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Home Sweet Home
For most of us, our house is our biggest asset. In California, when a decedent has an estate worth more than $150,000 and it can NOT pass to an heir or beneficiary, the estate must be probated. There are few houses that wouldn’t go straight to probate without ...
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Reducing Stress in Your Divorce
Going through a divorce is one of the most stressful events you can experience in your life. The experts say that the stress experienced in a divorce is just as stressful, if not more so, than experiencing the death of a spouse. From my observations, the coupl...
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The Great Divide
Generally speaking, the largest assets to be divided in a divorce matter are the retirement accounts and the family residence. Whether one spouse is going to buy the other spouse out of their interest in the house or the house is going to be sold, the parties ...
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The Victims of Alienation
One of the most common boilerplate orders made in child custody matters states something like this: “Neither party shall make disparaging remarks about the other parent, either directly to the minor children or in their presence, nor shall they allow a third p...
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Life Changes – Are You Prepared?
Many people think planning for illness or death should be left to our parents’ generation as we’re far too young and healthy to worry about those things. This thinking is just wrong. Unfortunately, we never know when an illness will rear its ugly head. My sist...
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College Necessities
Two Items Not Currently on Your List of College Necessities – That Should Be
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Prepare for Tomorrow
Every year, I’ve vowed to start my Christmas shopping earlier. I figured if I was organized and purchased all of my gifts early, I could enjoy a stress-free holiday season. However, I failed again last year. I knew preparing for the holiday season early would ...
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The Truth About Child Support
When a couple with children divorces, child support is an issue most people understand and expect. But what happens when a child still lives at home but is no longer a minor? What if one of the children is a stepchild? Or what if an adult child is unable to be...
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Are You Scared to Be a Single Parent?
Are you a single parent? Do you feel overwhelmed, tired all the time, and a tad under-appreciated? If you answered “Yes,” not to worry – you’re not alone.
Parenting, especially without a partner, is never easy. There is no training or instruction manual ava...
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Divorce and Student Loans
In order to obtain a good education in this country, student loan debt is a reality for many people attending college and graduate school. So, what happens when a married couple gets divorced and one spouse has tens of thousands of dollars in student loans? Do...
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