Thinking About Co-Owning a Property with Your Kids?

Author – Kristen Terranova The housing market in California is notoriously tough, and shows little sign of becoming more affordable any time soon. Increasingly, families are combining resources to purchase or upgrade homes. At Deka Law Group, we regularly advise clients looking to help their children get a first foothold in the housing market, or...

The California End of Life Option Act

Author – Kristen Terranova Since 2016 California has allowed terminally ill adult residents to request medication from a physician that will end their life. In 2022 California’s End of Life Option Act was revised, making significant changes that included a reduction in the required waiting period between a patient’s oral requests from 15 days to...

Estate & Gift Tax Update

Author – Peggy Lennon The IRS has announced the 2023 annual inflation adjustments impacting the estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (in addition to many other tax provisions). These can be found in Revenue Procedure 2022-38, published on October 18, 2022. Starting January 1, 2023, the estate and gift tax basic exclusion amount and the...

Have you ever considered creating a Donor Advised Fund?

Author – Kelley Bannon Lashley Giving back to the community is more than just a nice thing to do; it’s at the core of who we are at Deka Law Group. As part of our community service program, Deka Gives, we recently established a Donor Advised Fund at the Pasadena Community Foundation. A donor-advised fund...

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