Use of Requests for Admissions and Requests for Genuineness of Documents
Use of Requests for Admissions and Requests for Genuineness of Documents A sometimes underused discovery tool is Code of Civil Procedure §§2033.010 et seq., otherwise known as Requests for Admissions (RFA) and Requests for Genuineness of Documents. How Many May Be...
Final Advance Health Care Planning Resources
Final Advance Health Care Planning Resources from MyCareMyPlan: Speak Up Sonoma County. To download and view this handout, please click here.
Advance Health Care Directives – Who? What? Why?
Advance Health Care Directives - Who? What? Why? Who needs an Advance Health Care Directive? Everyone are over the age of 18, with full capacity needs an Advance Health Care Directive. Many people form the impression that Advance Health Care Directives are for the...
Dangerous Condition of Public Property Analysis
Dangerous Condition of Public Property Analysis What is the definition of "dangerous property" in a legal context? If you represent a public entity, how do you advise them of the myriad of factors that must be analyzed? Here we discuss four main components: the...
Let’s Plan for Our Pets
The members of McDowall Cotter are animal lovers and most of us are pet owners, so we take the care of pets seriously. We know that many of you in San Mateo County, Santa Clara County and throughout California are devoted pet owners. Whether the pet is a parrot, a...
Proposed Pull-Back From Proposition 13
Proposed Pull-Back From Proposition 13 Proposition 15 - The Split Roll Initiative In addition to Proposition 19, which seeks to place significant limitation on the Parent-to-Child reassessment exclusion for property taxes in California, owners and renters of...
Essential Functions of Being a Trust Protector
Essential Functions of Being a Trust Protector A Trust protector is an independent third party, who does not benefit from changes they make to the Trust. They may be an individual, such as a trusted family member or friend; or they can be a corporate fiduciary. Trust...
The End of the Parent-To-Child Property Tax Exclusion in California?
The End of The Parent-To-Child Property Tax Exclusion in California? - A Deep Dive Into Proposition 19 San Mateo County residents, and all current and future California property owners, need to understand the implications of Propositions 19 on this November's ballot....
Property Owner Liability for Third Party Criminal Act – Reasonably Foreseeable?
Property Owner Liability for Third Party Criminal Act - Reasonably Foreseeable? Imagine you own a strip mall property - you have tenants who own various businesses on the property, perhaps a nail salon, a liquor store, a small gym, a bike store, and an auto parts...
Say Goodbye To (Most Of) The Reassessment Exclusion for Parent-To-Child Transfers of California Real Property
Say Goodbye To (Most Of) The Reassessment Exclusion For Parent-To-Child Transfers Of California Real Property Proposition 19 seeks to wipe out significant portions of the Parent to Child Transfer Exclusion. This is an important development in the evolution of...
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