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Should You Trust Yourself? The Unknown Risks of DIY Estate Planning
Planning for the future is critical in ensuring your assets are distributed according to your wishes. For many, the process of creating...
Anna Jerden, Esq.
Jan 29, 2025
5 min read
Unraveling the Mystery: How Does California Handle Inheritance Taxes?
Losing a loved one is always challenging, and dealing with their estate can add to the stress. A common question in this difficult time...
Anna Jerden, Esq.
Jan 28, 2025
4 min read
How to Secure Your Loved One's Future: Estate Planning for Dementia – The Unknown Way Forward
Caring for a loved one with dementia can feel like navigating a stormy sea. As cognitive abilities wane, planning for the future becomes...
Anna Jerden, Esq.
Jan 27, 2025
5 min read
Non-U.S. Citizens Facing Potential Deportation Can Implement Estate Planning Strategies to Safeguard Assets and Protect Family Members
Estate planning is often seen as a tool solely for U.S. citizens. However, this is a misconception because estate planning is available...
Anna Jerden, Esq.
Jan 24, 2025
4 min read
What Will Not Having An Estate Plan Cost You? A Comparative Analysis of the Financial Impacts of Estate Planning on Families
Without an estate plan, families could face many challenges such as high fees, probate processes, family conflicts, and stress.
Anna Jerden, Esq.
Jan 23, 2025
3 min read
Why LMFTs and LPCCs Should Consider Incorporation in California
If you're an LMFT or LPCC in California and wondering if you should form a Professional Corporation, here's what you need to know.
Anna Jerden, Esq.
Jan 15, 2025
2 min read
Prop 19: Hope for Angelenos and Survivors of the Devastating January Wildfires
Los Angeles Wildfires of 2025 are the most destructive in the city's history. (Stock image) How Prop 19 Will Help Fire Victims Rebuild If...
Anna Jerden, Esq.
Jan 10, 2025
2 min read
UPDATE: Corporate Transparency Act Is Back On - Are You Confused Yet?
CTA Whiplash: U.S. Supreme Court lifts nationwide injunction, allowing the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act.
Anna Jerden, Esq.
Dec 10, 2024
3 min read
What Rights Do Unmarried Couples Have When One Person Becomes Ill or Passes Away?
Unmarried couples need an estate plan to protect each other in case of incapacity or death.
Anna Jerden, Esq.
Feb 13, 2023
3 min read
Are There Minimum Property Requirements for Creating a Will or Trust?
There is no minimum property requirement to make a will or trust. Avoid probate and make sure your family is well protected.
Anna Jerden, Esq.
Jan 30, 2023
4 min read
Why is My Accountant Telling Me I Need to Set Up a Formal Business?
Get professional help starting a business and avoid paying higher taxes, getting sued and risking your reputation.
Anna Jerden, Esq.
Mar 23, 2022
5 min read
Common Estate Planning Questions Answered
Common estate planning questions answered. What is an estate plan? Trust or will? What is a trust? What if I die without an estate plan?
Anna Jerden, Esq.
Jan 13, 2022
3 min read
How Estate Planning Can Prevent Elder Abuse
Credit: Richard Bell/Unsplash In California, “Elder Abuse” is defined as a crime involving the infliction of financial exploitation,...
Anna Jerden, Esq.
Oct 27, 2021
4 min read
Why Your LLC Needs an Operating Agreement
Do you have a Limited Liability Company (LLC) but never got around to drafting an Operating Agreement? Or, maybe you have one somewhere,...
Anna Jerden, Esq.
Oct 13, 2021
3 min read
SMALL BUSINESS: Are You Ready For Growth in 2022?
It’s okay to say it - 2020 (and some of 2021) was a dumpster fire for many businesses. The uncertainty caused by the pandemic sent most...
Anna Jerden, Esq.
Sep 28, 2021
7 min read
How Unmarried Same-Sex Couples Can Protect Their Families
SAME-SEX COUPLES CAN LEGALLY MARRY, BUT MANY REMAIN UNMARRIED In 2015, same-sex marriage was legalized in all 50 states and Washington,...
Anna Jerden, Esq.
Aug 23, 2021
7 min read
Why Life Insurance Can Make a Big Difference in Estate Planning
Why Life Insurance Makes a Big Difference in Estate Planning. Use it strategically to pay funerals, debts, taxes, support minor kids.
Anna Jerden, Esq.
Jul 13, 2021
5 min read
The Importance of Having a Will
Minor children are the ones most affected when a person dies without a will.
Anna Jerden, Esq.
Jun 18, 2021
2 min read
How To Talk With Your Parents About Estate Planning
As parents age, a paradigm shift occurs. As children, we look to our parents for everything but as adults, we find our parents looking to...
Anna Jerden, Esq.
Jun 16, 2021
4 min read
Conservatorships in California
What is a Conservatorship? A conservatorship is a court proceeding in which a judge appoints a responsible person or persons (the...
Anna Jerden, Esq.
Jun 4, 2021
3 min read
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