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December 31, 2015
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Fallbrook attorney helps ease the task of estate planning Sandra Shrader Special to the Village News
you die. “We also take care of health care planning though legal documents When it comes to your estate, to insure that our clients’ feelings whether it includes mansions, about medical decisions are money in the bank, or your followed, and costs are controlled collection of mint-condition comic as much as possible,” Alvord said. “We do all this with a customized books, the oft-repeated axiom of “You can’t take it with you when family trust package which I’ve designed that details all the client’s you die” is true. That is why, according to wishes and keeps their families out Fallbrook attorney and estate of court while avoiding the costly planning advisor James C. Alvord, probate process,” he explained, having a will or trust is important referring to the court-administered to ensure that what you have is left process of transferring legal title of to those you wish to be your heirs. property to beneficiaries. The trust package includes “In nearly 20 years of practice in Fallbrook, I’ve helped hundreds a will, health care documents, of families create an orderly directives to successors, new deeds plan for their future years,” said for properties, the formal creation Alvord, who is known locally as of the trust, final arrangement “Fallbrook’s friendly lawyer with instructions, amendment forms and other documents necessary friendly fees.” “Through the use of customized f o r a n o r d e r l y a n d c o s t legal documents like wills and effective distribution of assets living trusts, we help our clients – “all prepared and executed by save money, avoid probate, reduce a licensed California attorney,” taxes, and reduce anxiety over said Alvord. But estate planning doesn’t have what will happen to their families to cost a fortune to keep a fortune. in the future.” “It’s not that expensive,” he However, estate planning, according to Alvord, whose law said. “Most family trusts cost office is located at 405 South Main less than a thousand dollars, and Ave. in Fallbrook, can be more a single-person trust may cost as than just designating your heirs little as $700 or even less. And that and the distribution of your assets. includes the initial consultation, It can also be a guide for naming recording and witness fees, notary guardians for minor children and costs and all other expenses.” In addition to estate planning, for health care decisions should you become disabled before Alvord offers family law service,
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and provides legal advice and representation for clients who need help with prenuptial agreements, restraining orders, marital agreements, legal separations, marriage dissolutions, paternity actions child support and visitation issues. With a two-decade career in journalism prior to his present longtime avocation as an attorney since 1990, Alvord, who moved to Fallbrook in 1997, knows the meaning of both the law and the word. “I graduated from the University of Wisconsin with at degree in journalism, and then worked as an editor for newspapers in Chicago and San Diego,” he said, adding that after he moved to Southern California, he served as executive editor for Sentinel/Star News Publications and the La Jolla Light. But it was his wife Valerie who got him started into the legal profession. “For Christmas in 1987, my wife gave me a book about how to prepare for the LSAT (Law School Admission Test),” Alvord, who is also a Civil War and WWII
James C. Alvord history buff, recalled. “I took the test, and I realized that it was fun! That was when I decided to leave the newspaper business and get my law degree. And practicing law and estate planning is still as rewarding for me today.” James C. Alvord’s law office is located at 405 South Main Ave.,
Joe Naiman Village News Correspondent
A specific agreement for the Bonsall Unified School District to repurchase the Old River Road land which had been used for the North County Fire Protection District’s previous Station 5 was approved by the BUSD board Dec. 8. The 4-0 board vote, with Sylvia Tucker absent, authorized BUSD staff to enter into a purchase and sale agreement with NCFPD for the 0.64-acre property and authorized BUSD superintendent Justin Cunningham or his designee to take any necessary actions for the sale including expenditure of funds, execution of grant deeds, and filing any necessary documents. “What we basically did was the approval of the way the attorney drew up the document,” Cunningham said. “We still have to be approved by the fire district.” The North County Fire Protection
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District’s next scheduled board meeting is Jan. 26.The NCFPD ratification will be followed by inspections and other sale-related activity before the school district regains possession of the land. “Just looking forward to tying that up, and I appreciate the help and support from the fire district,” Cunningham said. In 1981, the Bonsall Union School District sold a parcel of land on Old River Road adjacent to Bonsall Elementary School to the Fallbrook Fire Protection District for $35,000.The grant deed, which applied to successor agencies, included a stipulation that if the land was to be used for something other than a fire station, it was to be sold back to the school district for the purchase price of $35,000. A fire station and a parking area were constructed on the property. The Fallbrook Fire Protection District became the North County Fire Protection District in 1986
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after merging with the county service area which provided fire protection services for Rainbow, and in 2014 the Bonsall Union School District transitioned from a K-8 elementary school district to a K-12 district and became the Bonsall Unified School District. On Jan. 30, the County of San Diego issued the North County Fire Protection District a certificate of occupancy, which allows habitation and visitors, for the new Station 5 on Olive Hill Road. NCFPD and BUSD staff had different interpretations whether the repurchase price should consider improvements made to the property. On Jan. 13, the BUSD board voted 4-0, with Timothy Coen absent, to support a purchase price of $35,000. Fire board members threatened to continue to use the old fire station rather than sell it for $35,000. A docketed agenda item for the Jan. 27 NCFPD board meeting was withdrawn, and the fire board never took an official position in favor of factoring the improvements into the repurchase price. On March 19, a 3-0 BUSD board vote with Coen and Tucker absent reaffirmed the school district’s intent to move forward with the repurchase of the fire station property. Public agency boards usually discuss real property negotiations in closed session, although any votes may be reported out of closed session. On July 28, the NCFPD board’s closed session included a decision to accept the sale of the property for $35,000. The school district has not made a definite determination on the use of the land, although it has been discussed as the location for a continuation high school. The BUSD action also directed district staff to evaluate whether a categorical exemption to California Environmental Quality Act review may be obtained. An addition to an existing school which does not increase student capacity by more than 25 percent or 10 classrooms (whichever is less) is eligible for a categorical exemption. To comment on this story online, visit www.thevillagenews.com
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