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Trust your dog: estate planning for pets in California

Los Angeles Daily Journal publishes article by Christopher Carico, “Trust your dog: estate planning for pets in California” Download PDF

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Trusts and Estates Attorney Christopher D. Carico Selected For Best Lawyers in America® 2012

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Carico Glowacki Macdonald Kil & Benz LLP today announced that its Partner Christopher D. Carico was recently selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2012 in the field of Trust & Estate Litigation and Trusts & Estates (Copyright 2011 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.).

Since its inception in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence….

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Carico Johnson Toomey Ranked in Top Tier of U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”

South Bay Firm Earns Top Rank For Litigation – Trusts & Estates in Los Angeles

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LOS ANGELES, Nov. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — The law firm Carico Macdonald Kil & Benz LLP today announced that U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers® have ranked it among the nation’s top firms in the field of Trust & Estate Litigation in the 2011-2012 “Best Law Firms”, as well as among Los Angeles’ top-tier firms in…

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CJT’s Top 10 List

CJT’S TOP 10 LIST ON MOST COMMON MISTAKES IN POST-DEATH TRUST ADMINISTRATION

Myth #10:    A revocable Trust should hold all of the settlor’s assets.  This is incorrect.  Qualified retirement assets, like IRAs, 401(k) plans, pension and profit sharing plans, and 403(b) plans (tax sheltered annuities) should not be transferred to the revocable Trust while the employee participant is still living.  A change in ownership of the retirement …

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Research Memo on Court’s Ability to Impose Continuing Court Supervision on an Existing Trust

Research Memorandum

From: Chris Carico
RE: Court’s Ability to Impose Continuing Court Supervision Over an Existing Trust
DATE: 2/15/11

I. Issue

Under what circumstance may the probate court impose continuing court supervision on an existing trust?(1)

II. Short Answer

(1) Pending Conservatorship with Pre-Existing Revocable Trust. Where there is a pending conservatorship, the court may impose continuing court supervision, sua sponte, over conservatee’s existing revocable…

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