I work with people to make their estate planning as thorough and complete as possible. Which is why I always keep the goals of my clients in mind to create an estate plan they feel comfortable with. It is really important to me that clients know that I am really listening. I care about what they are looking for in an estate planning attorney and advocate.
Prospective clients will often tell me that they don't know where things are with their current attorney. So I work to ensure that you are informed and included throughout the process. Planning for the unexpected might feel daunting and scary but Joe provides peace of mind so you can live your life to the fullest.
Prospective clients will often tell me that they don't know where things are with their current attorney. So I work to ensure that you are informed and included throughout the process. Planning for the unexpected might feel daunting and scary but Joe provides peace of mind so you can live your life to the fullest.
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I specialize in Estate Planning, Trusts and Trust Administration, Probate, Wills and Litigation. While I reside in Chico, California I am able to provide remote services as well. I graduated from Stanford University in 1962. Immediately after graduation, I began Officer Training at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas.
When you create an estate plan, you have an original decision to make. That decision is whether to use a will or a revocable trust. A third possibility is to do nothing and let the laws of the state dictate how and to whom your property will go. You may want to seek an estate planning lawyer to help you make this original decision.
A trust has a trustee who is in charge of dealing with estate assets. There are many different kinds of trusts. Revocable trusts, can be amended or revoked by the person who makes the trust, often called the settlor, or sometimes, trustor. There are irrevocable trusts, which cannot be amended or revoked under most circumstances.
There's another level of thinking that most people seldom, if ever, achieve, or even attempt. That is the "use of one's mind to actively form connected ideas" that are subtle and nuanced. Or to form opinions that do not come from preconceived positions in which the "thinking" takes the form of back filling with already held ideas that justify the conclusion.
Consultations are available on any legal subject, and I specialize in Estate Planning in Chico, CA. I'll give you my feeling about your situation based on the information you bring me, and, if I see that it will be a situation I do not, or choose not to handle, I'll do my best to refer you to a competent attorney who I think can best counsel you on your case.
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Purnia Burke
Mar 19, 2021
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