Donate Your Brain To Science: Tish Hevel, Brain Donor Project
In this episode of Women & Wills, Tish Hevel, CEO and Founder of the Brain Donor Project, explains why donating brain tissue for basic research is an incredible gift, helping
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Caregiver: A Love Story
In this episode of Women & Wills, Dr. Jessica Zitter, the producer and Director of the new movie, Caregiver: a love story talks about the crisis in family caregiver burden and how the movie she thought she was making,
Financial Elder Abuse: Easy to Miss
The SF Chronicle’s Carolyn Said recently published an article detailing the story of Leslie and Cheryl Berkes, an elderly couple in Moraga whose caretaker methodically drained their retirement, checking and savings accounts over a period of years, totalling more than
Trust Issues: South Dakota Tax Haven reveals the ugly side of planning
This week, a consortium of internatinal journalists published the results of their investigation into the “Pandora Papers,” an enormous set of leaked documents that reveal the offshore-banking and tax-sheltering tactics of the very rich. There have been other sets
Prop. 19 Passes: Probably Means Higher Taxes for Your Kids
Proposition 19 Restricts Parent-Child Transfer of Low Property Tax Rates As I’m sure all of you are all too aware, we just had a significant election on many levels. I’ll leave national commentary for others. For homeowners in California, though, Proposition
What Does Fair Mean in a Family?
Is it OK to leave your children unequal shares of your assets? Here’s how the issue was framed in the Ethicist column on the New York Times Magazine:
This is the situation: An elderly parent has a fair amount of
DIY Estate Planning for the Pandemic
If you are stuck at home and without basic legal documents, listen up. In the spirit of offering what I can to help people gain some piece of mind amidst the panic and uncertainty of the pandemic, here are
DIY Estate Planning for the Pandemic
If you are stuck at home and without basic legal documents, listen up. In the spirit of offering what I can to help people gain some piece of mind amidst the panic and uncertainty of the pandemic, here are
DIY Estate Planning Resources During The COVID Pandemic
Greetings all. If you are stuck at home and without basic legal documents, read on. In the spirit of offering what I can to help people gain some piece of mind amidst the panic and uncertainty of the pandemic, here
Modern Loss: Rebecca Soffer
In this episode of Life/Death/Law, Rebecca Soffer, the CEO and co-founder of Modern Loss, shares the insights she’s gained from starting a ground-breaking website, Modern Loss, publishing a wonderful new book, Modern Loss: Candid conversations about grief.