Camarillo Estate Law And Real Estate Law Blog
Handling neighbor issues in an HOA community
If you live in a community with a homeowner's association, you already know that this organization handles maintenance, bylaws and other rules and regulations of the neighborhood. An HOA may have jurisdiction over everything from what color you paint your front door...
How can you prevent family squabbles from interfering with your estate plan?
Part of the estate planning process is ensuring that when you die your heirs will accept your decisions. This will avoid issues with contesting the plan in a California court or hold ups during probate. However, it is not always easy to ensure things will run...
Do all California estates go to probate?
After the death of a loved one, some of your concerns may shift to what must be done to settle his or her affairs. For many, the prospect of going through probate in California can seem daunting and may only further add to their stresses during an already difficult...
Making health care decisions when you cannot speak for yourself
Especially if you are young and in good health, it can be difficult to imagine a time when incapacity might prevent you from caring or speaking for yourself. However, age, serious illness or injury, or other such factors, may at some point leave you unable to make...
What if property needs to be sold during probate?
When your family member was drafting a will and asked to designate you as the executor of his or her estate, it may have seemed like an honor. Now that you are taking care of your duties according to the instructions of the will, you may be realizing that there is a...
How small estate affidavits work in California
Not every estate needs to go through a lengthy probate process. If an estate is valued at a small enough amount, California residents who are heirs or beneficiaries can inherit the property or assets of a deceased relative by filing a small estate affidavit for...
Tips to get approved for your mortgage
Buying a home is an exciting prospect, but applying for a mortgage is often looked at with trepidation. There are steps you can take to improve your chance of approval, however. Taking a proactive approach is key in this case, especially if it's your first time...
Handling negative emotions during the estate planning process
Whether someone is setting up an estate plan for the first time or they are making necessary revisions to their estate plan as a result of a personal injury settlement or a divorce, this can be a complicated and emotionally draining process. People may deal with a lot...
What is under the authority of your neighborhood HOA?
When you buy a home in a California neighborhood, you are probably thinking about the things you will do to decorate your home, landscape your yard and enjoy your property. Perhaps you have a plan to put in a pool at some point in the future. These are all great...
Marital property and your irrevocable trust
When it comes to setting up an estate plan, there are many options, and there may be many factors to take into consideration. For example, if someone expects their marriage to end, they may be wondering how a divorce could affect their estate plan. Or, they may be...
