By Lisa Belkin – The New York Times via Today.MSNBC.MSN.com Updated 6/26/2011 2:01:57 PM ET “Mommy, Mommy, she found me, she found me.” Sixteen-year-old Alexander Dorf stood at the top of the stairs in his Tenafly, N.J., home two years ago, grinning broadly at his mother, Jami. He had just gotten a message on his [...]
Read More »A ruling by the Supreme Court favors heirs of billionaire J. Howard Marshall, the late husband of Anna Nicole Smith. Justices say a Texas probate court, rather than a California bankruptcy judge, had the authority to resolve the Marshall estate dispute.
The Supreme Court dealt a defeat to the heirs of Anna Nicole Smith in a long-running estate battle that Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. compared with Charles Dickens’ “Bleak House,” about the endless court fight that outlives all the main players.
Read More »Check Your Charity! from Time.com and also featured on KPBS on June 15, 2011. By Bill Saporito Thursday, June 02, 2011 It’s not that the National Breast Cancer Research Center is a scam. It’s more like a charity within a charity, run by an organization called the Walker Cancer Research Institute. The parent organization, based [...]
Read More »For a child up to 4 years old, the reimbursement would increase to $609 a month from $446. Rates are higher for older children, and would climb to $761 from $627 for youths ages 15 to 19. Payments would increase further each July to reflect rises in the cost of care. Alsup said the higher payments could actually save the state money by encouraging more parents to provide foster care and reduce the need to send foster children to group homes at greater expense.
The state told counties Tuesday to begin the higher payments in July.
This workshop addresses the importance of estate planning, medical and financial powers of attorney and ensuring your loved ones have all the information they need to fulfill your final wishes. The “Family Love Letter” was created by John J. (“Jeff”) Scroggin (www.familyloveletter.com) and enables you to leave all of your important information for your family in one place and also to describe to your family the reasons you have made the estate planning choices you have. Join BLG as Linda guides attendees through the process of the Family Love Letter. Tickets for glass of wine and light hors d’oeurves are included.
Read More »Join Lifeline and Dr. Teresa Shanahan, Ph.D. to learn about Alzheimers on Wednesday June 22, 2011 at noon at Point Loma Community Presbyterian Church.
Learn about the physical, cognitive, financial and social signs of dementia. Dr. Shanahan is a nationally recognized expert in the field of eldercare, healthy aging and Alzheimer’s care, so you will not want to miss this opportunity.
Read More »Lori Bolander has been named a finalist in the San Diego Daily Transcript’s Top Attorney Nominations! After almost 900 nominations, Lori has been selected to be among the best in San Diego’s legal community. Lori will be highlighted in the San Diego Daily Transcript’s July 20th publication, Top Attorneys 2011 special publication of The Daily Transcript, as well as online at SDDT.com.
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