When searching Calabasas for a probate attorney skilled in estates and trusts, look for the following qualities to determine the suitability of the Calabasas estate attorney for your particular case:
- Does your proposed counsel have experience exclusive in the probate area in your community, in Woodland Hills or Calabasas.
- Number of probate cases closed.
- Number of probate cases litigated.
- Administration of probate and estates, including testamentary and revocable living trusts.
- Board Certified Specialist Probate Designation. Our Specialist probate attorney, Mina Sirkin can assist you with complex probate cases in Woodland Hills and Calabasas.
- Family-oriented practice.
Typical questions to ask your estate counsel or estate planning attorney about living trusts in Woodland Hills or Calabasas:
- How many appointments does it take to create an estate plan?
- How long would probate take, if we just create a will and no living trust?
- How much does a living trust cost?
- How much does probate cost of the same or similar size estate?
- How much does trust administration or probate by an attorney cost in Woodland Hills or Calabasas?
Raised in Calabasas Ca, Attorney Evan Sirkin is a graduate of Calabasas High School and has been serving our community and local areas with estate planning, living trust, probate and wealth planning services since 1990. The attorneys at Sirkin Law Group exclusively handle wills, probate, trust, power of attorney, and conservatorship matters in Calabasas and Woodland Hills. Contact us at 818.340.4479.
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Creative Estate Planning and Living Trusts
The intake step in estate planning is the most important part of estate planning. Our clients’ hopes and wishes for their family is discussed and steps to implement those wishes are identified. An important took in the initial living trust consultation is to identify the assets which will fund the trust, and determine their ultimate distribution.
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The Living Trust Review Meeting
Our clients get a chance to review all of their documents and finalize them before their signing appointment. Our signing appointments are geared towards instructing our clients regarding the next step in the process and to complete the living trust package
Documents to prepare when you are meeting with a professional probate advisor;
- A list of known assets of the decedent.
- Date of death and the address of the deceased person.
- Any tax information you may find about the deceased.
- Copies of all bank records you find in the home of the decedent.
- A comprehensive list of the family member of the deceased, their relationships and addresses.
Contact the skilled Calabasas and Woodland Hills Estate & Wealth Planning Attorneys of Sirkin Law Group, P.C. at 818-340-4479.
