Los Angeles Living Trusts Lawyer

A living trust can offer your family more control over your affairs, but simply signing the document does not make the planning complete. Our living trusts lawyer in Los Angeles can help you determine what the trust should accomplish, coordinate it with your other estate planning documents, and plan for who will manage things if you can no longer do so yourself. 

Stonewood Law Group P.C works with families throughout the area, including those with homes, investment accounts, business interests, and other significant assets. The process can be handled fully remotely, making it easier to put your plan in place before a crisis forces the issue.

Call today at (213) 457-0497. You can also use our online contact form to request an appointment.

How a Living Trust Can Help

A living trust can provide a framework for managing assets during your lifetime, including if you become unable to manage them yourself, while still establishing how those assets should be handled after your death. 

For families with real estate or substantial financial assets, that structure can provide continuity without relying solely on a will and the probate process.

Think Beyond the Document Itself

Creating the trust is one step. The assets you expect the trust to govern also need to be addressed with it. This can be particularly important with real estate, where title and property-tax considerations can affect long-term planning. 

Transfers of real property into a trust may involve filings with the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, while later transfers between generations can raise Proposition 19 considerations. Current California rules generally limit the parent-child property-tax exclusion to qualifying family homes and family farms, subject to specific requirements.

Plan for the Person Who Steps In

A successor trustee may eventually need to administrate the trust when you can no longer do so or after your death. Choosing that person deserves attention because the role can involve managing property, handling financial matters, communicating with beneficiaries, and following the trust's instructions. 

A well-coordinated plan can also work alongside a power of attorney and an advance healthcare directive, each of which addresses different decisions that may arise during your lifetime.

Put a Living Trust to Work for Your Family

Stonewood Law Group P.C offers free consultations to help you determine whether a living trust fits your circumstances and how it should work with the rest of your estate plan. Practicing since 2015, our lawyer takes a hands-on, accessible approach while remaining equipped to handle sophisticated and high-net-worth estates and build relationships that span generations. 

You receive explanations, letters, and guidance throughout the process, so you are not left trying to decipher your own plan. Located right where the 101 meets the 405, we serve clients across the Greater Los Angeles Area. Our past record has earned us some excellent client reviews, and we hope to have the chance to prove ourselves to you next. 

Call (213) 457-0497 today. We communicate in English, Spanish, Hebrew, and Armenian.