Blog Posts in April, 2017

Spousal Support Payments after Retirement: When Light at the End of the Tunnel Glows! 

People receiving spousal support in California tend to get a little nervous when an ex-spouse nears the age of retirement. This apprehension often occurs because a person's income and ability to pay support is usually substantially reduced after he or she retires, and under long-standing California law, the family court may not impute income to the supporting party based on his or her ...

California Adopts New Digital Assets Act

Digital assets remain among the most beguiling aspects contemplated by my estate planning clients. Our online personalities are our photo albums, diaries and memory books. How can we maintain our privacy while also allowing the collection and transfer of these assets upon our deaths? As of January 1, 2017 the California legislature is helping its residents navigate that question. A new law ...

Pasadena's Pathway's Program

We are excited to enter into our third year as a participant of the Pasadena Pathway's Program, a program that gives high school students interested in the field of Law an opportunity to work as interns with law firms during the summer. Don Schweitzer , who serves as a board member of the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce, has assisted the Pathways Program from it's inception and is a strong believer ...