Friend & I are spending tens of thousands of dollars on animal campaign. How can we get tax benefit without creating a nonprofit

You have to apply for tax exempt status in order to benefit from deductibility of donations. You'll also want the limit of liability that a...

My colleagues are correct. You'll have to initiate the contact with an attorney that suits your needs. Look for a business attorney. Email or...

LLC or Corp or S-Corp

There are a lot of considerations in forming your business entity. Here's a legal guide that may help you:...

California Option To Purchase Real Estate Agreement Title Binder Question

An attorney can't play Mad Libs with your contract without reviewing the agreement in its entirety. You should bring that form to an attorney to...

No. California eliminated the estate tax in 2005. There's only a Federal estate tax, but that doesn't kick in until your estate is over $5.43M.

My brother was left a house in a will he has been living in the house over 40 years but in the will it states he cant sell it?

An absolute restraint upon alienation is void in California under Civil Code sec. 711. If your brother has title to the property, and not a life...

My tenant gave me a verbal 30 day notice. Is that legal and binding? I live in California.

A 30-day notice has to be in writing to be effective. However, what do you do when the tenant moves out? You're only remedy is to sue in small...

My father passed away, no will, insolvent estate. His car has 15k to be paid off. Trying to transfer car loan to me.

I'm sorry for the loss of your father. You'll want to file his probate small state petition, so that you can start the statute of limitation...

On average, how much should a Irrevocable Dynasty or GST (aka Family Protection Trust) cost?

If you ever think an attorney's fees are unreasonable, go to that attorney first and talk with him/her. We all would love to have a client discuss...

A contractor did work, now I find out it's not up to code. His license has since expired. Can I sue him for cost to repair?

1. Have an attorney write him a letter stating your damages and demanding repayment. You are required to do this to be able to sue in small...