You don’t have to be rich to need a trust. If you own your home in San Diego where the cost of the average home is high, you need a trust to avoid probate. Even without a home, if you have total assets over $100,000 you need a trust to…
Do you have a piece of property in San Diego County that you want someone to reside in as long as they live and then pass the property to someone else? A life estate is typically an ownership interest where the owner of real property gives a “life estate” to…
San Diego County is home to many members of the military stationed at Camp Pendleton, MCRD, MCAS Miramar, and the various Navy facilities such as 32nd Street Naval Station, Navy Submarine Support Facilities and Naval Base Coronado. When a member of the military gets orders to deploy out of the…
Donation of organs and tissues has rapidly increased over the last 5 years. Here in San Diego we have several hospitals that received awards in 2007 for their success in increasing organ donation rates at their hospitals: Kaiser Permanente, Scripps Mercy Hospital, Sharp Hospital, and Palomar Hospital. That means that…
Many San Diegans have timeshare properties out of state in Hawaii, Colorado, and Florida as well as right here in San Diego in the beachfront communities of Coronado, La Jolla, Mission Beach, Carlsbad, and Oceanside. If you plan to leave your timeshare properties to your heirs you need to understand…
There are many reasons why people delay creating an estate plan. One of the primary reasons is that it just doesn’t rise to the top of their “To Do” list. It is something they know they should do but they think they have plenty of time to do it. How…
Reverse mortgages have become extremely popular in California and especially in San Diego communities with a large senior population such as Rancho Bernardo, Poway, Ramona, and Oceanside. If you have a reverse mortgage already or are thinking about getting one, useful information about reverse mortgages is available fromthe U.S. Dept.…
In San Diego many people are going “green” – trying to conserve our planet’s resources and natural environment for the next generation. Now there is growing trend toward “green burials” where the body is returned to the earth to decompose. No chemicals are used to embalm the body and it…
New facilities are springing up all over the county for seniors in such areas as Escondido, Encinitas, San Marcos, and Vista. Some facilities have a resort type atmosphere and some even specialize in dementia and Alzheimer care. You can obtain a directory of senior facilities for assisted living, independent, and…
At our web site, you can read about the various ways to accomplish charitable giving. You can use a bequest in your will or trust or one of the various types of charitable trusts such as a charitable remainder trust or a charitable lead trust. At Law Office of Scott…