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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...