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Alzheimer's Attorneys Los Angeles Discuss a Care Plan for your Parents

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Whether in a crisis situation or not,  Alzheimer's attorneys and legal staff prepare Los Angeles families with Alzheimer's Dementia focusing on a care plan, which helps implement goals and small steps to protect your parents or the person with dementia.   Our attorney in Los Angeles, Pasadena and Glendale has over 27 years of experience putting a protective Alzheimer's care plan together for families like yours.  Attorneys at Sirkin Law Group have a philosophy of preventative legal care.    We do not just manage Alzheimer's dementia, we legally prepare for it.   Talk to our lawyers about your family's Alzheimer's or dementia problems and how to manage care for your aging parents.

Our services range from finding financial resources for housing, nursing home planning, conservatorship for Alzheimer's and dementia patients, elder law, and care planning for dementia.   

How do you prepare for a person with dementia or Alzheimer's disease?

1.  Ask whether any of your parents or other family members have had dementia, Alzheimers or Parkinson's disease?   

2.   Unfocus from the disease itself and focus on small goals.

3.   If any member of your family has had dementia, Alzheimer's or Parkinson's disease, then you must put in place a series of legal documents to protect yourself and your family.

4.   The legal documents we recommend to our clients with a family history of dementia is as follows:

A.   A Living Trust

B.   A Will

C.   Durable Power of Attorney for Asset Management.

D.   Advanced Health care Directive OR a Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care and HIPAA authorizations.

E.   A complete inventory of assets updated yearly.  

F.   A legal transfer document allowing transfers of appropriate assets to the trust.

If you have a family member who has already been diagnosed with dementia, it is not too late to put together protective documents, if a physician can certify the capacity of the person with dementia.

Even when a person loses mental capacity, it is still not too late, even if no legal documents are in already in place, because we can still prepare for dementia, with a Conservatorship proceeding, with a substituted judgment petition and a court order.  Yes, we can even prepare wills and trusts after capacity is lost, with a court order.  Our Alzheimer's attorneys are legal professionals here to assist you and your family in Los Angeles.

Mina Sirkin is a dementia attorney, Certified Specialist Attorney in Probate, Estate Planning, and Trust Law in California helping families in Los Angeles Ca.   With over 22 years of experience, we can advise you on how to legally prepare for dementia step-by-step.   Los Angeles Conservatorship Attorney and to Dementia & Elder Law Attorneys Los Angeles.  Call us at 818.340.4479 0r 800.300.9977. Call and talk to our attorneys about Alzheimer's and dementia in Los Angeles and Glendale.  Schedule a call or a virtual online appointment here.  

 

 

 

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Attorneys for Families with Alzheimer's Dementia Los Angeles Attorney | Sirkin Law Group  Wills Trusts Estates | 818.340.4479 | Los Angeles Alzheimer's | Conservatorship & Alzheimers Care Ca

Whether in a crisis situation or not,  Alzheimer's attorneys and legal staff prepare Los Angeles families with Alzheimer's Dementia focusing on a care plan, which helps implement goals and small steps to protect your parents or the person with dementia.   Our attorney in Los Angeles, Pasadena and Glendale has over 27 years of experience putting a protective Alzheimer's care plan together for families like yours.  Attorneys at Sirkin Law Group have a philosophy of preventative legal care.    We do not just manage Alzheimer's dementia, we legally prepare for it.   Talk to our lawyers about your family's Alzheimer's or dementia problems and how to manage care for your aging parents.

Our services range from finding financial resources for housing, nursing home planning, conservatorship for Alzheimer's and dementia patients, elder law, and care planning for dementia.   

How do you prepare for a person with dementia or Alzheimer's disease?

1.  Ask whether any of your parents or other family members have had dementia, Alzheimers or Parkinson's disease?   

2.   Unfocus from the disease itself and focus on small goals.

3.   If any member of your family has had dementia, Alzheimer's or Parkinson's disease, then you must put in place a series of legal documents to protect yourself and your family.

4.   The legal documents we recommend to our clients with a family history of dementia is as follows:

A.   A Living Trust

B.   A Will

C.   Durable Power of Attorney for Asset Management.

D.   Advanced Health care Directive OR a Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care and HIPAA authorizations.

