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Estate Planning Attorney Covina

When you need a great estate planning attorney in Covina or Temple City, CA, finding one can be a difficult experience. In order to find an experienced estate lawyer, you have to research and contact many attorneys.. The Law Office of Tony J. Tyre, Esq., APC, located in Covina and Temple City, California, is led by Tony J. Tyre. Tony is a Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust, and Probate Law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. Our other two experienced attorneys are Allyson S. Heller and William C. Mason III.

The loss of a loved one is difficult enough on a personal level. The last thing a loved one wants to do is navigate the lengthy and costly world of probate court. Estate planning in Los Angeles County is a process you control. Please see below for a summary of the documents we recommend for almost all of our clients.


Revocable Living Trust

We create the deed (or deeds) to transfer property (or properties) from your name as an individual to your trust’s name.

A Living Trust is a document that allows your beneficiaries to avoid probate court, which can be both expensive and time-consuming. You choose the “successor trustee”, the person (or persons) you designate to be in charge of dispersing your assets among your beneficiaries.

Another benefit of this is that it can be amended or revoked. We transfer real property (e.g., your home), personal property (e.g., household belongings), and many of your other assets. We create the deed (or deeds) to transfer property (or properties) from your name as an individual to your trust’s name. More information on Revocable Trust can be found here.

Pourover Will

Essentially, a “catch all” document that works with the living trust to ensure that all your assets have been moved to the trust.

Essentially, a “catch all” document that works with the living trust to ensure that all your assets in Covina and Temple City, CA have been moved to the trust. Basically states, “Anything I accidentally left out of my trust, I leave to my trust.”

Durable Power of Attorney

A document that is important while you are living, but incapacitated (meaning, you cannot make decisions for yourself).

A document that is important while you are living, but incapacitated (meaning, you cannot make decisions for yourself).

Applies to financial matters: Specifies who you appoint to make financial decisions on your behalf and what powers that person will have (e.g., power to sign checks, etc.). A power of Attorney in Covina, CA or Temple City, CA can be drafted in multiple ways in regards to “effect” and “power”. Check out more information on Power of Attorney.

Advanced Health Care Directive

Another document that is important while you are living, but incapacitated.

Another document that is important while you are living, but incapacitated, but applies to healthcare matters by specifying who you appoint to make healthcare decisions on your behalf and what powers that person has (e.g., remaining or not remaining on life support, donating organs, etc.).


What is the purpose of a Durable Power of Attorney and an Advance Health Care Directive?

Attorney William C. Mason sits down to discuss this in detail on our YouTube channel. Check it out.

If you need an expert estate planning lawyer in Covina CA, allow our professional team to answer your questions and develop an estate plan that is right for you, your family and your circumstances.