Planning for the future should be completed sooner than later. Life has a way of throwing curveballs at us and planning ahead can save a lot of headaches. Our San Francisco Estate Planning Lawyers will evaluate your circumstances and prepare the appropriate documents to best suit what your wishes in the event of your passing. This may include a living revocable trust, healthcare directive or a will. It all depends upon your assets and financial circumstances. We are your San Francisco estate planning lawyers committed to providing the personal service you deserve for a reasonable fee. Schedule an appointment by calling 1-877-963-9543.
In addition to preparing a revocable living trust our estate planning lawyers in San Francisco will as part of a package prepare a pour over will, durable power of attorney and healthcare directive. The pour over will is necessary to catch or include personal property assets acquired after the revocable living trust is executed and funded as part of the trust. Just like it is called the personal assets will be poured into the trust just like assets owned at the time the revocable living trust is executed and funded. A durable power of attorney is recommended as well to authorize representation of you in the event you are incapacitated to handle your financial or business matters. The durable power of attorney can be as detailed or broad as you like given your specific circumstances. A healthcare directive will provide instructions on your healthcare in the unfortunate event you are not able to communicate your wishes regarding your care. During this difficult time you can find relief in knowing you have a writing that provides your wishes to your loved ones if they must make difficult decisions about your healthcare. Many people these days choose to not have extreme measures taken to sustain life given the cost of medical procedures and services. Answering these types of questions about your healthcare now is important. During your consultation with our San Francisco estate planning lawyers these issues will be discussed and you will be able to choose what you believe is best for you and your family.
Why Have a Revocable Living Trust?
The main benefit of having one of our estate planning lawyers in San Francisco prepare a revocable living trust for you is to avoid the probate process. The probate process in California is one of the more complicated in the United States and can be very expensive between the representative fees and attorney fees. The transfer of your real property is made via the revocable living trust rather than by court order and probate process. The transfer is quicker than through the probate process as well. See Probating a Will for more information. For more information about living trusts please contact our San Francisco estate planning lawyers at 1-877-963-9543 or provide us your information via our website submission form in the left margin and we will contact you immediately
