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Los Angeles Estate Planning
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Los Angeles,
California: Sirkin & Sirkin, was formed as a California estate planning
law firm in 1993, and has since been committed to providing estate planning
and Trust Law services in a professional environment in which California laws
can be administered. We are experts in California Trust Law. Our goal is to
provide you and your family with peace of mind in knowing your estate plan
and family wealth is protected and will be distributed to your heirs and
beneficiaries in accordance with your wishes. Our Los Angeles Trust and
Estate Planning Lawyer can assist you with the proper advice in determining
which estate planning tools are most appropriate for your family. Our
California Estate lawyers serve all of Los Angeles County Probate Courts, as
well as several other counties in California.
Practice Areas:
Estate Planning
Trust Law
Conservatorship Law
Business
Transactions and Asset Protection
Probate & Trust
Litigation
Insurance and
Pension Beneficiary Dispute Resolution
Medi-Cal Planning
and Special Needs Trust Planning
Practice Sales
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Accounting Actions
Post-Death QDRO Litigation
Life Insurance Beneficiary Litigation
Pension Litigation
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Business Transactions, Corporations, Partnerships, Family Limited Partnerships;
Limited Liability Companies; Charitable Foundations.
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Meet Our Los Angeles California Probate & Trust
Attorneys:
Mina
N. Sirkin is a
Board Certified Specialist attorney in the areas of Estate Planning, Probate
and Trust Law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization.
Evan
R. Sirkin is an
experienced Estate Planner and Probate Mediator.
Marilyn
Mamann (1946-2010).
We
are members of the Trust and Estate Section of the State Bar of California,
the American Bar Association, the Trusts and Estate Section of the Los
Angeles County Bar Association, Trusts & Estates Section of the Beverly
Hills Bar Association, and the San Fernando Valley Bar Association.
Los Angeles Estates: Our Los Angeles
Estate attorneys are experienced in filing Trust Petitions, and in
interpreting nuances of the the California Trust law. Whether an estate needs
to be probated depends entirely on the nature and size of the decedent's
assets, and whether a prior estate plan was put in place by the decedent. Ask
our California Estate lawyers about your particular situation. Providing
guidance in estate matters enables our firm to serve families of decedents by
alleviating conflicts, and unburdening the family which would otherwise wade
through a tremendous amount of paper in an area which requires daily contact
with beneficiaries, and courts. Click
here to request a Probate Fee Schedule.
Los Angeles Estates and Trusts:
Our
Los Angeles Probate Attorney is routinely present in hearings in the
following Los Angeles County Probate Court departments: Departments 5, 9 and
11 of Los Angeles Superior Court (Downtown); and Department NW H of the Los
Angeles Superior Court in Van Nuys. Additionally, we are able to handle
hearings in all Courts of the State of California.
Each local probate court
in Los Angeles also has numerous local rules within the County. We can assist
you in filing your trust petitions matter in the right court for your
particular case.
If you are unsure where
to file, what document you should file, and when you are faced with
objections presented in a trust case, we are your resource and can advise you
facts and law which can change the course of your case.
Los Angeles Estate Planning: Creation and administration of living trusts (Revocable
Trusts) has become a very important aspect of the practice of estate
planning, as the courts in California are not equipped with the time
resources for the generation of baby boomers which are approaching their
later years. Creating your family trust takes a few simple steps and can
preserve and protect your assets for your loved ones.
Our firm philosophy is
based on four life goals for our clients:
1. Form a Family Trust
(Revocable Trust);
2. Fund your Family
Trust;
3. Keep your Family Trust
updated.
4. Have the Successor
Trustee distribute the Family Trust assets without Probate.
We have an unsurpassed
system which helps you with the above. When you plan your estate with our
office, we track your goals and keep you up to date with the latest laws
affecting your trust and estate plan. Ask us about our LegalCheckUpPlan®.
A Living Trust can help
by allowing the family to privately administer and distribute the assets of
the decedent in the most economic and time efficient manner. The process of
creating a trust generally takes two appointments, a small effort to avoid
the process of probate. To request a family information package which lists
the documents which you need to create a California Living Trust, click this
link and we will be happy to email or mail you our family information
package. Our Los Angeles Estate Planning Attorney and Living Trust Attorneys
can assist you in protecting your family and your loved ones from the
expenses of Probate. Call us for more information and ask for an appointment
with our Wealth Protection Attorneys. Click
here to request a Free Family Trust Information Kit here.
