• On Feb, 05, 2016
•  Paula Hall

The parent who has primary physical responsibility for the child is deemed to be providing their amount of support directly to the child. The other parent frequently owes child support.

• On Dec, 15, 2015
•  Paula Hall

If someone dies and you find yourself the trustee of trust, you might want to skip the trust accounting to cut costs and reduce the work load. Don’t!

• On Oct, 13, 2015
•  Paula Hall

Incapacity planning is an important part of estate planning. The proper documents, correctly executed, are the keys to a successful plan and to avoid a conservatorship.

• On Aug, 14, 2015
•  Paula Hall

Probate is simply the court supervised administration of your estate. Basically, you spell out what you want to happen in your will and the court makes sure that it happens. If you do not specify what should happen, the judge must turn to the law to fill in the gaps.

• On Jun, 25, 2015
•  Paula Hall

On paper, a divorce seems relatively simple. There are basically four steps: file the papers with the court; serve the papers on the other party; appear in court (either on paper or in person); and enter the judgment.

• On May, 31, 2015
•  Paula Hall

If you have young children, at a minimum you need a Will to nominate a guardian to take care of your children if something happens to you and your spouse. With a properly drafted trust, you can even instruct the guardian exactly how to spend your money on behalf of your children.