On behalf of Law Offices of Alice A. Salvo | Oct 16, 2020 | Estate Planning
It can be easy to procrastinate when it comes to estate planning. After all, thinking about going through financial information and preparing for the future can be about as entertaining as going to the dentist. It may not be fun, but you know that attending to these...
On behalf of Law Offices of Alice A. Salvo | Sep 7, 2020 | Estate Planning
As you create your estate plan, you will need to consider its impact on your beneficiaries. Among these people may be your children, and they might bristle at the terms you lay out. Their reaction could be especially volatile depending on how you divide your assets....
On behalf of Law Offices of Alice A. Salvo | Sep 1, 2020 | Estate Planning
Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in the U.S., Californians have sheltered in place, learned to social distance, and become more accustomed to managing their affairs remotely to prevent spreading the virus. As recent events have shown, it’s not always possible to...
On behalf of Law Offices of Alice A. Salvo | Aug 25, 2020 | Estate Planning
In late June, the trailer for the new biopic “Respect” was released. The highly-anticipated film stars singer and Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson as the “Queen of Soul” Aretha Franklin. When the legendary R&B artist passed away in August of 2018, she died...
On behalf of Law Offices of Alice A. Salvo | Aug 20, 2020 | Estate Planning
When you create your will, or last will and testament, you have taken the first step towards building your California estate plan. This essential legal document offers critical direction and guidance to your survivors. For those with few assets, it may seem that...
On behalf of Law Offices of Alice A. Salvo | Jul 19, 2020 | Estate Planning
When approaching the task of estate planning, many people may focus heavily on the decisions they need to make regarding how they wish their assets to be distributed after they die. This, however, is only one of the decisions they must make during the estate planning...
On behalf of Law Offices of Alice A. Salvo | Jul 7, 2020 | Estate Planning
If you are concerned because someone in your life doesn’t have an estate plan, that may be with good reason. In 2020 Caring.com found in a survey that the number of Americans with a will or other estate planning document has gone down by 25% since 2017. Some...
On behalf of Law Offices of Alice A. Salvo | Jun 26, 2020 | Estate Planning
People wishing to get married after a previous marriage may need to think differently about their estate planning activities and the tools they may need to create. Remarried spouses frequently wish to leave heirlooms and assets to their biological or adopted children...
On behalf of Law Offices of Alice A. Salvo | Jun 11, 2020 | Estate Planning
An advance directive is a legal document allowing you to leave instructions for your medical care in the event that your decision-making capacity becomes diminished. Since this can happen at any time in your life, for a number of reasons, it is a good idea to have one...
On behalf of Law Offices of Alice A. Salvo | May 20, 2020 | Estate Planning
As people get older, ailing health may become more of an issue. Some people have strong opinions about what types of medical interventions they would want if they were seriously ill or injured. An important part of estate planning is outlining what to do in the event...
