I am receiving more and more calls asking about protecting a settlement for a plaintiff in a personal injury case that has a disability. The plaintiff has a catastrophic brain injury due to the negligence of the defendant and receives a $3 million award in damages. A...
Year: 2009
When Real Estate is owned by a parent and child
Last week, I had a client ask me what the best way to vest title when purchasing property with a child. This is an ever recurring question as to what is the best way to hold title between a parent and child. Property is often acquired with a child due to a joint...
Getting Divorced? Vital Info Regarding Your Estate Plan
If you’ve already got an estate plan in place and you are going through a divorce, you’ve got some steps to take because no matter how you cut it, divorce has a major impact on your estate plan. I hate to tell you that because I know that the last thing you want to...
Ready For A Vacation… Some Day
I must be ready for a vacation… I mean a REAL vacation! I’ve taken my girls to Disneyland a half dozen times in the past couple of months, and I’ve gone to Las Vegas several times, but I must be ready for some rest and relaxation. A friend and I were talking last...
DVD Players, Pay Phones, and Blacksmiths
Years ago, I went to my local consumer electronics retailer to purchase a new personal computer that had new technology that I’d heard was so fantastic that I had to have one to see for myself what all the hoopla was about. It introduced something called Microsoft...
Never Say No To A Good Time
Have you had a chance to see the movie, “Yes Man?” It stars Jim Carey, and he plays a negative man who attends a meeting where he is challenged to say yes to everything. He is inspired to try this tactic for one year. It is a comedy, of course, and he finds that...