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The most common trust we write at Lear Life is called a Joint Revocable Trust. A Joint Revocable Trust is a is a single trust document...

Have you ever heard of a Personal Representative?   What about the Executor of an estate?  And what about an estate’s Administrator? This...

We’d love to take this opportunity to outline the services we offer at Lear & Lear. Lear & Lear offers comprehensive estate planning...

Different costs are associated with having a Trust and probating a Will.  Trusts and Wills perform similar functions like allowing you to...

A guardianship is used to protect a person who cannot make decisions for themselves or their property. In such situations, a court has...

What do you know about Testamentary Trusts? A trust protects your assets and determines where those assets will go once you are gone....

Probate is the court procedure by which an individual’s assets are distributed after they pass away. But what happens if you own...

Funding your revocable trust is just as important as creating it. However, many people don’t know what funding a trust means. Funding a...

Our attorneys, Katie and Aaron Kinikini, are divorced, which gives them wonderful insight into estate planning for divorced parents and...

One of the most common questions we’re asked by our estate planning clients is, “Where do we start?” Our answer is, “With your biggest...

Overstaying your visa can significantly reduce your chances of changing or adjusting your status in the U.S. or abroad via consular...

Today we’re going to discuss the unsung heroes of the estate planning world: Powers of Attorney and Healthcare Directives. When we think...

At Lear & Lear, our team of immigration attorneys and paraprofessionals consists of, mostly, immigrants. That means that besides having...

Creating an estate plan is a very valuable step in planning for your future. However, your estate plan does need to be reviewed. The...

Understanding the similarities and differences between a Will and a Trust is very important when setting up your estate plan. Trusts and...

If you are a conditional green card holder, your green card is valid for only two years. Do you know how to remove the conditions? You...

Si eres titular de un Green Card condicional, tu Green Card es válido solo por dos años. Esto significa que antes de que expire, debes...

Se você é um titular de green card condicional, seu green card é válido por apenas dois anos. Isso significa que, antes de seu green card...

Convertirse en ciudadano estadounidense es un sueño hecho realidad para muchos ciudadanos extranjeros que desean vivir y trabajar en los...

Most born U.S. Citizens cannot! In the last ten years, almost 8 million immigrants became naturalized U.S. Citizens.(1) The...

Este mes, echaremos un vistazo al proceso de asilo en los EE. UU. Cada año, miles de personas que llegan o ya están en los Estados Unidos...

Este mês, vamos dar uma olhada no processo de asilo nos EUA. Todos os anos, milhares de pessoas que chegam ou já estão nos Estados Unidos...

This month, we will be taking a look at the process of Asylum in the US. Every year, thousands of people apply for asylum in the United...

What is a gun trust and why do you need one? In 1934, the National Firearms Act (NFA) was enacted. Congress enacted the NFA as an...