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Yesterday was explaining that behind every legal problem is a personal problem and behind every personal problem is a spiritual loss of values problem. It may be the court case by the spiteful woman who's a narcissist. It may be the probate caused...

The recent headlines of accident and tragedy speak a sober truth. Death happens often when we least expect it. The tree collapses on the car, the limo ride goes awry, the pedestrian gets hit by the text-impaired driver. We don't know when...

Looking forward to special seminar on All Things Probate on November 6, 2018. It's part of the credo of this office. We seek excellence in performance by staying one step ahead and by resolving that no one will outwork us. Our clients receive the...

Relationships can be a very volatile thing. Whether it's the mother of the baby you fathered that agreed to a deal and then acts out almost immediately to try to change it; or the heir who wants to control everything and makes court action necessary...

Now a case illustration to prove the point of the 2 previous blog posts. A person in California calls asking about a trust created before 2000, and who's father was around then to get a copy of the trust, but didn't. NOW father can't be found,...

Can't get off of this issue: That people who say they WANT to make plans, have a will, think ahead, but do they really? The want to precedes the how to. An excuse gives you permission to remain where you are. Complaining nails you to your problem,...

A person preached recently "Do you want to be healed?" It was because THERE ARE plenty who don't! They'd lose their SSDI Disability check; they'd stop getting attention; they are afraid that, if healed, they'd have to go to work. Applied to probate...

Recently Kathy attended a planning meeting in her town to discuss an upcoming charity event. During the break one woman spoke about not having planned for her father's death and how much it cost for the funeral and burial expenses. She said that...

Parties reach agreement, filed with Court and approved. Made a final judgement. In July. Less than 3 months later, Mother admits in texts she can't be bothered to cash a money order, so an action she brought last year gets put on docket in court...

The same personal dynamic of spite applies to wills and trusts. The daughter, made trustee by default, has problems with a sister, so distribution is delayed. The trust instrument is used as a shield to allow someone to hold on to funds for minors,...