Last Will and Testament

A Last Will and Testament, or more simply a Will, is a legal document that states your wishes regarding the distribution of your property and the care of any minor children you may have. If you do not create a Will, then the State of California has a set of “intestate” laws that prescribe who gets what based on the person’s blood or marital relationship to you. These intestate laws may nor may not match with your wishes. So, if you wish to create your own Will, please contact us for your intake call today!

Will Preparation

A Will needs to be in writing, and the person creating the Will needs to have legal capacity to do so (or, in other words, the person has to be an adult over the age of 18 years old who has the capacity to enter into legally binding contracts). A Will can be a document written entirely in the handwriting of the person creating it, and it can also be prepared using a “Statutory Will” form provided by the State Bar of California, or, finally, it can be drafted for you by either a Legal Document Assistant or an attorney. Wills also is usually signed in front of two witnesses.