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When it comes to protecting your rights as a member of the aging GLBT community, you should consider consulting a Sacramento estate planning lawyer who can help you make the right choices.

There is no better way to show your loved one that you care than to get your estate planning in order. By doing so you are essentially telling your significant other, “I want to make sure you are taken care of…. physically, financially and emotionally, no matter what life throws our way.

For most people tax time brings up images of boxes of random receipts and hours of searching for documents. Trying to get ready to do your tax return or organize for that yearly meeting with your tax preparer is a necessary evil.

Remember, having a will is not just about where the money in your bank account would go if you were no longer here. Instead, a will covers a wide arrange of issues.

In my years of experience as an estates attorney, I’ve found that the number one reason why people don’t do their estate plan is that they can’t face their own death or the legal steps necessary to prepare for it!

Contrary to popular belief, having a Sacramento estate plan does not guarantee that your wishes will be honored in a court of law following your death.

If you are over 18, choosing a health care agent is one of the most important things you can to do to make sure someone has permission to act on your behalf in a medical emergency.

So how do you decide what to keep and what to toss? And how long should you keep the stuff you keep? A good rule of thumb is to only keep the stuff that is related to anything you deducted when you filed a tax return.