What is Estate Planning?

A well-crafted Estate Plan protects your assets, safeguards your loved ones, and minimizes stress.

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What's an Estate Plan and what are the benefits?

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An Estate Plan is a strategic arrangement of legal documents that ensure your wishes are honored, your assets are protected, and your loved ones are cared for, even when you can no longer make decisions yourself.

Safeguard Your Assets

A well-crafted Estate Plan helps you avoid costly Probate, can reduce taxes, and ensures your wealth is distributed precisely as intended.

You’ve worked hard to build your legacy.

Protect it.

Protect Your Loved Ones

An Estate Plan ensures your family is cared for and your wishes are honored, avoiding confusion or disputes during challenging times.

It provides clear instructions that ease the burden on your loved ones and helps them confidently navigate difficult decisions.

Ensure Clarity and Control

Take charge of your future! Make key decisions about your healthcare, finances, and legacy ahead of time.

With an Estate Plan, you maintain control over key aspects of your life despite unexpected circumstances.

Tailor to Your Needs

Every individual and family is unique, and your Estate Plan should reflect that.

You can tailor your plan to your specific circumstances, priorities, and goals, ensuring your legacy is preserved exactly as you intend.

Here's how we can help.

Tailored Estate Planning Services

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Revocable Trusts

Create a tailored Revocable (or Living) Trust, giving you greater control and flexibility over your assets while meeting your Estate Planning goals.

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Trust Administration

We provide expert Trust Administration guidance to help ensure the smooth and legal distribution of assets in compliance with California law.

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Trustee Services​

Vanguard Legal Group can professionally manage and distribute assets, or advise and support existing Trustees in fulfilling their duties with confidence.

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Power of Attorney

Stay in control by legally appointing trusted agents to manage your finances, assets, and healthcare decisions if you become unable to do so.

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Probate Services

Receive expert legal guidance through the Probate process. We simplify the legal journey for Estates valued over $184,500 when assets are not held in a Trust.

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Heggstad Petitions

Vanguard Legal Group assists with Heggstad Petitions, helping clients legally establish that a decedent intended to include an asset or assets in their Trust.

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Property Deed Services

Whether you’ve recently purchased, refinanced, or inherited real property, we can ensure it’s properly transferred and held within your Trust.

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Special Needs Trusts

We help establish Special Needs Trusts to provide financial support for individuals with disabilities while preserving their eligibility for essential benefits.

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Irrevocable Trusts

We create Irrevocable Trusts, where clients relinquish control and ownership of assets placed in their Trust in exchange for
enhanced protection and benefits.

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Probate Services

Probate in California is a legal process for all estates valued over $184,500 when the property or assets are not in Trust.

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Property Deed Services

Whether you’ve recently purchased or refinanced your home or inherited real property, we can ensure your property is properly held inside your Trust.

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Estate Planning Checklist

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Results You Can Trust.

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