How To Know If You Need Estate Planning

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Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media

Who does, and then who doesn’t, need estate planning?

Andrew Dósa – Estate Planning Attorney – Tacoma WA and Oakland, CA

Right.

Well, the answer is probably everybody needs something, because we all have something. And if we have family and friends, or if we have children, we want to provide for our children.

If we don’t do an estate plan, the state of Washington and the state of California have an estate plan for you. They’re telling you how everybody gets to distribute their assets if there’s no will or no trust.

Now, if you trust your state government to make decisions for you, then don’t get an estate plan. But if you’d like to make the choices for yourself that you think are really wisest because of your particular situation, remember Washington and California think you’re just like everybody else. But you’re not like everybody else.

So, you want to find someone who can help you do the plan that really tailors its approach and its distribution plan to the things that you most value. What are the things you value? Find someone to help you do that.

Andrew Dósa – Estate Planning Attorney – Tacoma WA and Oakland, CA

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