Estate Planning for Minor Children
Having a basic will won’t fully protect your children if something happens to you. As parents, we put a lot of thought into finding the right school and the right babysitter to look after our kids for just one night. But what would happen to them if something happened to us, and we didn’t make it home? Where would they go? And with who?
If you are a parent of minor children or children with special needs, your estate plan must begin with ensuring that your children are always taken care of in the way you want, by the people you want. Without advance legal planning, if something happened to you, your children could be exposed to unthinkable events:
- The California Department of Social Services could take custody of your children either temporarily or long term.
- A judge, not you, may decide who raises your children, and it may be someone you would never choose.
- A long and nasty custody fight may challenge the guardians you have chosen.
- Up to 5% of the value of your gross assets may be lost to court costs and other fees through the probate process, depriving your kids of the resources they need.
As the mother of two children, our founding attorney is dedicated to planning for the protection and care of her clients’ kids, so that her clients’ kids are always cared for by who they want, and how they want.
Please schedule a complimentary consultation or call us at (408) 785-7376 to find out how we can help you today.
