While it doesn’t happen in real life as often as it does in the movies and on soap operas, Silicon Valley wills and trusts lawyers do sometimes have to deal with a contested will.  Wills and trusts are created in order to ensure that a deceased’s wishes are followed, as well as for the financial […]

When getting a divorce, it seems like there’s no end to the paperwork.  One task that is far too often overlooked by those in Santa Clara is making an appointment with their estate planning lawyer.  Whether you already put together an estate plan with your ex-spouse or you’ve never gotten that far, now is the […]

When working with families dealing with probate on a loved one’s estate, Santa Clara probate lawyers often find themselves answering a variety of questions about how to avoid probate in the future. There are a whole lot of tools at the disposal of a Santa Clara probate attorney when it comes to protecting an estate, […]

In order to ensure proper use of funds, Santa Clara special needs planning lawyers help their clients choose a trustee.  This person is put in charge of the special needs trust, and instead of providing money directly to the beneficiary (the child with special needs), the trustee will usually pay directly from the trust to […]

One of the important things to discuss with your San Francisco Bay Area estate planning lawyer is the topic of your IRA.  Because estate planning lawyers work so extensively with these plans, they can usually offer insight into how best to utilize them.  For many people, the IRA will be left to their beneficiaries, and […]

When a celebrity passes away, Bay Area will and trust lawyers often watch for news of their affairs, hoping that the celebrity in question had a great estate plan in place.  With the recent loss of comedian Joan Rivers, it was reassuring to see that she had planned well for her loved ones, including her […]

One of the most common issues that Santa Clara elder law attorneys deal with is how to help clients when it comes to both short-term and long-term care.  Folks are living longer than they ever have before, due to advances in both health care and technology.  Certainly, this is what people have been hoping would […]

The last couple of months we discussed two key “boilerplate” provisions often found in business contracts: the attorney fee clause and the arbitration clause.  I’d like to close our discussion of boilerplate with a brief overview of some of the other items you may see. Choice of Law: Some contracts contain a provision stating which […]

Santa Clara County probate lawyers have a pretty complex job to do, and it can be even more difficult because of the fact that many people don’t really even know what the probate process is.  This isn’t all that surprising, as by the time a person needs probate, it’s because he or she has passed […]

Elder law attorneys in Santa Clara very often find themselves advising adult children of the elderly on the intricacies of managing their parents’ finances.  While it may seem straightforward at first, there are a lot of details and difficulties that can get in the way.  There are so many things to coordinate, and often the […]