Posted On: August 5, 2010 by Mitchell A. Port

When To Hire A Lawyer For Your Will And Living Trust

When does hiring a California estate planning attorney make sense? Here are a few reasons:

You have a taxable estate

You have minor children and want to provide for distributions to them at intervals or for specific purposes

You have a beneficiary who is disabled

Your children have drug or alcohol problems and need a trust that will take that into consideration

You want to benefit a charity

You own a business and want to provide for someone to take over the business after your death

You own real estate in more than one state

You are in a second marriage with children of other relationships

You have substantial assets in 401(k)s or IRAs

You want to have someone you can call when you have questions or want to make changes in your documents

Contact an experienced California lawyer to get advice on your estate planning needs. Call Mitchell A. Port at 310.559.5259 to minimize the impact of death and taxes.