Category: Estate Administration & Probate

Estate planning involves many critical steps to ensure that the probate court follows a planner’s wishes. Of course, probate consists of executing a will, and other documents, such as power of attorney or a healthcare proxy, and these can be part of such planning. You may be putting documents together for the first time or...

Estate planning can involve many different matters of concern. While many assume that it consists solely of writing a last will and testament, there are other documents legal under California law. One such document is an advance directive. An advance directive does not deal with financial matters, as it centers on health care decisions. An...