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Poniatowski Leding Parikh Family Law Practice

PLP Law Corp. Establishes Family Law Practice Group

Poniatowski Leding Parikh Law Corporation announces the formation of its Family Law Practice Group.  Beginning July 1, 2018 PLP Law Corp. now offers representation, counseling and advice across the full spectrum of Family Law matters, such as:

  • Dissolution, Legal Separation and Annulment
  • Parentage Rights
  • Child Custody and Visitation
  • Child Support
  • Spousal Support
  • Property Division
  • Premarital Agreements
  • Stepparent and Domestic Partner Adoptions
  • Independent Adoptions

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Meera Parikh Serving as Family Law Legal Advisor for Low Income Families

Parikh community service family law legal services

Poniatowski Leding Parikh partner Meera Parikh worked with the staff of the non-profit All for the Family Legal Clinic, Inc. for a year in a pro-bono capacity. We were pleased to have been able to support the work of this clinic, based in Castro Valley, serving low-income families in Alameda County and the wider Bay Area.

The Non-Profit offers Legal Services
to Low-Income Families in Alameda County

The clinic is a non-profit, public benefit corporation which is dedicated to providing low-cost legal assistance to people who cannot afford to hire a lawyer privately. It charges for its services at a reduced rate, with the fee for legal aid calculated on the client’s ability to pay. Continue reading

Avoid Probate with a Living Trust

Couple Looking at Living TrustEstate Planning Through the Use of Trusts

Many parents have plans to leave their assets, money and heirlooms to their children as heirs. Unfortunately, this does not happen automatically upon the parent’s death. Without the proper estate planning, the heirs may end up spending much of their time and money in probate court. A better alternative is avoiding probate by establishing a living trust while alive and transferring the estate assets upon the death of the parents to the heirs through trust administration, which usually does not require probate court supervision.

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