Estate planning is a critical step to take in the path to securing your legacy and ensuring the well-being of your loved ones. This is true in any state, California included. To help ensure that you are maximizing the benefits of estate planning, we are going to go through some of the...
Common Causes of Personal Injuries in California
What starts the need to file a personal injury claim? Well, there are a variety of personal injury causes that would necessitate the pursuit of a personal injury claim to seek proper compensation for the harm a person has suffered. After all, when someone else’s negligence or recklessness causes you harm,...
Pre-Existing Conditions and Your Injury Claim
Personal injury claims arise when a person is injured due to the negligence or wrongful actions of someone else. These claims can encompass a wide range of incidents, from car accidents and slip-and-fall accidents to medical malpractice and product liability cases. Navigating the ins and outs of this area of the...
The Benefits of New Parents Establishing a Trust
Becoming a new parent is undoubtedly one of life’s most transformative experiences. It ushers in a profound sense of joy, love, and fulfillment. It also, however, brings forth an array of new responsibilities, many of which revolve around ensuring your child’s welfare and security. Among these responsibilities, financial planning often takes center...
The Continuing Risks of Severe Burn Injuries
If you sustain a burn in an accident, you may notice some of the more immediate symptoms that are associated with this type of injury. The burn site may begin blistering that ends up leaking fluid. There may be significant pain, but burns can also be painless as well. The area may...
The Dangers of Texting While Driving
We are more reliant on our phones than ever before. At times it seems as if our phones have become an extension of ourselves. We are tied to them and most of us look at them frequently. Most of the time, this may not be ideal, but it’s fine. We use our...
What Causes a Traumatic Brain Injury?
Traumatic brain injuries are as scary as they sound. When the brain sustains trauma, the whole body can suffer as a result. The side effects of a traumatic brain injury can mean life altering consequences for a person. While traumatic brain injuries vary in severity, they should be taken seriously, nonetheless....
Factors that Increase the Risk of a Truck Accident
All drivers on the road have an obligation to one another to drive safely and comply with the rules of the road. This applies to drivers of motorcycles, cars, semi-trucks and everything in between. Semi-truck drivers, however, are held to even higher standards than others on the road and are subject to...
What if a Personal Representative Fails to Uphold Their Duties?
As a beneficiary or interested party to an estate, the probate process can be particularly frustrating. The personal representative may not be forthcoming with information or with answers to your questions. Probate can take a long time and there can be long delays until you receive any inheritance. The personal representative is...
Payment for the Personal Representative of an Estate
The personal representative of an estate has a litany of responsibilities it must fulfill. They must locate, inventory, and manage the assets of the estate. They must notify beneficiaries and heirs that the decedent has died. They must notify creditors of the estate and verify which creditor claims are valid and, thus,...