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Merced Residents, consider several factors when selecting a lawyer including their experience, expertise, and reputation. AV Rated Attorneys represent a distinguished group of lawyers who have received top ratings from their peers for their exceptional ethical standards and an A grade (4.5 or higher).

Curry and Curry

4.6
11 Reviews

  • 728 West 19th Street, Merced, CA 95340

  • Law Firm with 2 lawyers2 awards

  • Personal injury and estate planning attorney serving Central and Northern California since 1991

  • Estate Planning LawyersEstate And Gift Taxation, Living Trusts, and 17 more

Thomas M. Curry
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Curry and Curry

4.6
11 Reviews

  • Serving Merced, CA and Merced County, California

  • Law Firm with 2 lawyers2 awards

  • Personal injury and estate planning attorney serving Central and Northern California since 1991

  • Estate Planning LawyersEstate And Gift Taxation, Living Trusts, and 17 more

Thomas M. Curry
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Berliner Cohen

4.7
29 Reviews

  • 548 West 21st Street, Merced, CA 95340-3719+2 locations

  • Law Firm with 21 lawyers2 awards

  • For over forty-five years, Berliner Cohen, founded and headquartered in San Jose, California, has been one of the most highly-respected full-service business law firms in the... Read More

  • Estate Planning LawyersCorporate Law, Real Estate Transactions, and 24 more

Kimberly Flores
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King & King

4.7
4 Reviews

  • 510 West 21st Street, Merced, CA 95340

  • Law Firm with 2 lawyers2 awards

  • Estate Planning, Gift Tax Planning, Elder Law, Wealth Preservation, Probate, Wills, Medical Planning, Real Estate & Business Law

  • Estate Planning LawyersTrust Law, Probate, and 36 more

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Lawrence C. King
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Baker Manock & Jensen, PC

4.6
110 Reviews

  • Serving Merced, CA and Merced County, California

  • Law Firm with 28 lawyers2 awards

  • Baker Manock & Jensen is one of the oldest and most widely respected law firms in Central California.Although we are located in Fresno, many of our specialty practices are... Read More

  • Estate Planning LawyersCivil Litigation, Trial Practice, and 176 more

Curtis D. Rindlisbacher
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Law Office of Philip Golden

  • 2844 Park Ave., Merced, CA 95348-3375

Mason, Robbins, Gnass & Browning

  • 700 Loughborough Drive, Suite D, Merced, CA 95348

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Haden and Dawson, Professional Corporation

  • 2241 N St., Merced, CA 95340-3614

Law Office of Karen R. Spinardi

  • 3351 M Street, Suite 240, Merced, CA 95348

Castleton Law Firm

  • 530 West 21st Street, Suite B, Merced, CA 95340

Silveira, Mattos & Lewis

  • 530 W. 21st St., Merced, CA 95344-0287

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Canelo, Wilson, Wallace & Padron Professional Corporation

  • 548 West 21st Street, Merced, CA 95344-0165

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Albertoni and Associates

  • 2121 K St., Merced, CA 95340

Charles Rayburn Wilson Attorney at Law

  • 548 West 21st Street, Merced, CA 95340-3719

Morse, Morse & Morse

  • 760 W. 20th St., Merced, CA 95340-3601

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Law Office of Nini Lee, Inc.

  • 835 W. 20th St., Merced, CA 95340

Murphy & Brawley, LLP

  • 2039 Canal St., Merced, CA 95340

Callister, Hendricks & Spencer, PLC

  • 544 West 20th Street, Merced, CA 95340

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Law Office of Bill McGee

  • 510 West 21st St., Merced, CA 95340

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I live in california im looking into my trust. how do i prevent my sons exwife from getting his inheritance due to child support arrears

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Answered by attorney Ronald William Lyster (Unclaimed Profile)
Estate Planning lawyer at Lyster, Inc.
Don't give your son anything outright - either now or when you die.  You can provide him with things like health insurance or college tuition, paid directly to the providers of such services, and you can do the same thing for his children (if that is something you might want to do).  Upon your death you can set up an irrevocable trust for him with "spendthrift" provisions that will be available to your son to pay for his health, education, and support needs, but until his creditor issues (including child support arrearage) are resolved, it will pay no more than that. You may consider naming someone other than your son as the trustee of that trust.
Don't give your son anything outright - either now or when you die.  You can provide him with things like health insurance or college tuition, paid directly to the providers of such services, and you can do the same thing for his children (if that is something you might want to do).  Upon your death you can set up an irrevocable trust for him with "spendthrift" provisions that will be available to your son to pay for his health, education, and support needs, but until his creditor issues (including child support arrearage) are resolved, it will pay no more than that. You may consider naming someone other than your son as the trustee of that trust.
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How can I remove a person's name off the deed to my house?

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Answered by attorney Brian Haggerty (Unclaimed Profile)
Estate Planning lawyer at Minor, Bandonis & Haggerty P.C.
When you make a deed, you are transferring an interest in real property. You can't "take a person's name off the deed." That person is an owner of the property. If your transfer was a gift, you may be able to bring an action in court (maybe a partition?) to show that you did not intend the gift and your equity in the home should not be burdened by the other person's debts. You need to get counsel of an elder law attorney.
When you make a deed, you are transferring an interest in real property. You can't "take a person's name off the deed." That person is an owner of the property. If your transfer was a gift, you may be able to bring an action in court (maybe a partition?) to show that you did not intend the gift and your equity in the home should not be burdened by the other person's debts. You need to get counsel of an elder law attorney.
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How can land be divided up between family members when there isn’t a will?

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Answered by attorney Austin M Hirschhorn (Unclaimed Profile)
Estate Planning lawyer at Austin Hirschhorn, P.C.
The heirs will have to file a probate case in Kentucky and have the court determine who are the heirs of the deceased great grandfather and further determine who are the surviving heirs of the deceased survivors of the great grandfather. The surviving heirs would then have to reach agreement as to the disposition of the 100 acres and there would have to be a conveyance or conveyances from the administrator of the estate to those entitled to share in the great grandfather's property and they would have to participate in the sale of the acreage. The proceeds of sale would then be divided based on the pro-rata shares of the great grandchildren. This complex problem could have been avoided if there had been some estate planning done by your great grandfather and his children.
The heirs will have to file a probate case in Kentucky and have the court determine who are the heirs of the deceased great grandfather and further determine who are the surviving heirs of the deceased survivors of the great grandfather. The surviving heirs would then have to reach agreement as to the disposition of the 100 acres and there would have to be a conveyance or conveyances from the administrator of the estate to those entitled to share in the great grandfather's property and they would have to participate in the sale of the acreage. The proceeds of sale would then be divided based on the pro-rata shares of the great grandchildren. This complex problem could have been avoided if there had been some estate planning done by your great grandfather and his children.
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