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If you own a home, you really should have a Living Trust.
Everyone should spend some time considering what will happen to their heirs and estate after they're gone. Unfortunately, too many people leave complicated financial situations to be sorted out. Legal and probate costs eat up a considerable portion of many estates, and take a long time. Paralegal Professional Services offers a simple, complete inexpensive solution.
A living trust is a legal document that, just like a will, contains your instructions for what you want to happen to your assets when you die. But, unlike a will, a living trust avoids probate at death, can control all of your assets, and prevents the court from controlling your assets at incapacity.
We have been helping our clients create binding living trusts to clearly spell out their desires for their estate since 1962. Much like a will, a living trust offers security, peace of mind, and a final decision about property distribution. In addition, you also should have a "Living Will" that clearly states YOUR wishes about life support included in your Health Care Directive. It is also recommended that you have a Pour-over Will to prevent probate. Probate takes time, can be expensive, and your family has no privacy or control.
However, a living trust prepared by our attorney only costs $199.00!*
It can be easily created online, from the comfort of your own home. Fill out the form
or contact us today for more information. We've been helping clients since 1962.
Prices
Living Trust - $199.00*
*Includes Synopsis and Certification of trust
Pour-over Will - $50.00 each
Health Power of Attorney - $50.00 each
Financial Power of Attorney - $50.00 each
Contact Information
(818) 368-1161
* Avoids probate at death, including multiple probates if you own property in other states
* Prevents court control of assets at incapacity
* Brings all your assets together under one plan
* Provides maximum privacy
* Quicker distribution of assets to beneficiaries
* Assets can remain in trust until you want beneficiaries to inherit
* Inexpensive, easy to set up and maintain
* Can be changed or cancelled at any time
* Difficult to contest Prevents court control of minors' inheritance
* Can protect dependents with special needs
* Prevents unintentional disinheriting and other problems of joint ownership
* Peace of mind
Probate is the legal process through which the court sees that, when you die, your debts are paid, and your assets are distributed according to your will. If you don't have a valid will, your assets are distributed according to state law.
* It can be expensive
* It takes time
* Your family has no privacy
* Your family has no control
A living will and a living trust are not the same thing. A living will is for medical affairs; it lets others know how you feel about life support in terminal situations. A living trust is for financial affairs. Most durable powers of attorney for health care include a living will.
A pour-over will acts as a kind of "safety net," in the event you forget to retitle an asset in the name of your trust. Upon your death, the will catches the forgotten asset and sends it into your trust. In certain circumstances, the asset may still have to go through probate first, but at least it can then be distributed as part of your living trust plan.
OF ATTORNEY
There are two types of durable powers of attorney. One is for health care and one is for property management. The health care directive appoints someone to make health care decisions for you in case you are unable to do so yourself. It also includes your wishes about life support (Living Will) as well, and your intentions regarding donating body parts and organs. The property management power appoints some one to handle your financial and business matters if you become incapable of doing so yourself.