Let’s Plan for Our Pets

Article

    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

Article, Estate Planning

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

Article, Estate Planning

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?

Article, Estate Planning

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...

Property Owner Liability for Third Party Criminal Act – Reasonably Foreseeable?

Article, Civil Litigation

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...