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Number One Reason Why Living Trusts “Fail”
Posted on April 05, 2013From the desk of San Diego estate lawyer, Kristina Hess Haymes San Diegans, you may have heard that the only foolproof way to avoid your loved ones having to pass through the time consuming (think 1.5 years if no contests and everything runs smoothly), public, and expensive San Diego Probate Court process is to set [...
San Diego Estate Planning Strategies in a Low Interest Environment
Posted on April 05, 2013From the desk of San Diego Probate Attorney, Kristina Hess Haymes Interest rates continue to be low…. in this environment, there are certain estate planning strategies that could work for you. The federal government requires the use of certain interest rates to value various items used in estate planning, such as an income, annuity, [...
Happy New Year 2013!
Posted on December 31, 2012From the desk of San Diego estate attorney, Kristina R. Hess (Haymes) Here we are on the eve of a new year. I love this time of year. I am particularly compelled by the newness of the new year. I am drawn in by the endless possibilities, a time to begin again, start over, maybe [...
What to do if your spouse won’t plan…
Posted on September 28, 2012From the desk of San Diego Estate Attorney, Kristina Hess Haymes Estate planning dilemma of the day: What do you do if your spouse will not, absolutely refuses to do any estate planning? You own a home, you have children, you know that you know that you need to get this done! You want your [...
Organ Donation, Facebook Helps Boost Organ Donations
Posted on May 03, 2012From the Desk of San Diego Estate Planning Attorney, Kristina Hess Haymes… On May 1, 2012, Facebook asked FB users to sign up to donate organs. There is a shortage of available organs for people in desperate need of life-saving organs. Over 100,000 people in the United States alone are waiting for organs...
When it comes to estate planning…sometimes we need to get over ourselves… and our need to be perfect
Posted on May 01, 2012From the Desk of San Diego Estate Planning Attorney, Kristina Hess Haymes Ideals are good. Standards are Good. Excellence is Good. We are called to do well and be excellent. For sure! But sometimes our desire to have things “just right” or “perfect” can be a real hindrance...
San Diego Estate Planning Videos… did you get yours?
Posted on April 11, 2012From the Desk of San Diego Estate Lawyer, Kristina Hess Haymes… Hey San Diegans, It has been awhile since I’ve recorded a new video on an educational topic about wills, trusts, living trusts, estate taxes, probate, and child guardianship…...
How do I change my Trust? here’s what not to do…
Posted on April 11, 2012From the Desk of San Diego Estate Attorney, Kristina Hess Haymes Polly and Sam from Del Mar, California want to know how to change their revocable living trust. They created a joint trust over 10 years ago and their life has changed. They had another child, and the persons they selected as their successor trustees [...
Californians Don’t Wait Until You Are Stranded in Your Car Before Getting Your Affairs In Order…
Posted on March 26, 2012From the Desk of San Diego Trust and Probate Attorney, Kristina Hess Haymes I heard this story on the radio this morning about a man in Montana who was stuck in his car for three days! His car got stranded in a snow storm. Every hour he played 15 minutes of angry birds and ran [...
The Gift of Grace
Posted on March 25, 2012From the Desk of San Diego Trust and Probate Attorney, Kristina Hess Haymes Last week I was writing about 2012 being the year to make big gifts… for some. But maybe you are saying to yourself, that’s great, but I’m not in the multi-million dollar estate range and so the opportunity to gift millions this [...
2012 – It’s a Good Time to Be Generous – San Diego Gifting Strategies
Posted on March 18, 2012From the desk of San Diego Trust Attorney, Kristina R. Hess Haymes… 2012 is a good time to be generous! We are in year 2 of the two-year estate tax “Band Aid” law passed on December 17, 2010 (the Tax Relief Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act o f 2010)...
Vive Amore! February Dinner Special Giveaway…
Posted on January 31, 2012From the desk of Del Mar, San Diego Trust Attorney, Kristina Hess Haymes Vive Amore! Make An Appointment For A FREE Family Legacy Planning Session And I’ll Buy You A Romantic Dinner For Two At Pacifica Del Mar Dear San Diegans, You know me as your neighborhood San Diego Personal Estate Planning Lawyer...
San Diego Probate Court / Vista Probate Court Attorney… Help my mom just passed away
Posted on January 24, 2012From the desk of San Diego Probate Attorney, Kristina R. Hess Haymes… The unthinkable happens…. someone you love is gone well before what you thought was “their time.” It happened to me. My dad was 66 when he died suddenly on a fishing trip in Alaska...
San Diego Estate Planning New Year’s Resolution
Posted on January 11, 2012From the desk of Kristina Hess Haymes, San Diego Trust Attorney I love January. I write this every January it seems. But, I particularly love January this year because after last year, a clean slate, fresh start, and new beginning is more refreshing than ever!! So, as a San Diego will and trust attorney I [...
The problem with prefabricated San Diego estate plans
Posted on December 29, 2011From the desk of Del Mar, San Diego Estate Planning Lawyer, Kristina Hess Haymes Prefabricated Estate Plans A lot of San Diego companies are now offering prefabricated estate plans to their employees. Alternatively, San Diego companies are offering legal insurance that will cover a basic will and then you pay additional fees for a California [...