E.   A complete inventory of assets updated yearly.  

F.   A legal transfer document allowing transfers of appropriate assets to the trust.

If you have a family member who has already been diagnosed with dementia, it is not too late to put together protective documents, if a physician can certify the capacity of the person with dementia.

Even when a person loses mental capacity, it is still not too late, even if no legal documents are in already in place, because we can still prepare for dementia, with a Conservatorship proceeding, with a substituted judgment petition and a court order.  Yes, we can even prepare wills and trusts after capacity is lost, with a court order.  Our Alzheimer's attorneys are legal professionals here to assist you and your family in Los Angeles.

Mina Sirkin is a dementia attorney, Certified Specialist Attorney in Probate, Estate Planning, and Trust Law in California helping families in Los Angeles Ca.   With over 22 years of experience, we can advise you on how to legally prepare for dementia step-by-step.   Los Angeles Conservatorship Attorney and to Dementia & Elder Law Attorneys Los Angeles.  Call us at 818.340.4479 0r 800.300.9977. Call and talk to our attorneys about Alzheimer's and dementia in Los Angeles and Glendale.  Schedule a call or a virtual online appointment here.  

 

 

 

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When Should I Get Limited Powers in a California Probate Case? San Fernando Valley Probate

In a California Probate case, there are many time where having limited powers may be useful.

Here are some examples of why limited powers may be used:

1. If you cannot get bonded for the full amount of the value of the property, limited powers are necessary.   This ensures that the real estate sale goes through court confirmation and that at the confirmation sale hearing, the judge can order the proceeds to a blocked account.
2. If you want to initially minimize the amount of the bond, but still want the power to sell, limited powers are useful.
3. Same is true of other types of real estate transactions in probate.

To discuss real estate sales in California probate, call Mina Sirkin, San Fernando Valley, California Probate Lawyer at 818.340.4479.  We are here to answer all of your probate questions about bonds and real estate sales.  Our office is located in Los Angeles County, Woodland Hills Ca.

Talk to us about when you should get limited powers in a California probate case.

Probate Attorney in Woodland Hills Addresses Common Probate Administration Problems

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As a probate attorney in Woodland Hills, Sirkin Law's attorneys address common probate administration problems on a daily basis. Woodland Hills residents may wonder what the probate process is like in Los Angeles from an attorney's point of view. 

"The most important thing you need to remember about probate is that Probate is a protective proceeding."

1.   The probate process insures that the court supervises the actions of an executor or administrator in the administration of the estate.  

2.  The Probate judge also overlooks the admission of wills and allows a forum for people to question authenticity, or validity of any will or codicil.  Sometimes, a will or codicil cannot be admitted, if it was the result of undue influence, fraud or lack of capacity of the decedent.   The probate process allows for relatives to voice their concerns and objections to a will or codicil via a will contest.

3.   It insures that creditors' rights are protected, and assigns deadlines for creditors to file a claim.

4.   Probate provides a method of transfer of title to property of a decedent.   The final order of the court distributing a property to a particular person, is the equivalent of a deed.

5.   Probate court assign a timeline for an accounting for the executor or administrator, and a time for distribution of the assets of the estate.

How do you file probate in Los Angeles?

The process in Los Angeles begins with appointing an executor or administrator via by filing a Petition for Probate with the Central Court (Downtown). The petition requires that a notice be published in the local newspaper where the decedent resided.   The purpose for the publication and notice requirements is to make sure that any relatives find out about the probate filing, have an opportunity to object, and that creditors can come forward to to file a claim to collect any money due them by the decedent.

Unless there is a will that waives bond, or the court at its discretion waives the bond, the Court requires that an administrator/ executor post a bond. Sometimes, administrators cannot get bonded due to bad creditor, or prior bankruptcies or other reasons.    If a bond is ordered but it it is not posted, the executor/ administrator cannot get appointed unless an alternative method is used.  Bond waivers are getting more rare in Los Angeles and require a personal appearance by the administrator or executor, to request one.

The alternatives to a bond are as follows: A blocked account, or appointment of another person, such as a private professional fiduciary, or a trust company as administrator.

Do you have disagreements regarding certain issues in probate?

