Law Offices of Lisa S. Golshani
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For most families, the home is far more than an asset. It holds a lifetime of memories and the hope of leaving something behind for the children. So it is a real and growing worry that, as we age, a nursing home bill could quietly drain everything t ...
So much of life now lives online, and digital estate planning in Calabasas is something most of us never stop to think about. From family photos to banking to cryptocurrency, it all sits behind passwords, and a death certificate is not a password. L ...
Blending two families together takes a lot of love and patience, and most couples assume that love will carry everyone through after one of them is gone. We understand why. It feels almost cold to imagine your spouse and your children ending up on o ...
Imagine the people you love most gathered after you are gone, and one of your children now holds the checkbook for the others. That single choice, who you name as trustee, can either hold your family together or quietly pull it apart. Many parents s ...
For most older adults, the goal is clear: Stay home. Stay independent. Stay in the place that holds the memories, the routines, and the life they've built. Aging in place is not just a preference; For many people, it is the plan. What is less cle ...
Estate plans are built around assumptions. The assumption that your spouse will be there. That your sibling will outlive you. That the person you named as your primary beneficiary fifteen years ago will still be alive to receive what you left them. ...
Family estrangement is more common than most people talk about openly, and it creates one of the more delicate planning situations we encounter as Calabasas estate planning attorneys. The parent who is no longer in contact with a child, but does not ...
Most families have one. Sometimes it's a storage unit across town. Sometimes it's a garage, a spare bedroom, or a basement packed floor to ceiling with decades of accumulated belongings. Things that were too meaningful to donate, too plentiful to so ...
If you have a brokerage account or investment portfolio and you are thinking about creating a living trust, this is one of the most practical questions you can ask. And as a Calabasas trust lawyer, it is one I am glad to answer, because the answer i ...
This is a question that comes up more than you might expect, and it is a genuinely good one. The short answer is yes, absolutely. But the longer answer is worth understanding, because the two roles are more separate than most people realize. Two ...