Category Archives: Disability

Estate Planning Myths & Misconceptions — Myth #3 — An Estate Plan Is Not A Will

Posted on August 25, 2009 by Victor Medina

Most peo­ple think of “doing estate plan­ning” as the act of cre­at­ing and sign­ing a will. While in some cases, a will is the best instru­ment, you can’t get to that answer with­out engag­ing in a com­pre­hen­sive process where the … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Talking To Your Family About Your Estate Plan

Posted on May 25, 2009 by Victor Medina

Many clients fin­ish plan­ning their estate with me and then ask me what they should tell and to whom. As you might expect, the answer depends on where the client is in life and on the spe­cific life cir­cum­stances for … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Guardianship of Children With Special Needs

Posted on January 26, 2007 by Victor Medina

Two good posts com­ing from Leanna Hamill in Mass­a­chu­setts and Tred­way, Lums­daine & Doyle in Cal­i­for­nia on plan­ning for chil­dren with spe­cial needs.  Among the excel­lent sug­ges­tions are the fol­low­ing: Spe­cial Needs Trust — allow­ing par­ents, grand­par­ents and guardians to … Con­tinue read­ing →

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