Long Beach Asset Protection Attorneys Serving Families Across Greater Los Angeles and Southern California
Estate planning involves creating a set of documents that will honor your wishes and provide for the smooth transition of your assets to future generations. Every adult should have an estate plan to designate who will receive their assets, durable powers of attorney to authorize who will act on their behalf during incapacity and an advance health care directive or "Living Will" to ensure that sure their wishes are carried out in case of illness or accident. The lawyers and staff of Bezaire, Ledwitz & Borncamp offer comprehensive estate planning services and can help you develop any or all of the following estate planning instruments:
- Trusts and living trusts to hold and/or manage your assets
- Wills, which can serve as a "back-up" document to living trusts
- Durable powers of attorney
- Advance health care directives/living wills
- Healthcare Documents on Demand (Docubank)
- HIPAA/CMIA medical record release and authorizations
- Guardianship designations
Many people believe that having a will is sufficient to prevent their surviving family members and other heirs from dealing with probate. This is not true—a will must be probated. Families with significant assets will benefit from the careful use of different kinds of trusts to hold title to those assets, make sure they are properly managed for the beneficiaries, keep those assets out of Probate Court and reduce taxes.
What sets Bezaire, Ledwitz & Borncamp apart from other law firms in Southern California is our exceptional expertise in estate planning. Firm partner Samuel Ledwitz and two of our "of counsel" attorneys have been certified by the State Bar of California's Board of Legal Specialization in the area of Estate Planning. Samuel Ledwitz holds an advanced post-doctorate LL.M. degree in Estate Planning, and two of our "of counsel" attorneys have also earned LL.M. degrees in Taxation. Our attorneys' credentials demonstrate our firm's understanding of the complex estate planning issues.
These credentials, and our vast experience, make our firm exceptionally qualified to advise you and your family on complex and high net worth estate planning. Further, we are aware of the many unique issues facing blended families and same-sex families.
Contact the Pasadena Estate Planning Attorneys of Bezaire, Ledwitz & Borncamp
In addition to our office in Torrance, we have locations in West Los Angeles, Long Beach, San Marino and San Dimas. Our attorneys speak languages other than English, including Spanish, French, Hungarian and Mandarin. Call 310.817.6043, toll free at 877.504.0319, or e-mail us today to schedule your free initial consultation.
