Can Co-Owner of Real Estate Create a Life Estate?
Question: If my sister and I inherited half of our dad’s house after he passed and then his wife went down to the courthouse and filed a life estate is this legally binding? We had no [...]
What’s the Effect on My Right to Visit My Grandchildren if they Move to Canada?
Question: My adult son moved from California to Edmonton, Canada. He is not married to the girl he has been living with for almost five years and with whom he has children. What rights do I have [...]
Why Prenuptial Agreements are Necessary in Second Marriages
Question: My father was in long-term care facility for six years paying out of pocket. His wife continued to live in their apartment. Why was she allowed to use dad’s income such as social [...]
Five Questions to Ask Before Buying Your Parents’ House
Question: I would like to know if a child was interested in purchasing her parents’ home while they are alive and still living at the property and the child wishes to move into the home [...]
Should You Move In With Your Parents? Or Let Them Move In With You?
Multiple generations have lived together since homo sapiens started walking the earth 100,000 years ago. But that changed in recent centuries as the world industrialized and people started living [...]
Planning for the Second (or Third or Fourth?) Marriage or Relationship
If you’re getting married or you’re in a committed relationship and this is not your first gig, you and your fiance or partner shoud consider a prenuptial agreement or, if you’re not [...]
Life (and Planning) Can Get Complicated
Life can be complicated, especially as people live longer and have more opportunities for relationships. While the Ozzie and Harriet model of a single happy marriage producing healthy children [...]