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Last Entry: March 25, 2011 at 02:46:01

So you own your own corporation… but does it work?

Posted on July 13, 2010
From the desk of Kristina R. Haymes, San Diego Estate Planning (Wills and Living Trusts) Attorney: Most people know about the many advantages of owning your own corporation…the top three are: There are significant tax advantages; Corporations can provide asset protection; Corporations can shield individual directors and officers from individual liability… So, people go out and set up a corporation [...

San Diego Guardianship – Probate Court

Posted on June 25, 2010
No parent on the planet wants to think about it, and it’s part of my job to talk about it, plan for it, and make sure that we San Diego parents are prepared… Are your children protected and provided for if something were to happen to you? I just received a phone call this week from a [...

I want to leave a legacy, how will they remember me?

Posted on May 09, 2010
So, truth be told, the legacy theme certainly isn’t novel, original or anything else, but nonetheless, it is fundamental and timeless. I love the lyrics and song by Nicole Nordeman “Legacy.” We played this song at my dad’s memorial service...

The Danger of Do-It-Yourself Wills and Living Trusts

Posted on May 05, 2010
Here is what you need to know if you have been tempted or, if like me (before my current profession) have attempted to prepare your own will, trust, or other estate planning documents. Buyer Beware — you get what you pay for. There are many potential problems with on-line wills and trusts, but I am only going [...

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Carmel Valley (San Diego) Mom’s Group

Posted on April 27, 2010
Yesterday, I had the privilege and pleasure of chatting with some local moms and their precious babies/toddlers about kids protection planning. The Carmel Valley Moms group is a local chapter of MOMS (moms offering moms support) and an article about the group and its founder, Ericka Sexton, can be found here...

Trust Administration… when someone dies

Posted on April 25, 2010
Trust Administration is the process of doing what needs to be done when someone dies and he or she had a living trust or other types of trusts (such as irrevocable trusts). Trust adminstration is much easier, faster, and less expensive than the probate court process (and loved ones of those who did not have an estate plan, [...

San Diego Parents… Have you had a conversation like this?

Posted on April 13, 2010
Happy Spring! Wow, we have had some great rain this year! A rarity in San Diego, but doesn’t it make all the hills so beautiful and green? I love to see all the beautiful green hills and wild flowers all over from all of our rain. Anyway, I recently witnessed a conversation among friends that went something [...

San Diego Living Trust Attorney offers free workshops this week!

Posted on February 23, 2010
Hi San Diego Families! Be sure to sign up for one of our upcoming workshops… 7 Little Known Steps You Must Take to Protect Your Kids In This Crazy World—- Come on our for a free kids’ party and legal workshop where you will learn how to make sure you kids are protected and provided for in the [...

We’re Sorry…

Posted on February 13, 2010
We recently placed an ad in the La Jolla Light newspaper that mentioned a family that suffered a tragedy. The parents died suddenly in an accident, leaving three boys. The parents didn’t have a plan in place and the family feuded and spent a lot of time and money in court fighting about who would care for [...

Did you miss our last legal seminar and free Pump It Up Kids’ Party?

Posted on January 12, 2010
If you missed our seminar last Saturday, January 9, 2010, don’t worry, by popular demand we will be holding another free seminar next month… on Thursday, February 4, 2010 or on another Saturday morning date TBD… Be sure to reserve your space on our events page by signing up now since the seminars fill up fast...

Lawyers Who Make House Calls?

Posted on January 06, 2010
Well…it’s a house call of sorts. On New Year’s Day I did a Signing Ceremonyat our client’s home. A Signing Ceremony is where the clients sign their Living Trust, Wills, Kids Protection Plan (short and long term guardian nominations and a host of other documents to protect and provide for our little people), Advance Health Care Directives, Power [...

No Federal Estate Tax in 2010… at least for now

Posted on December 28, 2009
The U.S. Senate finished its work for the year without acting on the Bill the House passed that would have extended the 2009 federal estate tax — any estate over $3.5 million is taxed at 45%. However, with the Senate’s inaction, the Estate tax in 2010 will be zero...

A Guarantee?

Posted on December 12, 2009
Lawyers are not permitted to guarantee outcomes. Most law students learn about the “harry hand” case where a doctor guaranteed a surgery and the patient ended up with a harry hand (a skin graft gone awry). We all learned quickly that we cannot guarantee results...

Congress Acts to Extend Current Estate Tax

Posted on December 08, 2009
On Thursday, December 3, 2009, the House of Representatives passed a bill that would extend the Estate Tax of 45% to all Estates that are over $3.5 million. As previously reported, under current law, only estates valued at $3.5 million and up are taxed...

