Here’s a scenario that plays out more often than you’d think: A woman divorces in 2019. She updates her will, changes the title on her house — and feels like her affairs are in order. What she doesn’t update is the...
Wills vs. Trusts in California: What You Don’t Know Could Cost Your Family Everything
February 26, 2026
A grieving family sits around a kitchen table, not talking about memories or comfort — but bracing for a probate process that will drag on for a year or more, eat up thousands of dollars in court fees, and expose their...
Imagine this: Your partner of 15 years is rushed to the hospital. You race to the emergency room, heart pounding — only to be turned away from their bedside because, in the eyes of the law, you’re a stranger. Their...
More Canadians than ever own vacation homes, rental properties, and investment real estate in California and across the United States. If you are a Canadian citizen or resident with US real estate, your estate plan is no...
Since marriage equality became the law of the land in 2015, many LGBTQ+ couples in California have had to decide whether to marry, register as domestic partners, or remain unmarried. Each choice carries different legal...