Health is something that young people often take for granted. Usually it is only as we get older that we become concerned with our health and the costs associated with additional care. Some of us take steps to make sure that we have the proper health insurance and savings to…
We’ve posted blogs in the past about the importance of executing an advance health care directive. The Advance Health Care Directive can name an agent to make health care decisions for you if you become unable to do that for yourself. Other information that can be included in your AHCD…
The short answer to this question is just about anyone unless they are a minor. Anyone over the age of 18 can execute a health care directive and they are simple to fill out. The reality of life is that it is often unpredictable. We never know when an unexpected…
A document called an Advance Health Care Directive appoints a family member or friend to make health care decisions for you if you become physically or mentally unable to make them for yourself. The person you name is called your “Agent” and you usually name back up Agents as well…
The San Diego County Courts hear many cases where a conservatorship is sought of an individual’s estate or person. When an individual cannot take care of his or her financial or personal affairs, it may be necessary to have the probate court appoint a conservator of the estate or of…
San Diego is a multi-cultural city with people of various ethnic backgrounds and religions. Our community has such religious faiths as Catholics, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, Christian Scientists, Jehovah’s Witnesses as well as many other faiths. A person’s religious or spiritual beliefs can have importance for their estate planning, and in…
If your child is now 18, there is valuable information for you and your now “adult” child available for free. There is a publication entitled “When You Become 18: A Survival guide for Teenagers” published by The State Bar of California. This pamphlet can be ordered in print form or…
In San Diego, many residents have had problems with privacy with health care records as well as access to these records. Many San Diego hospitals including Scripps, Sharp, Pomerado and others require the proper forms to be executed to obtain health care records. At our law firm of Law Office…
In San Diego, California many residents are in the military. As we know, deployments are common. In light of the recent call to active duty received by thousands of United States military reservists, employers and employees alike need to know their obligations to each other when employees serve in the…