Written by Robert T. Nickerson Do you have a child or someone in your family with either physical or mental conditions that would label them special needs? Then chances are your going to face a lot of challenges with their well being and care, especially within the financial side. You also might have other people…
Written by Robert T. Nickerson Gather around kids! It’s time to let you all in on a little secret…your no longer children. In fact, a lot of Millennials are almost about to hit the forty year old mark. This means that mom and dad, who are most likely boomers, will want to have a chat…
Written by Robert Nickerson When we get to that point of creating an estate plan, we tend to figure out the collective feeling. What I mean exactly is the overall emotion everyone has about the situation. We might feel happy, sad, or even angry at the person whose estate is being represented. Usually the feeling…
Written by Jill Roamer, J.D. The disabled population likely experiences an amplified sense of vulnerability during disastrous happenings. The compounded risks encountered by the disabled during a catastrophic event are a real, and very serious, concern. A 2019 Act focuses on this hinderance and will attempt to bridge the accessibility gap for disaster response and…
Written by Jill Roamer J.D. November brought with it changes to California’s real property taxation laws. Proposition 19 passed narrowly and modified laws which were already on the books. Let’s take a look at the old rules and then how the new rules will work.In many places in California, real property has been sky-rocketing in…
Many Americans don’t have a will. Why not? Well, the reason may be that they don’t want to think about death. Maybe they balk at the idea of attorney fees. Or, maybe they simply don’t want to risk getting COVID-19 by traveling to do business. As quarantining, social distancing, and Zoom meetings become the new…
Written by Robert Nickerson Within the 2020 election, proposition 19, a constitutional amendment for property tax transfers and exemptions was approved. This is the biggest change to property taxes in California since prop 13 in 1978. For obvious reasons, home owners need to understand the new consequences of it and what it’s going to do…
November is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month. Alzheimer’s Disease is a degenerative brain disease caused by brain cell damage. Early symptoms include not being able to remember new information. Cognitive ability continues to decline, and eventually seemingly simple tasks like speaking and walking are troublesome. Every 65 seconds, someone in the United States develops Alzheimer’s Disease….
Written by Robert T. Nickerson I hate to bring up another sad issue that’s unfortunately common with families, but it has to do with funerals. I’m not talking about them in general, but rather how the arraignments are planned. Chances are various family members are going to disagree with how a funeral and a burial…
By Jill Roamer J.D. With National Special Needs Law Month coming to a close, let’s take a look at recent final regulations issued by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The new regulations clarify rules regarding ABLE accounts.ABLE accounts were authorized by the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act of 2014. To be eligible to open an ABLE…