In an unusual show for us, away from legal nuts and bolts; we look to lawyers who volunteer considerable time and effort to try to improve OUR lives.

What are some of the more common types of abuse? Where does one go for help if there has been financial elder abuse? Why is it so challenging to criminally prosecute these cases to a conviction? What kind of financial abuse cases do civil attorney typically take?

What are some of the changes occurring to Landlord-Tenant law? Are the courts processing evictions for nonpayment of rent? What can I do about my nuisance tenant? If I make partial payment of rent, do I have any help in not incurring a huge debt for the rest?

What rights do our children have in attaining so-called special education, that is, a program designed to meet the special needs of some of our children? What due process rights protect a child is accused of a transgression? What protects a child from bullying?

You own a home to rent out, but you and the other joint tenant can't agree whether to keep leasing it out or to put it up for sale. Your own home has one of the world's worst neighbors. Where can you go for help? As you look under the carpet, you find concealed a seriously damaged wood floor. Any recourse against the seller who hid it from you?

From anti-harassment laws to the Black Lives Matter movement to the pandemic to a sluggish economy and a recognition that corporate boards don’t reflect the community with all of its members . . .

What happens if I die without a will? What does it matter if my property transfers through, or avoids probate? I just learned that a friend named me as executor. what have I gotten myself into; must I agree? Tonight we plan for those people and things that live on beyond us, as we plan for our estates, property, and possessions and transferring them to our loved ones

In the first segment we look to the recently passed Proposition 19, which broadens the ability of some homeowners to transfer their tax assessments to another residence within the state, while at the same time limiting the ability to avoid reassessment for inherited homes. YLR host Jeff Hayden is joined by Hon. Carmen Chu, the elected Assessor for the City and County of San Francisco, to explain the origins and effect of the new taxation scheme; then San Francisco trust and estates attorney Ron Peoples helps people identify how and if people should change their estate plan to accommodate.

The end of the Trump administration is near – or is it?

This year’s taxes, as always, features changes to tax law we were all trying to digest. What is new as of the end of 2020? How did the Coronavirus change the equation? Most importantly, what do we need to do before the end of the year? Before filing?