessarily, including for services thought to be unnecessary.

While only the wealthiest individuals need to invest in "Cadillac" estate planning for the purpose of minimizing estate taxes, many others can benefit from estate planning more on an economy car level.

Spend 10 minutes with Joe Cappucci of West Townsend and it will soon become clear why the Joseph M. Cappucci Insurance Agency has thrived for more than 25 years, in a time when so many other start-up businesses have failed.

"We would not relocate from Johnstown to Saratoga if we didn't think we were going to be hiring," says Mario Papa, managing partner of Hodgson Russ' new Saratoga Springs office.

Between lawyers, accountants, court fees, mediators, psychologists and buying and furnishing a new home, the bills can easily add up when splitting assets and negotiating children.

Angelina Jolie disclosed that she had a double mastectomy and that she would have her ovaries removed to help prevent breast and ovarian cancer that she may be genetically predisposed to in April of 2013.

District judges handle arraignments, fix and accept bail, issue warrants and hold preliminary hearings.

Lawyer Natalie Kovacic attended a conference for women entrepreneurs last fall, hoping to improve her own business as a financial advisor and estate planner.

CAREFREE Skin. It's your body's biggest organ, and since it literally has you covered, it's important to return the favor.

The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held hearings last month surrounding issues with the release of information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 .

It can be tricky when parents leave their trust to be handled by one sibling and not another.

Fences, hedges and views, and their litigation, seem to be in the news weekly. Recently, local legislative bodies have put hedges on their top agenda.

A trust is a legal agreement that allows one party to give another party the right to hold assets for the benefit of a third party .

STABLE CREDIT CHARACTERISTICS: The 'AA+' rating continues to reflect strong financial characteristics, including solidly positive operating margins, a substantial resource base and a low debt burden.

BGCJ Productions LLC announces WillCrafter 1.1 for iPad. WillCrafter's latest release expands its Cliff Notes information base, by adding a new section on Wills, Taxes and IRAs, and the app now offers an optional Testamentary Trust , to be used as part of the estate plan.