Our firm provides professional Estate Planning services to clients located in the State of California. We recognize that a client's most critical estate planning objective is to secure a future which provides for you and for the ones you love. Our firm will discuss with you the details and intricacies of various estate planning tools, including Trusts, A/B Trusts, Wills, Durable Powers of Attorney and Health Care Directives. Not only will we discuss with you each estate planning tool, we will also discuss with you how each estate planning tool specifically will affect you and your loved ones. After all, a living trust may be beneficial to most people but not actually be beneficial or necessary for you. At Duvel & Duvel, we want to ensure that your personal matters and financial affairs are handled appropriately and professionally.

Our experience and expertise often enables our clients to avoid probate and significantly reduce or eliminate death / inheritance taxes. For instance, drafting a living trust enables you to describe what happens to your assets in the event of your death. While you are alive, you retain control and have the power to change the trust at any time. A living trust enables you to avoid the long delays and expense of probate, and may even save you money on taxes.

Many people are unsure when they should obtain the advice of an attorney to begin the process of estate planning. If you own a home or other property, have children, have recently been married or divorced, or wish to make a special bequest to a friend or relative, you should make or update your trust. Duvel & Duvel will ensure that all of your assets are allocated according to your wishes.

It is also important to meet with an estate planning attorney to establish in a legal document your wishes and directives regarding your healthcare and finances. Durable Powers of Attorney and Health Care Directives are critical in the event you are rendered unconscious, incompetent or otherwise unable to state your wishes. Our lawyers can prepare Powers of Attorney, Living Wills and Health Care Directives that will help your family make important decisions if you are unable to do so.

There was once a time when a hardworking person conducted business with only a handshake, his word was honored and respected, and he could pass his lifelong accumulated wealth to his family without much trouble. TIMES HAVE CHANGED. In today's world, the cost of dying can be staggering. Your Estate Plan deserves your careful attention if you are to avoid the financial pitfalls that can destroy all you have worked hard to accumulate and pass to your children. Your financial future depends on your being prepared today. Contact Duvel & Duvel, PLC and let us help secure your future, protect your children, and preserve your hard-earned legacy.

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