California Trusts and Estates Attorneys Helping You Plan
You work hard for your family, so knowing that you have planned for their long-term well-being and financial security can bring you comfort. Whether planning the care or support of loved ones upon your death or guiding you through the probate process as you mourn the loss of a loved one, attorneys Susan E. Foley and Patrick J. Foley can help with all aspects of trusts and estates issues, including:
- Estate planning
- Estate tax issues
- Executorship duties
- Guardianship
- Living wills
- Living trusts
- Probate
- Probate and will disputes
- Will drafting and execution
Estate planning
When devising an estate plan, we consider how best to protect your children, support your loved ones and contribute to the charitable causes that are special to you.
At Foley and Foley, we thoroughly analyze your estate and strategize the best means of transferring your assets, minimizing taxes, establishing guardianship for your children, caring for your pets, supporting personal philanthropic causes, and protecting your loved ones. We draft a will that reflects your desires, and establish living trusts if they advance your individual needs and your estate planning goals.
Living trust as a hedge against probate
The process of probate typically accompanies a situation involving painful emotional loss. As knowledgeable, meticulous probate attorneys, Susan Foley and Patrick Foley can ease the stress of probating the estate.
We assist executors in all steps of the complex process of probating a will in California probate court, including:
When devising an estate plan, we consider how best to protect your children, support your loved ones and contribute to the charitable causes that are special to you.
At Foley and Foley, we thoroughly analyze your estate and strategize the best means of transferring your assets, minimizing taxes, establishing guardianship for your children, caring for your pets, supporting personal philanthropic causes, and protecting your loved ones. We draft a will that reflects your desires, and establish living trusts if they advance your individual needs and your estate planning goals.
Living trust as a hedge against probate
The process of probate typically accompanies a situation involving painful emotional loss. As knowledgeable, meticulous probate attorneys, Susan Foley and Patrick Foley can ease the stress of probating the estate.
We assist executors in all steps of the complex process of probating a will in California probate court, including:
- Creating a plan of action to probate the estate fairly and expeditiously
- Filing the will with the California probate court
- Closing and opening bank accounts
- Transferring assets from the deceased to the estate
- Paying taxes and other debts
- Locating beneficiaries
- Hiring professionals and experts when necessary
Probate disputes
The stress of a probate dispute can compound the pain of losing a loved one. When disputes arise, our attorneys’ composed courtroom demeanor can calm the emotionally charged process of challenging an invalid will or defending a valid will against erroneous claims made by unhappy beneficiaries. If you choose to preserve amiable family relationships, our attorneys can skillfully mediate disputes to reach just, equitable resolutions with your loved ones. When necessary, we assertively defend your beneficiary rights within the California probate court.
Contact estate planning lawyers you can trust at Foley and Foley
For a free initial consultation in Oakland with an experienced estate planning attorney, call Foley and Foley at 510.547.3788 or contact us online.
The stress of a probate dispute can compound the pain of losing a loved one. When disputes arise, our attorneys’ composed courtroom demeanor can calm the emotionally charged process of challenging an invalid will or defending a valid will against erroneous claims made by unhappy beneficiaries. If you choose to preserve amiable family relationships, our attorneys can skillfully mediate disputes to reach just, equitable resolutions with your loved ones. When necessary, we assertively defend your beneficiary rights within the California probate court.
Contact estate planning lawyers you can trust at Foley and Foley
For a free initial consultation in Oakland with an experienced estate planning attorney, call Foley and Foley at 510.547.3788 or contact us online.
