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LGBT Parenting: Petition to Establish Parentage
For most LGBT parents, it took careful planning, deliberate action, and financial commitment to create their families. LGBT parents must do the same careful planning, deliberate action, and financial…
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Adding Your Son or Daughter to Your Bank Account Can Have Disastrous Consequences
Contributor: Maria L. Shinn
Some people think that adding their son or daughter to their bank account is a good idea. They take comfort in the fact that a joint account would allow their child to pay their bills if they get sick…
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June 26: An Important Date in LGBTQ History
June 26th is an important date in LGBTQ history. Four landmark cases from the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) have been decided on that day. Obergefell v. Hodges June 26, 2017 marks the se…
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Health Care Directives Allow You to Stay in Control
Health care directives allow you to stay in control of your health, even when you are unconscious or in a coma. The Living Will Declaration (“Living Will”) and the Health Care Power of Att…
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LGBT Parenting: Step-Parent Adoption
For most LGBT parents, it took careful planning, deliberate action, and financial commitment to create their families. LGBT parents must do the same careful planning, deliberate action, and financial…
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LGBT Parenting: Shared Custody
For most LGBT parents, it took careful planning, deliberate action, and financial commitment to create their families. LGBT parents must do the same careful planning, deliberate action, and financial…
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How do you transfer a car title from a relative who died?
A lot of people own a car, truck, boat, motor home or motorcycle. And a lot of people forget about those type of assets during the estate planning process. That’s why probate attorneys often see…
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Key Takeaway from LGBT Parenting Seminar: Take Action!
Take action! Maria emphasized the importance of careful planning and deliberate action during her recent Law4U Seminar on LGBT Parenting. She urged attendees to not be an ostrich with its head stuck i…
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How to Find the Right Attorney for You
Finding the right attorney can seem overwhelming at times. There are a lot of attorneys out there! How do you know which one to hire? As I explained in my previous blog post, there are 9 traits which…
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Probate Is Not an Evil Monster
Some people are actually afraid of probate. The general public has been conditioned to fear probate and avoid it at all costs. But the probate process is not an evil monster. In fact, probate could be…
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