One Huge Reason To Do Estate Planning Right…

Posted on December 01, 2009
One huge reason to do estate planning “right” — avoid estate litigation and family feuding. Estate planning isn’t something we do for ourselves… we get our legal and financial house in order to protect and provide for our loved ones...

Happy Thanksgiving!

Posted on November 27, 2009
At Haymes Law Group we wish one and all a most happy and healthy Thanksgiving! For those of you with children, you may be recounting our nation’s history and the pilgrims, or Squanto’s Journey. We added “P is for Pilgrim” to our Thanskgiving reading list this year...

Your Greatest Legacy? An Extraordinary Life

Posted on November 14, 2009
Last week I had the privilege and honor of hearing John Bevere discuss everyone’s innate, God-given desire to live an extraordinary life. It is no coincidence that we love stories of super-heroes. We are all born with a desire to be more than just ordinary...

Thank You Veterans!

Posted on November 12, 2009
Thank you to all the soldiers near and far for dedicating your lives to protecting this great country. We are thankful for all you do today and everyday! God speed. Kristina

7 Easy Steps to Protect Our Kids Seminar…

Posted on November 11, 2009
We held two seminars on 7 Easy Steps to Protect Your Kids if Something Were to Happen last week and they were a big success! Thank you to all the families that joined us for this fun and educational event! We discussed the 7 Easy Steps to protect and provide for our kids...

We can’t leave a legacy if our kids don’t survive…

Posted on November 11, 2009
As a mother of three boys, my heart just breaks with the recent news about two separate teenaged boys who died in car accidents. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of these boys — Alex Capozza and William Wardrip. It saddens me greatly and also causes fear for my own boys when they reach their teenage years! [...

What No More Estate Taxes?

Posted on October 31, 2009
We spend time and effort creating plans to find legal ways to avoid paying taxes. We all pay taxes everyday… from property tax, to sales tax, to gasoline tax, to Mello Roos (a nice little tax on newer homes here in Carmel Valley to fund new schools)… Taxes are everywhere...

Sports psychology: Belichick’s humble pie

Posted on January 18, 2008
You’ll have to forgive the sports talk, I’ve been a bit distracted with the NFL football playoffs. I’m from San Diego and a die hard Chargers fan and I’ve been having some good natured banter with a fellow mediation blogger, Diane Levin, over at www...

Simplify Your Life: resolve conflict

Posted on January 18, 2008
“The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak.” Hans Hofmann (abstract expressionist) Unresolved conflict is definitely a life or business complication. It drains energy and resources. Employee conflict costs businesses thousands upon thousands of dollars...

Sources of Conflict at Work: Part I

Posted on January 14, 2008
I have been planning a series of posts for the new year on the sources of conflict. This post is the first. Too often, conflict is driven not by the current issue (or what psychologists term the “presenting problem”) – which is usually just a symptom of something deeper...

How family businesses can create wealth for generations to come

Posted on January 12, 2008
Many successful family businesses were founded by driven, entrepreneurial individuals. Yet, too often wealth from one generation (or a successful family business) gets squandered by the next. A new book called, Get Rich, Stay Rich, Pass It On (The Wealth-Accumulation Secrets of America’s Richest Families) by McBreen & Walper reveals two keys to perpetual wealth: (1) Continually [...

Perspective — it is so easy to lose

Posted on January 01, 2008
Perspective – Dictionary.com defines perspective: 5. the state of one’s ideas, the facts known to one, etc., in having a meaningful interrelationship: You have to live here a few years to see local conditions in perspective. 6. the faculty of seeing all the relevant data in a meaningful relationship: Your data is admirably detailed but it lacks perspective...

The Tricky Business of Resolving Sexual Harrassment Claims

Posted on November 12, 2007
*Julie* was hesitant to tell anyone about what was going on at work. She was mortified by the entire situation. The Vice President of Sales, *Mike*, in another department would go out of his way to locate her. He would come by her work station, ogle her, running his eyes up and down her body...

Know Your Triggers

Posted on November 08, 2007
When I set up the mediation sessions with parties I usually ask them to provide me with relevant background information. One question I ask is what their “hot buttons” or triggers are. We all have triggers or “buttons” that when pushed set us off...

What is your plan B?

Posted on November 08, 2007
I’m reading the new book by William Ury, The Power of the Positive NO (how to say NO and still get to Yes). Before going into a negotiation, Ury reminds us to have a “plan B.” He and Fisher called it the BATNA in Getting to Yes, your “best alternative to a negotiated agreement...

Divorce Mediation — Can it save your marriage?

Posted on November 08, 2007
I’m sure you’re familiar with the statistics: they say 50% of first marriages end in divorce. If you think it gets better the second time around, guess again: 60% of second marriages end in divorce. Divorce mediation has grown over the past 20+ years...

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