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Posts Categorized In: Current Affairs

California Will Lawyer Asks, “Who will manage your digital footprint after you pass?”

October 6, 2021 by Jonathan Stein

According to research, 69% of adults ages 50-64 are on social media regularly, and 50% of adults older than 65 are on some form of social media as well. However, in my experience as a California will lawyer, I’ve found that most people do not have a plan for what should happen to their growing… Read More

Categories: Consumer Issues, Current Affairs, Estate Planning, Family Matters, FAQ, Legal Process, News, Web/Tech Tags: #digitalasset, #digitalfootprint, #family, #socialmedia

California Estate Planning Attorneys: Disinheriting a Family Member from Your Estate

September 8, 2021 by Jonathan Stein

Not long ago, I was contacted by a couple who did planning with us a while back. They asked for an appointment to make some changes to their estate plan. However, their demeanor when they came in was different than the last time we met. When I inquired about the changes they wanted to make,… Read More

Categories: Current Affairs, Estate Planning, Family Matters, Hiring an attorney, Law, Legal Process, News Tags: #adult #yourwishes, #estateplanning, #inheritance

Planning For Organ, Tissue, and Body Donations With Your Will Lawyers

July 8, 2021 by Jonathan Stein

Will lawyers help California residents to make all kinds of decisions based on federal, state, and local laws. From what to do with property to who will become a child’s guardian, there is no shortage of topics that should be considered. One of the areas that you will likely want to discuss with your estate… Read More

Categories: Current Affairs, Estate Planning, Family Matters, FAQ, Legal Process, Life and Health Insurance, Religion Tags: #organdonation, #talktoyourfamily, estate planning

Med pay coverage – an update

November 6, 2017 by Jonathan Stein

Twelve or so years ago I wrote one of my first blog posts on medical payments coverage. You can read it here. It is now time for an update, as things have changed – significantly. On a car insurance policy,…

Categories: Auto Insurance, Claims, Consumer Issues, Current Affairs, Insurance and Claims FAQ, Insurance Operations, Law, Personal Injury Tags: auto insurance, car accident, car crash, car insurance, car rental, cell phone, collision, contingency fee, drive and text, extra insurance, fair market value, government tort claim, insurance company, insurance costs, insurance coverage, insurance privacy, loss of use, med pay, med pay coverage, medical payments, medical payments coverage, Minimum Impact, Minimum Impact Soft Tissue, MIST, motor vehicle accident, motor vehicle crash, MVA, MVC, policy limits, privacy, property damage, rental, rental car, rental coverage, rental reimbursement, repairs, statute of limitations, text and drive, total loss, UMBI, UMPD, uninsured motorist, uninsured motorist bodily injury, uninsured motorist property damage

California Debt Blog: Debt validation letters

November 6, 2017 by Jonathan Stein

I have always told people, whenever you are contacted by a debt collector, the initial letter from the debt collector will state that you have the right to request validation of the debt within 30 days. You MUST, MUST, MUST…

Categories: Credit, Current Affairs, FDCPA, Hiring an attorney, Legal Process, Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Rosenthal FDCPA Tags: BBB, better business bureau, California Attorney General, Cash Call, Cashcall, charge off, Chase, Christmas, Cosmopolitan, CPFB, Credit, credit card, credit negotiations, Credit.com, creditor, Current Affairs, debt collector, debt validation letter, debtor, Delaware Solutions, Experian, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, FCC, FCRA, FDCPA, FTC, Hanukkah, high interest, holiday debt, holiday shopping, holidays, JPMorgan Chase, K.I.P. LLC, KIP LLC, Legal Process, National Check Registry, negotiations, News, payday lender, payday loan, payday loan cycle, Ringless voice mail, Rosenthal Act, Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Rosenthal FDCPA

Don’t let the insurance company restrict your treatment

October 23, 2017 by Jonathan Stein

I have seen a new trend with people calling me – and quite frankly, it is disturbing. Someone gets in a crash. They call the other party’s insurance company and report a claim. They get transferred to an adjuster. After…

Categories: Auto Insurance, Claims, Consumer Issues, Current Affairs, Hiring an attorney, Insurance Operations, Law, Personal Injury

Don’t let the insurance company restrict your treatment

October 23, 2017 by Jonathan Stein

I have seen a new trend with people calling me – and quite frankly, it is disturbing. Someone gets in a crash. They call the other party’s insurance company and report a claim. They get transferred to an adjuster. After…

Categories: Auto Insurance, Claims, Consumer Issues, Current Affairs, Hiring an attorney, Insurance Operations, Law, Personal Injury

California Debt Blog: A voicemail can be a debt collection violation

October 23, 2017 by Jonathan Stein

Bloomberg has an interesting discussion of a case out of the United States Appeals Court. From the article: “In this case, Credit Control left a voicemail for the debtor, Stacey Hart. The message was: “This is Credit Control calling with…

Categories: Credit, Current Affairs, FDCPA, Hiring an attorney, Legal Process, News, Rosenthal FDCPA

California Debt Blog: Ringless Voice Mail and Debt Collectors

June 6, 2017 by Jonathan Stein

You take a break at work and find some voice mail messages. The weird thing is that your phone did not ring. How did these messages get here? Lilian Min at Cosmopolitan covers this in a new story she has…

Categories: Current Affairs, FDCPA, Legal Process, News, Rosenthal FDCPA Tags: BBB, better business bureau, California Attorney General, Cash Call, Cashcall, charge off, Chase, Christmas, Cosmopolitan, CPFB, Credit, credit card, credit negotiations, Credit.com, creditor, Current Affairs, debt collector, debtor, Delaware Solutions, Experian, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, FCC, FCRA, FDCPA, FTC, Hanukkah, high interest, holiday debt, holiday shopping, holidays, JPMorgan Chase, K.I.P. LLC, KIP LLC, Legal Process, National Check Registry, negotiations, News, payday lender, payday loan, payday loan cycle, Ringless voice mail, Rosenthal Act, Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Rosenthal FDCPA

Save some money on car insurance

June 6, 2017 by Jonathan Stein

I am a big proponent of not shopping for insurance solely based on price. There are other important factors. But, for some people, price is the biggest factor. And for some people, two insurance companies may offer the same personal…

Categories: Auto Insurance, Claims, Consumer Issues, Current Affairs, Insurance Operations, Personal Injury Tags: auto insurance, car accident, car crash, car insurance, car rental, cell phone, collision, contingency fee, drive and text, extra insurance, fair market value, government tort claim, insurance company, insurance costs, insurance coverage, insurance privacy, loss of use, Minimum Impact, Minimum Impact Soft Tissue, MIST, motor vehicle accident, motor vehicle crash, MVA, MVC, policy limits, privacy, property damage, rental, rental car, rental coverage, rental reimbursement, repairs, statute of limitations, text and drive, total loss, UMBI, UMPD, uninsured motorist, uninsured motorist bodily injury, uninsured motorist property damage

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