Updates In Our World
Get the inside scoop on what’s going on in our world, as well as some tips and tricks for handling situations across some of our focus areas.
How to Plan a “Pet Trust” to Protect Your Pet After Your Death
In a previous article, https://griffinapc-ca.com/?s=pet , I talked about what to take into consideration when you’re planning for your pet’s care, in the event of your incapacity or your death. This week, I’m going to give you the steps to take in creating a pet trust...
Facing Your First Lawsuit? Here Are the First Two Steps You Need To Get You Through
Facing your first lawsuit as a business owner can throw you into emotional turmoil and fear, understandably. Suddenly you are faced with extraordinary costs and uncertainty. Even worse, the lawsuit may be reflecting back to you your greatest fears about yourself, and...
False Security: Is Your Will Legally Valid?
A last will and testament can ensure your wishes are respected when you die. But if your will isn’t legally valid, those wishes might not actually be carried out, and instead the laws of “intestate succession” would apply, meaning that the state decides who gets your...
Time to Change Your Practices if You Are an Independent Contractor in California, or If You Employ Anyone in California as an Independent Contractor
If you are an Independent Contractor in California, or you have any team members in California that you have hired as an Independent Contractor, you must contact us immediately to discuss your options. You can read the summary of AB5 on Wikipedia, including legal...
What Happens to Your Pets When You Die?
If you have pets, my guess is that you love them as much as you do your children, but I’m also guessing that you have not provided any written or, better yet, legally documented instructions about what should happen to them, if you become incapacitated or when you...
CORONAVIRUS: Impact to Your Wealth, Health and Happiness
While it’s still hard to tell how the Coronavirus will impact us in the long term, it’s become a subject that’s impossible to ignore. While some are advocating we prepare to be quarantined, potentially for months, others are saying the virus is nothing more than a...
Money Talk: How Much Will You Share With Your Kids (and When)?
In many families, money still is not a typical dinner table discussion, but we think it should be. Surprisingly, this is especially true when it comes to affluent parents. And, we hope to change it because one of the most important things you can do is talk to your...
Kobe Bryant’s Untimely Death Highlights the Vital Need for Estate Planning at All Ages
As you no doubt already know, on January 26, 2020, basketball legend Kobe Bryant was killed in a helicopter crash on a wooded hillside 30 miles north of Los Angeles. Also killed in the tragic accident was his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, and seven other passengers,...
Time to Operate as a Real Business!
With the passage of AB5 in California (the new law that imposes significant risk on employers who mischaracterize employees as independent contractors), and the potentiality for that same law to be applied across the United States, you may be considering incorporating...