Family Law

• Guardianship
  Though his legal experience, Jason has helped numerous families to deal with complex probate, trust, and guardianship issues. Jason frequently appears in court in probate cases and he manages correspondence with personal representatives and estate creditors. Jason has helped personal representatives to navigate all types of probates, including those involving complex guardianship and property division issues.

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  Madeline Gauthier is a graduate of Gonzaga University Law School and the University of Florida’s Graduate Tax Program. She is formerly an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Washington. Her private practice opened in Bellevue, WA in 1992, where she has specialized in estate planning, probate and the tax complications of both of those areas.
• Wills
  A Living Trust operates differently than a Last Will. The Living Trust document is created when the people are still living. Everything they own is transferred to the trust. The trust document directs the trustee (usually the same person, called the “Grantor”) to make payments to them from the assets that are invested (stock and bank accounts). When they die, the trust directs the next trustee to pay their final bills and to distribute the assets to their heirs. When we ask what the Grantor owned at the moment of death, the answer is “nothing”. And if you own nothing then you probably don’t have to go through probate court.
• Trusts
  Sometimes clients want a Living Trust. That may be the right choice for you, and it may be the wrong choice. Despite what you may hear on television, or read in the newspaper ads, it is
• Power of Attorney
  A lifetime plan during your lifetime, with Powers of Attorney, Health Care Directives and Medical Release Authorization, gives you...
• Probate

Finance Law

• Tax Law
  Second: Is there any tax planning that should be done if you die, or you and your spouse die at nearly the same time?