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LEGAL-EASE: AN ATTORNEY'S PERSPECTIVE

 

Legal-Ease: An Attorney's Perspective is a recurring column written by Staci Toji, Esq. in the Japanese American Citizen's League's nationally circulated newspaper, the Pacific Citizen.

 

Most contracts and legal documents are inundated with legalese: formal, technical legal language. This column takes complicated and confusing Estate Planning issues and discusses them in a simple, clear manner - thus, "Legal-Ease."

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THE TRAPS OF BEING JAPANESE-AMERICAN: ESTATE PLANNING FOR OUR CULTURE

Pacific Citizen, August 2016

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HOW TO MAKE THINGS

EASY FOR YOUR

TRUSTEE

Pacific Citizen, November 2016

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ESTATE PLANNING

FOR THE

HOLIDAYS

Pacific Citizen, December 2016

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ESTATE PLANNING

FOR THE

HOLIDAYS

Pacific Citizen, December 2016

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HOW SHOULD I

HOLD TITLE TO MY

REAL PROPERTY?

Pacific Citizen, February 2017

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GIFTS FOR YOUR CAREGIVER:

THE PITFALL YOU DIDN'T

KNOW ABOUT

Pacific Citizen, March 2017

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PAYABLE

ON DEATH

FAQS

Pacific Citizen, April 2017

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LESSONS LEARNED FROM

CARRIE FISHER AND

DEBBIE REYNOLDS

Pacific Citizen, May 2017

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ESTATE PLANNING

FROM A-Z:

A GLOSSARY, PART I

Pacific Citizen, June 2017

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ESTATE PLANNING

FROM A-Z:

A GLOSSARY, PART II

Pacific Citizen, August 2017

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THE DANGERS OF

ONLINE, DIY

ESTATE PLANS

Pacific Citizen, August 2017

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CALIFORNIA'S TRANSFER ON DEATH DEED:

IS IT RIGHT FOR YOU?

Pacific Citizen, October 2017

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LET'S TALK

ABOUT

TAXES

Pacific Citizen, October 2017

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THE PROVISION THAT CAN PREVENT FAMILY FIGHTING: CALIFORNIA'S NO CONTEST CLAUSE

Pacific Citizen, November 2017

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WHAT

HAPPENS IF...

PART I

Pacific Citizen, February 2018

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WHEN DO I

NEED AN

ESTATE PLAN?

Pacific Citizen, March 2018

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TRUSTEE

FREQUENTLY ASKED

QUESTIONS

Pacific Citizen, April 2018

Three generations of women

THE SANDWICH GENERATION: WHEN MOTHERHOOD AND CAREGIVING COLLIDE

Pacific Citizen, May 2018

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WHAT

HAPPENS IF...

PART II

Pacific Citizen, June 2018

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FUTURE PLANNING

FOR

YOUNG FAMILIES

Pacific Citizen, July 2018

The information contained in this websites provided for informational purposes only, and should not be construed as legal advice on any matter.

TOJI LAW, APC - 2018

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