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Adoption and Inheritance Rights According to data provided by the Adoption Network, nearly 140,000 American children are adopted each year. While adoption is common, there is often confusion over the rights adopted children. You may be wondering: Do adopted children have the same...

Potential Reduction in Estate Tax Exemption in 2021 and What We Can Do About it As explained by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the estate tax is a tax on your right to transfer property at the time of your death. Only a small number of estates are subject to the estate tax. The...

Physicians and California Professional Corporations In California, physicians who want to incorporate their medical practice must do so by forming a special type of entity called a professional corporation (PC or P.C.). Physicians are not alone in this—other professionals such as...

Estate Planning for Same-Sex Couples LGBTQ couples have long faced some unique estate planning challenges. However, recent victories for marriage equality have helped to bring some additional fairness and simplicity. In the 2015 case of Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court of the United...

How to Form a Medical Professional Corporation If you are a doctor or other type of healthcare provider, you may be interested in forming a professional corporation within the state of California that will allow you to provide medical professional services legally under the law....

How to Form a Dental and Orthodontic Professional Corporation Forming a dental or orthodontic professional corporation may actually provide many legal advantages and benefits over establishing the business as a dental partnership or a sole proprietorship. However, forming a dental and...

How to Start a Private Medical Practice If you are out of residency or are simply considering starting your own private medical practice, the process may seem overwhelming. You will need a solid business plan, legal counsel, funding and a way to ensure compliance with all California state,...

Undue Influence, Duress, and Incapacity Within Trust Litigation A Last Will and Testament (will), trust, or any other estate planning document can be contested with litigation if a family member can prove that their loved one was unduly influenced by another person, suffered from an...

Key Steps to Take When Entering Into a Partnership If you are considering starting a business partnership, congratulations! Partnerships involve using everyone’s strengths and business resources in order to establish and build a profitable and successful business. These are the key steps to...

Understanding Your LLC Options If you are in the process of determining how to structure your new business legally, you may feel overwhelmed. The following is a listing of your options if you are considering establishing a Limited Liability Company (LLC).Single Member vs. Multiple Member...