Los Angeles Estate Planning Attorney

Have You Planned for Your Estate?

With estate planning, you make arrangements for the handling upon death of your property which is called your estate.  In addition to deciding who gets what, you may establish trusts to provide for children or grandchildren and avoid probate.  You may execute legal documents to govern your medical treatment and to manage your financial affairs in the event of incapacity.  It is vital that these actions be done under professional guidance to ensure that you avoid any ambiguity and resolve all relevant questions.  Otherwise, you run the risk of not achieving what you want, or even worse, having your loved ones squabbling in court over what you intended.  Furthermore, poor estate planning can result in unnecessary tax liability. For experienced estate planning in the greater Los Angeles area, you are urged to contact a Los Angeles estate planning attorney.

Estate Planning Actions

Your estate planning attorney will advise you on a number of measures to carry out your wishes.  In addition to a will disposing of your property, he may draft what is called an Advanced Health Care Directive to direct end of life decisions.  He may have you execute powers of attorney giving designated relatives the authority to pay your bills and make financial decisions.  He may prepare trust documents to care for relatives and achieve tax advantages.

Skilled Estate Planning Lawyer Serving Los Angeles

Kerendian & Associates, Inc. is law firm offering sophisticated estate planning guidance to the greater Los Angeles, California area.  We would be pleased to meet with you and learn of your wishes.  We will also consult you on matters that you may not have thought of but commonly occur.   Our focus will be to craft clear and precise documents which will implement your objectives and deal with foreseeable contingencies.

Contact a Los Angeles Estate Planning Attorney for competent guidance for your estate.