When clients come to see a Bay Area estate planning lawyer, they generally have multiple goals in mind. Interestingly, they don’t always realize this fact, thinking that they “just” need to put together a will that stipulates who gets what after they have passed away. While this is obviously a very important part of what […]

Here at Brainin Law Office, our entire legal team is passionate about helping parents name legal guardians for their children. It’s a critical step that allows parents to document the people they want and trust to raise their kids if they are incapacitated or unexpectedly pass away. But there is another area of planning for […]

If you are over 70 ½ years old, you can donate some or all of your IRA to an eligible charity of your choice. Using a Qualified Charitable Distribution, you can donate directly from you IRA to the charity. Not only is this a great way to support your favorite charities, there are also some […]

Most people are familiar with the two types of IRAs, Traditional and Roth. Briefly: traditional IRAs are both tax-deductible (you don’t pay income tax on the money that’s contributed, up to an annual limit) and tax deferred (you don’t pay taxes on the earnings inside the IRA), but you pay income tax on all the […]