Fremont, California, Estate Planning Attorneys
Wills, Living Trusts and Revocable Living Trusts
Wills and living trusts are powerful, often complex tools for estate planning, asset transfer planning and asset protection. Without proper legal guidance during estate planning, your efforts may create problems that will become much harder to solve as the years go by.
Our attorneys will diligently review your personal circumstances to help you decide which strategy is best. We provide experienced, dependable services to help our clients craft wills and living trusts that meet their needs. Contact us any time to schedule a free initial consultation.
"An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure." Without proper estate planning, your beneficiaries may face complex, potentially divisive legal problems at a time when they are dealing with grief. Wills, trusts and living trusts can help them avoid these legal problems.
Our experienced attorneys can help you use a variety of legal instruments to meet your planning needs, including:
- Wills
- Revocable living trusts
- Irrevocable living trusts
- Special needs trusts
- Charitable remainder trusts
- Pet and animal trusts
Revocable Living Trusts
A living trust is a legal document in which your assets are placed, administered for your benefit during your life and then later transferred to your beneficiaries after your death.
In most living trusts, the person creating the trust names him or her self as the trustee, allowing him or her to revoke the trust, change its terms and manage the property in the trust. He or she will also name a successor trustee who will take over as trustee if he or she becomes incapacitated and when he or she dies. The successor trustee will then distribute your assets to your beneficiaries.
In addition, a revocable living trust will allow for the smooth transfer of assets after you die with little probate court involvement. This is important, because probate can be a costly, public process that is devastating to family members who are already grieving your passing.
If you would like to schedule a free initial consultation to discuss making a will and living trust a part of your estate planning strategy, call 510-371-0979 or contact us online today.
We recommend downloading the Estate Planning Preparation Form and reviewing it prior to your initial consultation.
