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Cathedral City Estate Planning Attorney
The Law Offices of Eric A. Rudolph P.C. is a Cathedral City estate planning law firm dedicated to providing our clients with the highest quality of estate planning services in Cathedral City and the entire Coachella Valley.
Our law office recognizes the uniqueness and diversity of the Cathedral City community and takes pride in tailoring an estate plan for each individual situation.
You have spent your life building your assets. Having a solid estate plan will help protect them when you are no longer able to do so yourself. An estate plan allows you to decide how your assets will be handled if you become incapacitated and how they will be distributed when you pass away.
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Cathedral City Estate Planning Attorney
Cathedral City Living Trust Services
The Law Offices of Eric A. Rudolph P.C. assists individuals and families in Cathedral City prepare revocable living trust documents. Revocable living trusts allow you to retain full control over trust property while you are still alive. After you pass away, your property in your trust is transferred quickly to your beneficiaries without the complications and costs of probate.
Revocable living trusts are very flexible estate planning devices because they allow you to transfer some or all of your property by trust. Also, revocable living trusts are not made public upon your death, unlike a will that becomes part of the public record after going through probate (thus protecting your family’s privacy). Also, a revocable trust can be revoked or changed at any time, for any reason, while you are alive and have capacity. Because you may change it at any time, you effectively own all the property you transferred to your revocable living trust and can do what you want with that property, including sell it, spend it, borrow against it or give it away.
Cathedral City Will Services
You may not need a living trust, but you should have at least a will. Without a will, the State of California will decide who inherits your property and money. Even if you have a living trust, you should have a will (called a pourover will). Also, a will is the best document for naming a personal guardian for your minor children or pets. Wills do have one big drawback: property passing by a will in California will likely go through probate. It is important to talk to an experienced California estate planning attorney to determine if a will is the right estate planning document for you, as well as what property, if any, you want transferred by your will, and what property you want transferred by another estate planning device (like a living trust) to avoid probate.
The Law Offices of Eric A. Rudolph P.C. helps clients in Cathedral City determine and prepare the best estate planning tools for your particular needs, but also evaluate, revise and update any existing estate planning documents.
Cathedral City Durable Powers of Attorney Services
If you become unable to manage your finances and you have not prepared a durable power of attorney, your spouse, partner, child, or friend will have to ask the court for authority to handle your financial affairs. This procedure, called a conservatorship proceeding, can be time consuming and expensive, and will likely take place when your family is least able to handle it. In contrast, preparing a durable power of attorney is simple and uncomplicated. And, if you do become incapacitated, this document will be a huge relief to those closest to you because they will be able to take care of your financial obligations without seeking intervention by the court.
Estate Planning Attorney Eric A. Rudolph, Esq. is an experienced California estate planning attorney can help guide Cathedral City residents prepare durable powers of attorney.
Cathedral City LGBTQ Estate Planning Services
The need for an estate plan is critical when an LGBTQ person is incapable of making her or his own medical decisions or managing their financial affairs. Without a proper estate plan tailored for a member of the LGBTQ community, it is possible for a spouse, partner or significant other of an LGBTQ person to be legally precluded from having any role in the decision-making of health care, management of financial affairs and assets, or even having physical access to an incapacitated partner.
Proper estate planning by members of the LGBTQ community will ensure your assets will go to the person(s) you want, your estate will be managed by who you want, and in the event you are incapacitated, your medical decisions and financial matters will be handled by the person you want. It is very important that every member of the LGBTQ community, whether single, married or registered domestic partners, to create a comprehensive estate plan to ensure the protection of your assets and your legal rights.
Estate Planning Attorney, Eric A. Rudolph, Esq. proudly offers a full range of LGBTQ estate planning services in Cathedral City and surrounding areas. His dedicated guidance has helped many Cathedral City LGBTQ families, couples and individuals avoid financial and legal pitfalls.
No two estate plans are exactly the same.
ABOUT ERIC A. RUDOLPH, ESQ.
Cathedral City Estate Planning Attorney Eric A. Rudolph, Esq. proudly offers a full range of simplified estate planning including living trusts, will preparation, probate services for individuals, the LGBTQ community, couples, and families in Cathedral City, Ca. His dedicated guidance has helped many people avoid financial and legal pitfalls. Most importantly, he will help you plan your estate so your beneficiaries can avoid the complications of probate, saving everyone unnecessary hassles and headaches.
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The Law Offices of Eric A. Rudolph, P.C.
400 S. Farrell Drive, Suite B200
Palm Springs, CA 92262
Phone: (760) 673-7600
