Protect your legacy with a plan for the future.
Cullins Estate Planning provides our clients top-level legal counsel at affordable prices. We promise to provide you the personal attention, compassion, and commitment you deserve. Together we have help clients plan for their future, secure their legacy, and provide for their children.
Our clients come from all walks of life, including physicians, pilots, first responders, military, and entrepreneurs. We represent a broad range of local businesses, including the hospitality industry, real estate, music, and surf industries. Our law office is widely experienced in tailoring estate plans to fit each individual, family or business, whether simple or complex. Our goal is to always protect your assets in the most efficient manner.
As a testament to our thorough and thoughtful counsel and close personal relationships developed, most of our clients have enjoyed a long period of representation from inception to final estate and trust administration.
Our Services
Full Service Estate Planning
Estate planning should not be a “one fits all” endeavor. Let us tailor your estate plan to fit your family’s unique situation and goals.
Many homeowners and families can benefit from a Revocable Living Trust. Property held in trust will avoid the probate process. Distributions can be custom tailored to suit your family’s needs. As the creator or Settlor of the Trust, you can also plan and provide for yourself in the case of long-term care or disability.
Our packages include every document you will need: Trust Instrument; Pour-over Wills; Durable Powers of Attorney; Advance Health Care Directives; HIPAA Releases; Certification of Trust; General Assignment to Trust; and instructions for “funding” your trust. We are with you every step of the way.
Probate
Probate is the court-supervised process by which a decedent’s estate is transferred to the heirs. It is a common misperception that if you have a Will, you don’t need to go to probate. Depending on the value of the estate and any real property involved, a probate may be required by law.
We partner with the personal representative to carry out the court ordered duties, such as:
Filing petitions with the probate court
Notice to heirs
Attending hearings
Estate inventory
Notice to creditors
Property sales and title transfers
Final Accounting & closing out the probate
Partnering with experienced trust and probate litigators where necessary
If you or a loved one needs help with probate, please contact us. We will guide you through the process and give you peace of mind that the probate is handled correctly and efficiently.
Business Law
We have assisted businesses throughout California with their business entity formation and legal matters, such as trademark and copyright registration. Our clients range from museums, non-profit organizations, entrepreneurs, medical providers, brokers, retail shops, musicians, and the surf industry.
You are invested in your business and its success. Let us help you decide which business entity is right for you. Choosing the proper business entity, whether a corporation, limited liability company (LLC), or partnership will have an enduring impact on your business’ livelihood and help shield your personal estate from liability should you run into troubled waters. Business planning shares many principles of estate planning.
If you own rental property, you may benefit from an LLC by reducing your personal liability exposure and minimizing property tax reassessment upon changes of ownership.
Whether are an owner or aspiring entrepreneur, contact us to see how we can help you.
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