by Kathryn A. Flanigan | Aug 14, 2012 | Uncategorized
According to the Pew Research Center, 10,000 Americans turn 65 every day – and will do so for the next 18 years. Unfortunately, a majority of these Americans do not have an estate plan to guide them on making good financial decisions for the rest of their lives...
by Kathryn A. Flanigan | Aug 14, 2012 | Uncategorized
One of the best reasons for developing a California estate plan is because none of us knows what the future holds; here are 10 more good reasons for creating an estate plan:1. To make your own decisions about who will handle your financial and health care needs when...
by Kathryn A. Flanigan | Aug 14, 2012 | Uncategorized
Financial and health care powers of attorney are two very important estate planning documents, but they may be deemed invalid if they do not comply with federal privacy laws.Powers of attorney allow you to appoint a person as your agent for financial and health care...
by Kathryn A. Flanigan | Aug 14, 2012 | Uncategorized
If you have invested the time it takes to create a good estate plan, you also need to take the necessary steps to ensure that those documents are protected and can be easily found by those who will eventually need them.Make copies. Your signed original copies should...
by Kathryn A. Flanigan | Jul 31, 2012 | Uncategorized
Current research shows that only about 25 percent of Americans have a will, and probably less than that have changed their will when certain life circumstances dictate that a change is in order. An Irvine estate planning attorney says there are several common...
by Kathryn A. Flanigan | Jul 31, 2012 | Uncategorized
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the number of singles aged 50 to 64 increased significantly from 2000 to 2010, due to the increase in late life divorces as well as an increase in the number of people who never marry or remarry. An Irvine estate planning attorney...
