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What You Need, When You Need It Most: The San Diego Memorial Society

What do you do when a loved one passes away? Who do you call? Are you afraid of being charged excessive fees for funeral services and being taken advantage of by unscrupulous funeral directors? The San Diego Memorial Society is a great choice for those looking for a varied selection of services [...]

Nine Things Women Should Know - Estate Planning for Women

“Women’s life expectancy, combined with their tendency to marry older mates and their lower lifetime earnings means they are far more likely to see their living standards compromised in retirement if proper estate planning isn’t done.” This statement begins a very savvy column in an article titled “Six Estate Planning Questions for Women” by [...]

How You Can Avoid a Family Feud

The following quote sums up estate planning quite well:
“Family, money and death are a combustible combination,” said Toronto-based attorney Les Kotzer, who has co-authored a new book — “Where There’s an Inheritance ” — a compilation of 80 real-life vignettes taken from his law practice and radio show callers.
Having no estate plan is a recipe [...]

What Happens After I Die – 2.0

By now most people are sufficiently entangled with the internet – they have an Ebay account, shop on Amazon, check their bank account online, and are members of a few social networking sites as well. What happens to those accounts after you pass away? A myriad number of startups are promising to tidy [...]

Legal Fights Over Wills - No Contest Clauses Hit the Public Spotlight

No contest clauses are an attempt to keep brothers and sisters, aunts and uncles, and everyone else from suing in probate court every time someone writes an unfair will. There are quite a few benefits to discouraging litigation – as well as some detriment where there is a legitimate cause for concern.

If You Adopt Your Lover Are You Committing Incest?

In an article too juicy to pass up, Terry L. Turnipseed writes Syracuse University College of Law writes that:
“For some time now adults - both heterosexual and homosexual - have been adopting their lovers and spouses all over the country for various reasons: to better guarantee the adoptee’s right to inherit directly from the adoptor; [...]

The State of Estate Planning After the Election: Obama’s Proposed Estate Tax Plan

The dust has begun to settle after the election - and both the legislative and executive branches are controlled by the Democratic Party. If Obama’s estate tax plan becomes law, the $3.5 million exemption of 2009 would be retained, but amounts in excess of that would be taxed at 45%. The top tax rates of [...]

How To Find A Good Wills, Trusts, or Probate Attorney In San Diego?

What is the best way to find a good estate planning or probate lawyer in San Diego?  First, the Law Office of Roy Newman can provide excellent estate planning services for a wide variety of estates.  Even if you do not choose to use us, you should contact the office so that I can help [...]

California Executor and Personal Representative Duties: Filing the Estate Tax Return

If you are appointed as executor, administrator, or personal representative (What are the duties of a personal representative?) of an estate, you are responsible for filing a tax return. An estate tax return must be filed within 9 months of the decedent’s death. Internal Revenue Code §6075. You may file for an extension [...]

California Probate Litigation: The Heirs of Superman’s Creators Reclaim His Copyright

The executors (See “What is a California Personal Representative?“) of Superman’s estate – Joanne Siegal and Laura Siegal Larson – have successfully reclaimed the estate’s half of Jerome Siegal’s copyright of Superman by terminating its grant to Warner Brothers, Time Warner, and DC Comics.
The opinion is an interesting read on the creation and promotion of [...]

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