Creating Legacies — letters that last
Posted on December 22, 2011From the Desk of San Diego Trust Attorney, San Diego Estate Planning Kristina Hess Haymes: A part of my San Diego estate planning practice includes providing people with the opportunity to record a “legacy” video where they impart life lessons, family history, thoughts for their children or grandchildren...
Who will raise your child if you cannot?
Posted on December 19, 2011From the Desk of Del Mar, Carmel Valley estate planning attorney, Kristina Hess Haymes… As a mother of three boys, I know that the thought of someone else raising your children is not a happy one. The truth is that there may not be anyone in the world who could raise your child or children [...
From the Desk of San Diego Will
Posted on December 19, 2011From the Desk of San Diego Will and Trust Attorney, Kristina Hess Haymes: Basics of Trusts and Revocable Living Trusts Sometimes, when I talk with people in San Diego, Del Mar, Encinitas, Solana Beach, Rancho Santa Fe, and La Jolla about estate planning, they are confused about the difference between a will and a trust [...
Why a Living Trust? San Diego Trust Attorney
Posted on October 13, 2011The Nitty Gritty of Revocable Living Trusts A revocable living trust is a trust that holds assets. It is what?s called a ?grantor trust? in the San Diego estate planning business. That means that the beneficiary of the trust is the same person who created the trust...
San Diego Parents — How to Protect Your Children When You’re Not Around
Posted on October 03, 2011Protecting Your Children When You?re Not Around From the Desk of San Diego Trust and Estate Attorney, Kristina Hess Haymes… serving all of San Diego County Do you know anyone who has ever been arrested or otherwise detained without good cause? A few years back a story broke in Texas about a soccer mom who [...
California Corporations Make Sure You File Your Annual Statement of Information
Posted on September 08, 2011From the Desk of Kristina R. Haymes, San Diego Trust and Estate Attorney, Haymes Law Group Small Business and Estate Planning firm in San Diego…. Corporate owners and officers, make sure you file your annual statement of information. Each year you need to file an updated statement of officers and directors and keep your address [...
San Diego Probate Attorney and Estates: When Your Partner Passes Away Part I
Posted on September 02, 2011From the Desk of San Diego Trust Attorney, Kristina Haymes San Diego estate planning firm, Haymes Law Group… When Your Partner Passes Away Part I Few things in this world are as devastating as losing a spouse. If you have suffered the loss of your life partner, my heart goes out to you...
San Diego Probate Court — how to avoid family feuds and money drain
Posted on September 02, 2011From the Desk of San Diego Probate Attorney, Kristina Haymes Recently I was sitting in San Diego Probate Court one morning listening to some probate sagas where family members were feuding about how a parent’s estate was to be administered… Aside from the family division caused by people fighting over who was going to administer [...
From the Desk of San Diego Trust
Posted on August 21, 2011From the Desk of San Diego Trust Attorney, Kristina Haymes of San Diego Will and Trust firm, Haymes Law Group… San Diego Estate Planning for the Young? San Diego Estate Planning needs a new name. Most people in Del Mar, Carmel Valley, Solana Beach, Santa Luz, Rancho Santa Fe and San Diego County that I [...
San Diego Estate Planning – Haymes Law Group New Contact Info
Posted on August 11, 2011San Diego Probate Attorney San Diego Trust Attorney, Kristina Haymes new office location and phone… http://youtu.be/I68SsSaCfi8
Protecting Internet Assets and Other Intangible Assets
Posted on July 20, 2011From the Desk of Kristina R. Haymes, San Diego Trust Attorney, San Diego Estate Planning Firm, Haymes Law Group, PC Assets Without Physical Form There?s been a lot written about estate planning in recent years. That?s partially because federal laws on the taxation of estates have changed a lot in the past few years, and [...
3 Reasons to Have a Living Trust
Posted on June 21, 2011From the Desk of San Diego Trust Attorney, Kristina Haymes of San Diego Estate Planning Firm Haymes Law Group…. Three Reasons for Having a Living Trust There are a multitude of reasons to have a living trust. I cannot begin to cover them all, but I will touch on three reasons very briefly here...
Join us Tuesday, June 14th in Solana Beach for a Free Living Trust and Family Wealth Planning Workshop!
Posted on June 11, 2011Hope to see you all there! You must register at www.haymeslawgroup.com/events or by calling the hotline: 858-207-4884…. We have room for a few more still, but hurry! Kristina Del Mar Trust Attorney San Diego Estate Planning Haymes Law Group
Haymes Law Group provides estate planning, legacy videos and more
Posted on June 05, 2011May 19, 2011 By Karen Billing, Staff Writer Carmel Valley News, Spotlight on Local Business Attorney Kristina Haymes wants to make sure that people prepare the best they can for life. She has first-hand experience of how estate planning can go wrong?as a lawyer, she?s seen the ugly aftermath of families divided over absent planning [...
Family Attorney, Kristina R. Haymes, Hits Amazon.com Best Seller List With ?More Than Money?
Posted on May 19, 2011Press Release: Kristina R. Haymes, San Diego-based Estate Planning Attorney, recently hit two separate Amazon.com best seller lists with the new book, More Than Money: Creating a Legacy That Really Matters. San Diego, CA ? May 18, 2011 ? Kristina R. Haymes, Founder of the Haymes Law Group, recently joined noted attorney and media legal [...
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