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Will and Trust Preparation

The probate process is complex and time-consuming, and we are here to make it easier for you. DeBenon Law will handle the paperwork and acquire all the needed forms and documents to complete your request. To learn more about how we can help you, contact us in Huntington Beach, California.

Estate Planning for Your Peace of Mind

Everyone has heard the terms “will” and “trust,” but not everyone knows the difference between these two documents. While they are useful estate planning devices and can work together to create a complete estate plan, their purposes differ.  At DeBenon Law, we are able to provide clients with all legal documents necessary to accomplish their estate planning wishes.  Be it a traditional will, living trust, pour-over will, power of attorney for property, or durable power of attorney for health care, we assure you that we will draft each estate planning document promptly and thoroughly.

What Is a Will?      

What is a Living Trust?

Will

A will is a written legal document in which you give instruction about how your assets will be distributed and how your debts will be repaid following your death. In a probate hearing, a will also tell the court what to do with your property, debts and other affairs.

Living Trust

A living trust is drafted while you are still alive and through it, your assets are kept in a trust for your benefit which are transferred to designated beneficiaries at your death. You will choose 

a representative or “successor trustee” to decide who will distribute your assets. Unlike a will, a living trust 

avoids probate and is not made public upon your death.

What Is a Pour-Over Will?

This is a type of will that is used with a living trust that “pours” all of the assets belonging to the testator into a trust that he or she created before death. It requires any assets that were not transferred into the trust during the individual’s lifetime to be placed into the trust at death.

 What Is a Durable Power of Attorney for Assets?
 What is an Advance Healthcare Directive?  

         

Durable Power of Attorney for Assets 

This is a legal document which appoints an individual to make certain decisions in regard to property and finance affairs if the principal (owner) becomes incapacitated.

Advance Healthcare Directive

Also called a Living Will, Advance Decision, or Medical Directive, this is a written document where a person specifies what actions should be taken for their health if they are no longer able to make 

decisions for themselves.

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