California's median home value in September 2019 is $548,000. Bay Area median home values are even higher.
Life Insurance Lawyer | Beneficiary Policy Challenges
Life insurance beneficiary contests can be shocking. A loved one dies with a life insurance policy intact. Maybe you knew about the policy - maybe you didn't. But one thing that you didn't know about was the named beneficiary.
People with Dementia | Targets for Elder Financial Abuse
5.8 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's Disease. About 670,000 of these Americans live in California.
Life Insurance Beneficiary Challenges | Fraud & Undue Influence
Life insurance beneficiary challenges occur with some regularity in California's Superior Courts. Timeliness is critical in contesting a life insurance beneficiary designation or life insurance beneficiary claim.
California Estate and Trust Houses Draw Real Estate Agents' Focus
Atherton, our nation's most expensive ZIP code, is in the heart of the California Bay Area. Atherton's median price for a single-family home in the first half of 2019 was $8.1 million. Real estate agents and brokers who handle these sales have plenty of reason to celebrate when an escrow closes. While Atherton house values are setting records the rest of the Bay Area housing market also have significant values. Median home prices for June, 2019 were $1,549,000 (San Mateo), $1,250,000 (Santa Clara), $926,000 (Alameda), and $665,000 (Contra Costa). When it comes to estate and trust transfers these high house values have significant repercussions.
What Top 5 Northern California City Zip Codes are Attracting Baby Boomers
RENTcafe, a nationwide apartment search website, recently identified Northern California's top 5 spots with the largest Baby Boomer populations. The oldest Baby Boomers are in their early 70s and the youngest are turning 55 this year.
What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger | Perseverance
Probate vs Nonprobate Transfers | How Assets Transfer at Death
Hello, I'm Mike Hackard. I am a California estate and trust litigation lawyer. I began the practice of law in 1976, and I've been very active to this day.
Alzheimer's, Widowed Stepmothers & Estate Crimes | Episode 12
Hello, I'm Mike Hackard. I lead Hackard Law, a law firm that focuses on significant estate, trust and elder financial abuse litigation in California. I'm the author of the new book Alzheimer's, Widowed Stepmothers & Estate Crimes, now available on Amazon.
Muhammad Ali's Estate | Litigation Battle Averted
Muhammad Ali was larger than life. At the time of his death three years ago in 2016 at the age of 74, he was known for his humanitarian work, his deep religious conviction, his opposition to the Vietnam War, and his remarkable boxing career for which he was known to many as "The Greatest of All Time."
