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Estates, Wills & Trusts

San Jose Wills, Trusts, & Estate Attorney

The Law Offices of Peter R. Hubert

Knowing exactly what kinds of estate planning issues or events to plan for in the future is difficult without the help of a knowledgeable probate and estate planning lawyer to guide you.

As an attorney, I bring more than three decades of experience and skillful guidance to the estate planning clients I serve throughout the Silicon Valley and San Francisco Bay areas. I provide a full range of essential services in this area and can start helping you today to ensure that your future wishes are carried out and, to help gain as much benefit for you and your family as the law allows.

California Living Wills Lawyer

In basic terms, estate planning matters deal with the distribution of an individual’s property at his or her death. This process takes into account a number of factors such as existing wills, taxes, insurance, property, and trusts, and ensures that the decedent's wishes are followed when the time comes. Estates-related services that I provide include:

• Preparation of wills / simple wills
• Preparation and establishment of trusts
• Preparation of living wills / health care directives
• Estate tax planning and asset protection
• Powers of attorney
• Guardianships
• Probate and estate administration

Probate is the court proceeding through which a will is proved to be valid and the estate of a decedent is administered. The process, generally, includes collecting a decedent’s assets, liquidating liabilities, paying necessary taxes, and distributing property to heirs.

However, in cases where there is no will or the existing will is simply inadequate, probate suddenly becomes a much more complex and expensive process to undergo. For this reason, you should make sure that you receive sound advice from an experienced attorney to avoid undermining your own wishes and costing your family a great deal of hard-earned money.

Contact an accomplished San Jose wills, trusts, and estate attorney at the Law Offices of Peter R. Hubert today.