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Many people think of estate planning as something to check off a list. Need a will? Check. Financial power of attorney? Check. Health care directives? Check. Living Trust? Check. In other words, as long as you’ve got the right planning document, you are covered, right? Not exactly. Would it cause a problem if after you…

Many have asked me to share when my fourteen year-old son Corey will perform so you can see him dance and sing. With that in mind, I am proud to share that Corey will be performing this weekend (May 29 and 30) in two different shows—first in a dance show on Friday evening at the…

Joe and Mary created a revocable living trust during their lifetime to avoid probate and protect their only daughter Cindy and their two teenaged grandchildren. They thought they had successfully taken steps to protect their loved ones. Unfortunately, their estate plan didn’t work out as they planned, particularly for their grandchildren. View image | gettyimages.com…

Rather than asking whether you have more than the arbitrary $3 to $4 million in assets, here is a better and rarely asked question to ask to help determine if a trust can help you: If your beneficiary lost half or even all of the inheritance you left due to bad judgment, a divorcing spouse,…

While the Internet has been a great resource and improved the quality of our lives in many ways, in one way, it has not been good. An orthopedic surgeon recently shared that helping patients was much less frustrating before the Internet. When a patient with knee pain used to see the surgeon, the patient would…

Here’s an interesting yet article about how Martin Luther King Jr.’s children are fighting in court over his Bible and Nobel Prize.  Sadly, this probably could have been avoided with better planning. http://localhost:10013karp-law.localkarp-law.localkarp-law.localkarp-law.localwww.cnn.com/2015/01/13/us/martin-luther-king-family-feud/

I found this passage on avoiding taxes very interesting and want to share it with you. In a famous legal opinion, US Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis encouraged taxpayers to take advantage of the tax benefits given to Americans. The following quote highlights the social policies guiding Congress when it makes tax-advantaged legal and…

As some of you may know, my 13 year-old son Corey is a dancer.  His dance studio puts on a Christmas show each year.  This year’s show is this Sunday at Centennial Hall at 4 pm and next Saturday, December 13 at 4 pm and 7:30 pm at Saddlebrooke Desert View Performing Arts Center.  Please…

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I found this interesting link to the NY Daily News article about a 21 year-old who was killed in a fire, but was an organ donor. The deceased young man’s family was able to hear their son’s heart beating inside a Vietnam veteran whose life was saved with the heart…

As you may know, my son Corey is a dancer and performer.  He is a member of Kids Unlimited, which provides a safe stage for Tucson kids to perform. Kids Unlimited has its fall show on Friday November 14 at 7 pm and Saturday November 15 at 3pm at the Berger Performing Arts Center at…