Trusts and Estates

Atchison, Barisone, Condotti & Kovacevich

Our Diverse Santa Cruz Law Practice Meets a Wide Variety of Legal Needs

Estate planning is for everyone. This includes business owners and individuals who seek disposition of their assets in accordance with their wishes in favor of their intended beneficiaries such as a spouse, children, siblings, or favorite charitable organization. It is critically necessary to plan and put legal protections in place to prepare for death or incapacitation. You may have a will or living trust, but are not sure if it's up to date or appropriate for California. Your will may need to be updated after a marriage, divorce, adoption, or birth of a child.

Schedule a consultation regarding trusts, estates, powers of attorney, or health care directives at our law firm. Contact us by phone or email to schedule a consultation with our estate planning attorney. We can meet at our downtown Santa Cruz location, or in special circumstances, in your hospital, nursing home, or home.

Our experienced, personable, and knowledgeable estate planning lawyers are well qualified to help with a variety of needs associated with estates and trusts, including the following:

• We help set up revocable or irrevocable trusts
• We help families through the probate and/or trust administration process after the death of a family member
• We help families navigate taxes after a death
• We prepare, interpret, and assist with enforcement of prenuptial agreements as they pertain to estate planning
• We prepare powers of attorney
• We represent people bringing or defending will contests
• We advise clients on ways to avoid contests of their wills
• We help clients articulate and document wishes through health care directives regarding medical care.

Contact our estate planning law firm by phone or email to establish a mutually convenient meeting time in our downtown Santa Cruz location, or in special circumstances, in your hospital, nursing home, or home.