California Estate Planning Documents
Benefits of a Living Trust in California
Many Californians choose to include a living trust as part of their estate planning strategy. A living trust is often used together with wills, deeds, powers of attorney, and health care directives as part of a complete estate plan.
Why People Consider Living Trusts
A living trust is one of the most commonly used estate planning tools in California. Many individuals and families choose trust-based estate plans because they want written instructions regarding the management and distribution of assets.
Living trusts are frequently paired with trust transfer deeds, powers of attorney, advance health care directives, HIPAA authorizations, and pour-over wills.
Because every person's circumstances are different, the documents included in an estate plan can vary significantly.
Estate planning packages often include:
- Living Trust
- Pour-Over Will
- Trust Transfer Deeds
- Durable Power of Attorney
- Advance Health Care Directive
- HIPAA Authorization
Common Reasons People Create Living Trusts
A trust can contain instructions regarding how trust property should be managed and distributed.
Trusts are commonly paired with deeds that transfer real estate into the trust.
A trust can be one component of a broader estate planning package.
Important: Affordable LDA cannot advise whether a living trust is appropriate for your situation or explain legal advantages. Documents are prepared at your direction.
Living Trusts Often Work With Other Documents
Many estate plans include trust transfer deeds, powers of attorney, health care directives, and wills in addition to the trust itself.
You may also find these pages helpful: What Is a Living Trust? and Living Trust vs Will.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a living trust?
A living trust is an estate planning document containing instructions regarding trust assets and administration.
Does a trust replace a will?
Many estate plans include both a trust and a will.
Can Affordable LDA tell me whether a trust is right for me?
No. We cannot provide legal advice or recommend legal strategies.
Can Affordable LDA prepare living trust documents?
Yes. We prepare living trusts and related estate planning documents at your direction.
Need Help Preparing Estate Planning Documents?
Affordable LDA helps clients throughout Fresno and the Central Valley prepare living trusts, deeds, powers of attorney, and related estate planning documents at their direction.
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