We are also able to review old trusts prepared by
other law firms and bring them up-to-date or amend them. Please let us know
in advance if you have an existing trust which needs a review. As long as a
trust is revocable, it can be amended and updated.
Normally, the family trust provides for the method
of revocation or amendment to the trust. These requirements have to be met
exactly for the amendment to be effective.
Click
here to ask us about creating or updating a family trust.
Los Angeles Trust Administration and Settlement:
While many firms prepare
living trusts, there are few which administer and settle living trusts. Trust
administration after death is as important, if not more important, than the
creation of the trust. Many small details can derail the proper distribution
of the trust assets and we are equipped to handle the administration as well
as the creation of trusts with ease and expertise. We are here for you during
life and maintain a life-long relationship with you and your family. Our
Wealth Protection Attorneys can assist your heirs in continuous protection of
your hard-earned wealth. Our Los Angeles Trust Administration attorneys have
represented four generations of clients in wealth planning and can provide help
during a very difficult time.
Click
here to obtain information on administering a trust after death of a trustor.
Los Angeles California Trust Litigation: Often, beneficiaries and trustees do not agree on the
manner of distribution of trusts and estates. Litigation in the Trust and
Probate areas is complicated by the duality of the probate and trust
proceedings. We litigate both in the trust and probate areas and settle
matters appropriately. Los Angeles Probate Courts are now ordering parties to
enter the mediation process in order to streamline and assist parties in
settling the matters which affect families of decedents. Our California Trust
Lawyer can assist you in planning your case. Effective preparation of a case
for trial is a necessary element of a successful mediation. Serving our
client means a committed review of all facts and the probate and trust laws
and advising our clients of the manner in which the case can be most
effectively handled.
Click
here if you need information on how to retain us as your trust litigation
counsel.
Los Angeles Trust & Probate Accounting Actions:
Has a trustee or probate
executor failed to give you an accounting? We can ask the court for a
petition ordering the executor or trustee to account. Statute of Limitations
for breaches of fiduciary duty are short and require immediate action by
beneficiaries to obtain accountings.
Accounting actions may
arise in of the following areas:
1. When a Probate
Executor or Administrator fails to account.
2. When a Probate
Executor or Administrator accounts but the accounting is objectionable
because it is incomplete and/or inaccurate.
3. When a trustee fails
to account.
4. When a trustee
accounts but the accounting is objectionable because it is incomplete and/ or
inaccurate..
5. When an agent under a
power of attorney document fails to account.
6. When an agent under a
power of attorney accounts, but the accounting is incomplete or is
inaccurate.
7. When a guardian of
estate fails to account.
8. When a guardian of
estate accounts but the accounting is objectionable because it is incomplete
and/or inaccurate.
9. When you believe there
is an asset which the fiduciary had to inventory and account for and has
failed to show that asset on an accounting.
Click
here to receive more information on Accounting Actions.
Los Angeles Estate and Breach of Fiduciary Litigation: We represent beneficiaries in contested accounting
matters where there are questionable actions taken by a trustee, executor or
administrator. Our goal is to assist our clients with recovery of estate and
trust assets from the fiduciary. By the same token, we are able to defend
fiduciaries where the former trustee or administrator is sued by a
beneficiary. If you are an out-of-state fiduciary or beneficiary and need
representation, our Los Angeles attorneys are able to evaluate and consult in
your case to prevent and redress any breaches of fiduciary duty.
Missing inventories,
mismanaged trusts, estates, conservatorships, Power of Attorney cases, and
guardianships all fall under this category. California holds the fiduciaries
to the Prudent Investor Rules and this area has become a growing area of
litigation in the last few years.
Click
here to have us evaluate your Breach of Fiduciary Duty Case.
Los Angeles California
Wills: Most people question whether
traditional wills are still used in estate planning. The type of will which
is created with a trust is generally referred to as a Pour Over Will, which
is different than the traditional wills. There are times where the
traditional can be used. Additionally, where a client requires court
supervision of distribution, the traditional will is still a viable
instrument.
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