Recently the office has been asked to get involved in a few guardianship contests. It's things like these that rip your guts out, seeing the breakdown of families, the heavy cost of addiction, the fight, spite and agendas of people with children...

Once again we're finding that NO ONE seems to understand how important it is to have a will - PARTICULARLY if you own any real estate. The cost of a will is more than offset by the cost to you of getting a license to sell, which you need to sell...

Some lawyers you hear say practicing law would be great if you don't have to deal with clients. Others say it would be great if you didn't have to deal with lawyers. This office accepts the challenge of the fact that lawyers are what they are. We...

We heard recently "Oh, I did a will....twenty years ago." The good news is they thought ahead - the bad news is enough has probably happened so that the will needs updating. Someone who's a retired attorney is calling in this week with...

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,...