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While California is one of the most progressive states when it comes to recognizing LGBTQ relationships and equality, the vast majority of laws on the books still cling to very old-fashioned traditional views. For example, if...

Without a proactive estate plan, your digital assets are likely to be permanently lost when you die. This includes a wide range of assets, from digital photo libraries to large cryptocurrency portfolios. When you pass away,...

For many Californians, pets and companion animals are family members, just like everyone else. So, we naturally wonder what happens to pets when we die. Ultimately, if you pass away without forming a legal plan for your pet,...

Blended families make up a large share of households across California, and that share tends to grow over time. Despite this, California’s inheritance laws have not kept up. Instead, default inheritance rules presume that...

California estate law just went through its biggest shakeup in over a decade. If your trust, will, or property tax plan was built on the old rules, parts of it may already be out of date. Here is what changed, in plain...