On Behalf of Law Offices of Gerald L. Kane | Dec 19, 2017 | Estate Planning
Is it time to stress test your estate plan? | Encino Estate Attorneys If you have a properly executed will or trust in place, good for you! You’ve taken a great step toward protecting your assets for future generations. But, establishing an estate plan is only the...
On Behalf of Law Offices of Gerald L. Kane | Dec 15, 2017 | Estate Planning, Wills and Trusts
Creating a Last Will and Testament can be a taxing process. You sometimes must make hard decisions concerning inheritances for your loved ones, or regarding who should be in charge of making decisions about your estate after you’ve passed away. Many times, these...
On Behalf of Law Offices of Gerald L. Kane | Dec 8, 2017 | Elder Care
There are few things more difficult than having a parent suffer through the debilitating effects of Alzheimer’s disease. It places a severe emotional, physical, and financial drain on everyone involved, and often leaves caregivers feeling like they have no options. At...
On Behalf of Law Offices of Gerald L. Kane | Nov 30, 2017 | Estate Planning, Health Care Directives
Along with the Last Will and Testament and Power of Attorney, an Advanced Healthcare Directives is one of the core estate planning documents everyone should have. Depending on your circumstances, a Healthcare Directive can serve a number of purposes, but most...
On Behalf of Law Offices of Gerald L. Kane | Nov 24, 2017 | Estate Planning, Marriage
However, there are some estate planning strategies you can take advantage of to ensure that you and your partner are able to care for each other and leave a lasting legacy behind to anyone whom you wish. A Los Angeles County estate attorney can daft documents such as...
On Behalf of Law Offices of Gerald L. Kane | Nov 15, 2017 | Estate Planning
Serious health diagnoses can impact your life in huge ways, and bring concerns you haven’t thought of up to the forefront. One of those concerns, which is often pushed off when everything is going well, is estate planning. You’ll want to know that your family is taken...
On Behalf of Law Offices of Gerald L. Kane | Nov 8, 2017 | Elder Care, Elder Law, Estate Planning
A conservatorship, as it’s called in California, is given to somebody who petitions the court to give them control over an aspect or some aspects of another adult’s life. This is usually done because the adult is incapacitated in some way, due to disability or old...
On Behalf of Law Offices of Gerald L. Kane | Oct 23, 2017 | Elder Law, Medicaid
Medicare and Medi-Cal are two options for government-subsidized health care available to California seniors. However, they provide two very different sets of benefits, and just because you may qualify for one does not necessarily mean you’ll qualify for the other....
On Behalf of Law Offices of Gerald L. Kane | Oct 20, 2017 | Elder Law, Estate Planning
At some point, once your kids have moved out and started their own families, you may start thinking about downsizing your house. Depending on your personal situation, that may mean either moving into a smaller house, a senior community, or an assisted living facility....
On Behalf of Law Offices of Gerald L. Kane | Oct 16, 2017 | Elder Care
Moving to an assisted living community no matter how it’s needed, is never an easy transition for elderly parents. Most do not want to leave the home they’ve known for years to move into unfamiliar surroundings, especially if they consider it to be a loss of...