While there are many times where there are disputes regarding actions of an executor or administrator, there are great also opportunities for settlement of cases in probate via mediation.    The least expensive way of settling a probate dispute is by mediation.   

Common Probate Problems in Woodland Hills:

Some common problems in probate are:

1.  Death without a will: Intestate succession rules.
2.  Death with a lost will.
3.  Post-Death Contests of the will;
4.  Pretermitted or omitted spouse share challenges;
5.  Disputes about community property transfers by the decedent.
6.  Disputes about whether a property is owned by the decedent or other third parties.   All of the above can delay probate and the distribution of the estate assets.   Call our probate attorney for help.

 

Why hire us?

Mina Sirkin is a nationally recognized probate attorney and has served as a media expert to CNN, MSNBC, Inside Edition, NPR and KTLA regarding probate and estate matters.  She is Certified as a Specialist by the Board of Legal Specialization of the State Bar of California, in Probate, Estate Planning and Trust Law.   Mina Sirkin is rated 10/10 on Avvo.  Sirkin Law Group's Probate Offices are located in Los Angeles, Woodland Hills, Glendale and Pasadena.  Call: 818.340.4479.  http://WoodlandHillsProbate.com.  Ask us about Problems in Probate Administration in Woodland Hills.

 

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Substituted Judgment Petition in Probate Conservatorship -- Los Angeles Woodland Hills

A substituted judgment petition in Los Angeles directs the Conservator to do a few things on behalf of a disabled person who has a Conservatorship case in probate court.  Our Woodland Hills Elder Law Attorney can help your family.

With a Substituted Judgment Petition, a Conservator can do the following:

• Make a Will or Trust (Revocable or Irrevocable Trusts);
• Give a gift of principal or income, or both, of the estate, outright or in trust.
• Transfer, convey or release the conservatee’s interests in property, including marital property rights and any right of survivorship incident to joint tenancy or tenancy by the entirety.
• Exercise or release the disabled person’s powers as donee of a power of appointment.
• Enter into many different types of contracts.
• Transfer assets to a trust created by the conservator or conservatee.
• Exercise options in securities.
• Change beneficiaries on accounts or policies.
• Exercise the rights of the disabled person in someone else’s will or estate.
• Exercising disclaimers.
• Modify or revoke a revocable trust or giving up the right to revoke or modify a revocable trust, unless the trust provides restrictions on this as to a conservator.
• Making elections referred to in Section 13502 or an election and agreement referred to in Section 13503.
• Making or revoking a revocable transfer on death deed.
• Other actions.

Substituted Judgment proceedings are a good way to prevent elder financial abuse.   If you have objections to a substituted judgment petition or wish to establish or contest a substituted judgment petition in California, we can help you.

Mina Sirkin helps families with Substituted Judgment matters in Conservatorship relating to Elder Law needs in Woodland Hills and Los Angeles.

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Life Stages and Life Changes that Affect Your Estate Plan: Estate Planning in Los Angeles

Life stages and life changes affect your estate plan and your family's inheritance.  When there are changes in a person's life, a preexisting estate plan needs to be reviewed in light of the changes.

It is wise to have your will, trust and power of attorney reviewed when some or all of these changes have occurred:

a.  You went through a divorce.

b.  Your spouse is ill.

c.  You are ill or have a diagnosis of a chronic disease.

d.  You are about to end a business relationship, or partnership.

e.  You are thinking of retiring and need to find a successor to your business.

f.   You have a child or a grandchild who is disabled, or on Medi-Cal or has a serious medical condition.

g.  You have a child who spends too much, or has a drug or alcohol problem.

There are many other changes which require a visit to your estate planning attorney.   A review can save your estate from unintended consequences.   Call us for an effective and efficient review, if you have life a life stage change, or something in your life has changed.   Don't think that your old estate plan is enough.   Just as you review your health, you should review your estate plan.

Mina Sirkin is an expert in estate planning and estate litigation in Los Angeles County, California. With our legal offices in Woodland Hills, Glendale, and West L.A., we can help you determine what is best for your circumstances.  818.340.4479 or Email:  [email protected]

Mina N. Sirkin

Probate Specialist Attorney

Los Angeles & Woodland Hills California

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