Estate Planning

Wills and trusts are powerful legal tools that allow you to make key decisions during your lifetime to protect your future. At East County Family Law Group, we work closely with our clients to ensure their needs are consistently met in the creation of legally binding wills that protect their assets and pass them on to their heirs as they desire. Trusts are also an important resource as they can minimize the impact taxes have on your estate. 

Our will and trust attorneys in Brentwood, CA, can help you to manage every aspect of your estate. We provide will and trust support in Contra Costa and San Joaquin. 

Establishing power of attorney is not something most people want to do, but it allows you to remain in control even when you cannot physically do so. Your power of attorney is charged with making decisions for you when you cannot do so based on what they expect your wishes to be.

At East County Family Law Group, our legal team is consistently working closely with our clients to meet their needs in the creation of power of attorney documents. Let us empower you and minimize the risks you are facing today. Speak to our power of attorney lawyers at East County Family Law Group Now. 

A health care directive may be a necessary tool that your family relies on to make key decisions about your health and well-being when you are no longer able to make those decisions for yourself. Who do you wish to decide your care? What end-of-life wishes do you have?

Allow our health care directive legal team to help you. We will work closely with you to ensure you have a legally binding directive in place that can be referred to if there is ever a need for you to have one. At East County Family Law Group, we are committed to our clients’ best possible outcome. Connect with our estate planning team today to create your health care directive. 

Certifications of trust are an essential tool in estate planning. It contains accurate statements that relate to matters regarding a trust. A trustee will sign this document verifying that they understand the goal and objectives related to the trust and put into place their commitment to honor it.

At East County Family Law Group, our estate planning attorneys in Brentwood, CA, can help you to have certifications of trust put into place. Contact our legal team to discuss the need for these tools and how we can help you put them into place legally, protecting your rights and obligations. 

Protecting your assets is critical to minimize financial loss through excessive taxation. You may also want to ensure your assets move into the hands of the desired person after your death. One way to do this is by using deeds to transfer property into a trust. At East County Family Law Group, our attorneys can help you create a solid estate plan that addresses your specific needs and minimizes risks.

We can help you with the establishment of a trust, the use of deeds to transfer property, and additional estate planning tools. Contact our estate planning attorney in Brentwood, CA, to discuss the best options for your particular case.

Probate is the legal process an estate goes through after a person dies. It can be long and complicated for anyone to handle on their own, especially when there may be a lot of creditors or a complicated estate to manage. 

At East County Family Law Group, our probate attorneys in Brentwood, CA, work closely with our clients to ensure they can manage the process with care. We know how challenging this process is, but we also have the tools to support you throughout that process. Our team always provides comprehensive legal support to you, giving you every legal advantage possible as you navigate probate in San Joaquin and Contra Costa. 

Trust administration is the legal process of managing a trust to ensure the owner’s wishes are carried out after their death. Our legal team can help with the establishment of trusts but also with the administration of them later, providing our clients with the confidence they need to have when it comes to these very important decisions.

Our trust administration lawyers in Brentwood, CA, can help you by answering any questions you have about trusts, as well as providing resources to guide you in creating a trust that meets your expectations. Contact our estate planning team today to learn how we can help you.