According to research, 69% of adults ages 50-64 are on social media regularly, and 50% of adults older than 65 are on some form of social media as well. However, in my experience as a California will lawyer, I’ve found that most people do not have a plan for what should happen to their growing… Read More
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Special Needs Lawyers: Create a Solid Plan for a Child with Disabilities
Planning for future care needs when you have a child with special needs can be stressful. Whether your child was born with a disability, experienced a traumatic brain injury, or is a veteran with mental health issues, all disabled people deserve to have their future planned out and protected. My firm the Law Offices of… Read More
California Estate Planning Attorneys: Disinheriting a Family Member from Your Estate
Not long ago, I was contacted by a couple who did planning with us a while back. They asked for an appointment to make some changes to their estate plan. However, their demeanor when they came in was different than the last time we met. When I inquired about the changes they wanted to make,… Read More
Everything You Need to Know About Estate Planning Costs
Let’s be honest: a major obstacle to proper estate planning for many people is the cost. Sometimes it’s hard to see how estate planning can save money, time, and headaches in the future when there’s a significant price tag in the present. That’s why Elk Grove estate planning lawyers want to let people in on… Read More
California Debt Blog: A voicemail can be a debt collection violation
Bloomberg has an interesting discussion of a case out of the United States Appeals Court. From the article: “In this case, Credit Control left a voicemail for the debtor, Stacey Hart. The message was: “This is Credit Control calling with…
California Debt Blog: Ringless Voice Mail and Debt Collectors
You take a break at work and find some voice mail messages. The weird thing is that your phone did not ring. How did these messages get here? Lilian Min at Cosmopolitan covers this in a new story she has…
California Debt Blog: Debt Collection is #1 Again – In Complaints
So, it turns out that when you are really good at something you should continue doing it. In this case, debt collectors are really good at having complaints filed against them with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. According to this…
California Debt Blog: Portfolio Recovery Associates Dismisses 2 Cases
In what is good news for one of my clients, she was sued by Portfolio Recovery Associates in 2 separate cases. The lawsuits were filed in 2012 for two alleged credit card debts. She denied she owed any money to…
California Debt Blog: Debt collectors calling about debts you do not owe
Debt collectors call a lot of people about debts. Heck, I got a call over the weekend from Portfolio Recovery Associates about a debt owed by Jonathan A Stein. Of course, that isn’t my name. And the last four of…
California Debt Blog: Debt Collection is the 2nd Most Popular Scam
The Better Business Bureau came out with their top 10 scams of 2015. Yes, I know it is already February of 2016, but I had to help people who were victims of the first two scams: IRS issues and debt…