Estate Planning Workshop
Signature Resources
April 19, 2017 | 6:30pm
Onotria Wine Country Cuisine
2831 Bristol St., Suite A
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
RSVP to Kevin Messenger (949)390-2099, [email protected], or
Kids Guardian Workshop
Child's World Preschool
May 2, 2017 | 5:30pm - 7pm
18422 Culver Drive, Irvine, CA 92612
Pizza and childcare provided.
RSVP to Bonnie Johnson at (949)718-0420, [email protected], or
 Joshua and Laura Meier are top California family trust attorneys and the parents of four young children. Their Newport Beach estate planning law firm is dedicated to guiding families.
Laura is the author of the #1 best-seller, Good Parents Worry, Great Parents Plan. Josh and Laura conduct estate planning workshops throughout Southern California and have been featured on NBC, ABC, CBS, FOX, WORTH, OC Metro, ParentingOC, and more.
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Personal Note From Josh and Laura
 Spring is finally here. For the Meier household that means a lot of baseball games and the return of a lot of our favorite tv shows. I think we are officially the last household to order Netflix. We finally broke down and are thoroughly enjoying our first free month watching as many stand up comedian specials as possible.
Spring break is coming up for many of us and passover and Easter are just around the corner. My Lent resolution this year was to stay off Facebook until Easter. I figured that was easier than giving up chocolate. I am actually surprised how much I have enjoyed the break from social media. I have more time for work and the kids, and I don't feel bogged down with sad news or controversies throughout my day. I do really miss seeing the posts of everyone's kiddos though.
I spent some of my newfound time creating a youtube page for our law firm. The video above is on how to hold title to your home. It's just one of the informative videos you can find on our channel. I can't stress enough how important it is to pull the deed to your home once a year to make sure it's still in your trust, especially if you have ever refinanced your home. Please call Bonnie if you would like me to double check that for you. I am happy to do so and it's so important!
All the best,
 Weekly Quick-Step For the Prosperous Family
Quick-Step: The #1 Game Changer in Any Relationship.
What It Is: How to react to our partner's "good news".
Why we need this: We've all heard that partners should be there for each other when the going gets rough. But research shows that being there for each other when things go right is actually more important for relationship quality. How someone responds to a partner's good news can have dramatic consequences for the relationship. Research shows that couples who showed genuine interest in their partner's joys were more likely to stay together according to a study conducted by psychological research Shelly Gable. Couples who reacted is a less than enthusiastic way, including responding while distracted, bringing up their own accomplishments, or questioning whether they could handle whatever the good news entailed, were much less likely to stay together in the long run.
Estimated time: One minute
How to do it: The next time your partner shares good news with you, respond accordingly:
1. Focus
Turn to your partner, and rid any type of distraction, like the game in the background, your cell phone, or the book you are reading.
2. Listen
Enthusiastically receive your spouse's good news. This is not the time to bring up your own good news, or an accomplishment from your past. Don't diminish the good news either by asking them if they can handle the new promotion, etc. This is a moment where you solely focus on your spouse's good news and let them enjoy the moment. You can address the details or obstacles later at the appropriate time.
3. Congratulate
Once you've stopped what you are doing, and engaged your partner wholeheartedly, respond to the good news by congratulating them with enthusiasm, and asking them what if felt like when they heard the good news, any any exciting details they'd like to share.
Full article written by Father Kerry, Pastor at Our Lady Queen of Angels Church in Newport Beach.
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Featured Article
Why Your Old Trust May Lock Your Family Into a Nightmare Scenario! By Laura Meier, Esq. |
Aside from the major life changes they’d had since then, including having more children, and moving out of state, there was a larger red flag that went up for me when I heard the date of the trust.
Basically, for many years, including 2005, the common structure for trusts for married couples was called the A/B Trust. This meant that upon the death of the first spouse, the trust was divided into two sub-trusts: Trust A for the surviving spouse, and Trust B for the late spouse.
The main reason for this mandatory split structure was to mitigate estate taxes, a likely problem for couples back then because the amount of money the government would allow you to pass at a death without triggering estate tax was significantly less than it is today. Due to changes in law and changes in the tax exemption, the need for the A/B Trust as a tax avoidance strategy became less necessary.
The other problem is that...
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Meier Law Firm is now offering a free trust review of any trust as long as you contact our office by May 1, 2017 to schedule your appointment. Be sure to mention this article to receive the free trust review. Call (949) 718-0420.
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