Gadi Zohar's Trusts and Estates Newsletter
 

Gadi Zohar is a Palo Alto estate planning lawyer who combines his exclusive focus on trusts & estates law with his background as a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist.*  This combination makes him unique in his ability to listen to you fully and to translate your expressed values into your personal estate plan.  His unique insight can help to guide you to a plan which best reflects your values and concerns not only for maximum financial benefit, but also for maximum peace of mind; feeling secure that your wishes will be carried out when you are unable to care for yourself and your loved ones. He offers the following services:

  • Estate Planning
  • Trust administration
  • Probate
  • Beneficiary representation


Gadi Zohar lives in Menlo Park with his wife and two children.  Besides spending time with his family, Gadi enjoys playing guitar and piano.  He has traveled extensively and he speaks conversational Hebrew.


*Gadi Zohar does not provide professional psychotherapy or psychological counseling.

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Other Featured Articles by Gadi Zohar, Esq.

  

Everyone Has an Estate Plan -- Including You! -- If you do not have an estate plan, the State of California has one set up for you.  This article discusses the real consequences of not creating a well considered trust.   Click here to read more...

Same Sex Couples -- If you haven't done so, get an Advance Health Care Directive! This article draws from a recent California case which recounts a tragic consequence for a same sex couple, which could have been avoided with an Advance Health Care Directive.    Click here to read more...  

Estate Planning -- Singles need a plan too!  -- This article is written by Indiana attorney, Christopher Yugo, but the substance of the article applies to California estate planning as well.  In some cases, a single person in California may be fine with a will and no living trust, but in other cases, a living trust would be preferable.   Click here to read more...

 
Do you need an
Advance Health Care Directive? 

 

 

An Advance Health Care Directive (AHCD) directs medical providers and your loved ones on the extent of medical care you would prefer if you are not able to speak for yourself or make your own health care decisions. A number of illnesses can make a patient incapable of making her own health care decisions such as:

 

  • Dementia
  • Stroke
  • Heart Attack
  • Coma
  • Pain Medication

 

What does an AHCD Do?

An AHCD can name an individual to make health care decisions on your behalf. It can also list limits of care. For example, a person may request in her AHCD to have no extraordinary measures taken to keep her alive under certain circumstances. She can be assured that her wishes for her own care will be honored.

 

When Should You Sign an AHCD?

Whether or not you need an AHCD now is a personal decision. You can never sign an AHCD too early, but it can be too late. Once a person is incapacitated, it is too late to sign an AHCD. In California, an AHCD must be notarized or signed by two witnesses. The purpose behind the AHCD is to plan ahead in order to keep control of your own medical treatment.

 

Getting Legal Help

A qualified Estate Planning Lawyer can help you plan ahead and keep control of your own medical treatment. Call Gadi Zohar, Esq. at (650) 493-9200 for more information.

 

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