Notes from the practice.
Posts written by the attorneys, for the families they serve. Not SEO copy. We aim for one new piece a month and rewrite the older ones when statute changes warrant it.
- BLG-0662026-04-30· M. Aspen
What annual review actually catches: notes from 240 file reviews
We just finished a full pass of the 2026 annual reviews. Six patterns came up again and again — beneficiary forms gone stale, real estate retitled and never re-deeded back into trust, healthcare directives written before specific diagnoses arose. A field guide for what to check yourself.
- BLG-0652026-04-09· D. Becker
When a parenting plan needs the relationship-manager fix versus the structural fix
Most parenting-plan disputes that hit our office are not about the plan; they are about communication. But sometimes the plan itself is silently engineered to fail. How to tell the difference, and what to do in each case.
- BLG-0642026-03-22· P. Vargas
What changed for family-based petitions in 2026 — and what is steady
Three procedural updates worth knowing if you are sponsoring a parent, spouse, or child this year. The substance of the law has not shifted dramatically, but the timing and evidentiary expectations have.
- BLG-0632026-03-04· L. Park
Five Medicaid-planning conversations to have before your parent needs care
By the time the family is in crisis, the planning window has often closed. Five conversations — with the parent, with siblings, with the family attorney — that pay off whether or not Medicaid is ever needed.
- BLG-0622026-02-18· M. Aspen
A revocable trust will not protect your assets from creditors. It does protect your privacy.
The single most common misunderstanding we hear at consultations. What revocable trusts do well, what they do not, and what a small irrevocable structure can be paired alongside one when creditor protection actually matters.
- BLG-0612026-01-29· D. Becker
Mediation does not mean you have to settle for less
A defense of mediation as the structural default — and a clear-eyed account of when litigation has to follow. With reference to four matters from the past two years (with consent).
