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...want the best medical care you can afford. Still, you are absolutely right to shun probate in California: it costs your heirs a bundle. But if you leave your partner your house and money in a will, probate is just what you'll get, say California attorneys. Michael Gilfix, a Palo Alto, Calif., estate-planning and elder-law attorney, recommends putting everything you own (except your 401(k), which goes directly to the beneficiary you name) into a revocable trust. You name your partner as your successor trustee. Then as long as you live, you manage the trust--buy, sell...
Lawyers, as a profession, are not renowned for their kindness. But a growing cadre of elder-law practitioners is destroying some of the stereotypes. "I like dealing with human beings, with individuals," explains Myra Gilfix, an elder-law practitioner in Palo Alto, Calif. "I always wanted to do people law. I am not a fighter." Elder-law attorneys deal with the specialized legal matters faced by seniors: estate planning, Medicare and Medicaid issues, planning for disability, estate-tax and gift issues, and long-term care. With the graying of the population--since 1900, the percentage of Americans 65 and older...
...further parking restrictions are passed by Congress they would impose difficulties on University employees, Gilfix said. However, he said that will the prevent restrictions there is no excess demand for parking spaces and there are no employee parking waiting lists...
...Gilfix added that the increased cost of driving, higher gas and insurance prices, and increased University parking fees, have reduced the number of employees driving to work in the last year...
...want to force people on to public transportation by raising parking costs more than necessary since it imposes undue hardship on those without easy access to public transportation." Gilfix said...