Probate – What It Is and How It Works

Article, Civil Litigation, Estate Planning

Probate – What It Is and How It Works What is Probate? Probate is a necessary court mandated legal process that takes place after someone dies (with a Will) or intestate (without a Will). In California if the value of the estate is in excess of $166,250, then a...

Use of Requests for Admissions and Requests for Genuineness of Documents

Article, Civil Litigation

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...

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...

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...