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	<link>http://probatelawyer.sandiegoestatecenter.com</link>
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		<title>Chicago Family Fight Over Collection of Baseballs Spirals Out of Control</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Those that litigate in probate understand the accuracy of this quote in the Chicago Tribune: &#8220;It&#8217;s always the emotional items that get fought over,&#8221; said Mitch Pawlan, a Deerfield estate lawyer who has used a deck of cards to settle such disputes. &#8220;It&#8217;s never pretty. One of the things you have to work on is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://probatelawyer.sandiegoestatecenter.com/2011/07/11/chicago-family-fight-over-collection-of-baseballs-spirals-out-of-control/</link>
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		<title>How A Conservatorship Could Help Someone Like Charlie Sheen</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When people such as Charlie Sheen and Brittany Spears, who are both famous and wealthy, go through difficult personal times they are often easily taken advantage of by others around them. It is during vulnerable times like these that people are often better protected if a conservatorship is in place. Conservatorships are created under the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://probatelawyer.sandiegoestatecenter.com/2011/03/30/how-a-conservatorship-could-help-someone-like-charlie-sheen/</link>
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		<title>93-Year Old Pearl Harbor Survivor Found Living in Squalor Due to Elder Abuse</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Arnold Bauer is a retired veteran of the armed forces who was lucky enough to survive the attack of Pearl Harbor in 1941. Unfortunately, he is now allegedly the victim of elder abuse. Mr. Bauer, who became a widower in 2007 and is now suffering from prostate cancer and dementia, was found in his El [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://probatelawyer.sandiegoestatecenter.com/2011/01/31/93-year-old-pearl-harbor-survivor-found-living-in-squalor-due-to-elder-abuse/</link>
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		<title>Two Year Up Hill Probate Battle Over Author’s Estate Ends in Settlement Just Days Before Trial</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After a difficult two year battle between the heirs of well known Vermont author and illustrator Tasha Tudor, a private settlement was reached just days before the probate trial was going to take place. The battle began when Tasha’s original will was changed so that most of her $2 million dollar estate, including her copyrights, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://probatelawyer.sandiegoestatecenter.com/2010/12/29/two-year-up-hill-probate-battle-over-author%e2%80%99s-estate-ends-in-settlement-just-days-before-trial/</link>
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		<title>WHAT TO KNOW BEFORE SIGNING THAT LONG TERM CARE CONTRACT</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today, most contracts in general have arbitration clauses which require the signee to agree pre-dispute to resolve any disputes that may arise via arbitration and not in court. This means that most people are agreeing to resolve any dispute outside of court before any dispute even occurs. The contract world of retirement homes and long [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://probatelawyer.sandiegoestatecenter.com/2010/11/30/what-to-know-before-signing-that-long-term-care-contract/</link>
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		<title>California Gold Digging – the California Probate Code Leaves the ‘49er Spirit Intact</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Gold digging may be found in the classic case of the 75 year old man marrying the girl of his dreams – who happens to be 18 years old. But probate litigators know that it can come in much more sinister forms – such as the caregiver who marries late to avoid a loophole in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://probatelawyer.sandiegoestatecenter.com/2010/07/30/california-gold-digging-%e2%80%93-the-california-probate-code-leaves-the-%e2%80%9849er-spirit-intact/</link>
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		<title>What to Do With Your Trust, Advance Health Care Directive, and Durable Power of Attorney After Divorce</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The answer is simple and after you read the following example you will understand shortly why I must emphasize it:  REVOKE IT IN WRITING! Gary Coleman laid bleeding to death at the bottom of the stairs while his ex-wife talked to a 911 operator at the top of the stairs. In that conversation, recorded on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://probatelawyer.sandiegoestatecenter.com/2010/06/30/what-to-do-with-your-trust-advance-health-care-directive-and-durable-power-of-attorney-after-divorce/</link>
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		<title>In Re: The Estate of Michael Jackson &#8211; The Final Numbers Are In.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Who was not provided for? The settlement agreement provides nothing for Michael’s famous siblings or ex-wives Debbie Rowe and Lisa Marie Presley. However, his mother Katherine Jackson, who is legal guardian to the kids (see “How Do I Become a Guardian?”) will receive 40% of the estate, with another 20% going to charity. Michael’s children [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://probatelawyer.sandiegoestatecenter.com/2010/05/31/in-re-the-estate-of-michael-jackson-the-final-numbers-are-in/</link>
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		<title>Drafting an Estate Plan for those with Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinsons</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In “Psychological and Emotional Impact of Chronic Illness on Estate Planning: Case Study Comparing and Contrasting Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson’s Disease,” Kalb et al disclose the attendant problems with planning for those with MS or PD. They also discuss that “[a]ttorneys need to be alert for the possibility that family members or caregivers might take [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://probatelawyer.sandiegoestatecenter.com/2010/04/30/drafting-an-estate-plan-for-those-with-multiple-sclerosis-and-parkinsons/</link>
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		<title>When Gold Diggers Attack – Wives That Marry for the Money</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The unavoidable probate litigation news this month was that Anna Nichole Smith (whose real name in was used in the pleadings: Vickie Lynn Marshall) lost on appeal in her claim to the J. Howard Marshall estate estimated at $1.6 billion. The litigation went all the way to the Supreme Court of the United States, where [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://probatelawyer.sandiegoestatecenter.com/2010/03/31/gold-diggers-lose-out-%e2%80%93-wives-that-marry-for-the-money/</link>
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