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Los Angeles Estate Planning Attorney

Helping Your Family Plan for the Future in Los Angeles County

At the Law Office of Mitchell A. Port, we provide comprehensive estate planning services to you and your loved ones. Our California estate planning firm serves clients throughout Los Angeles and in Orange, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties. With his experience in estate planning, Mitch Port can offer practical and cost-effective solutions to your estate planning needs.

Estate planning allows you to:

  • Transfer your property to your heirs
  • Transfer to charities of your choice
  • Transfer to other beneficiaries after your death
  • Proper management of your property
  • Management of your health care in the event that you become incapacitated while you are alive

A simple California estate plan should include:

Do You Have to Pay Estate Tax in California?

California does not have its own estate tax, but residents may still be subject to the federal estate tax. Currently, the federal estate tax exemption is over $11 million. This means an individual can leave their heirs something over $11 million and married couples can leave something over $22 million without paying any federal estate tax. These numbers fluctuate over the years. 

If you live in California and own real property (such as a house) or have other property valued at over $166,250 (such as investments), it is important that you work with an attorney who is knowledgeable about California probate law and can advise you on which estate planning documents will work best for you.

Contact us at (310) 526-3433 to learn more about the benefits of planning for the future and working with our Los Angeles estate planning lawyer from the Law Office of Mitchell A. Port.

What California Estate Planning Services Do We Offer?

Our Los Angeles estate planning attorney understands that it can be a daunting task to create and implement an effective and comprehensive estate plan. That is why we want to handle the legal legwork for you.

Let our Los Angeles estate planning lawyer help you with:

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We Can Handle Complex Estate Plans in California

For those with larger estates or whose personal situations are more involved, complex estate planning techniques are applied to accomplish your goals.

Such goals may include:

  • Providing for children from a prior marriage after your death
  • Increasing the amount of property that can be protected by the tax shelter from estate taxes
  • Asset protection planning
  • Using capital gains tax avoidance techniques when selling your property
  • Providing for family members with special needs

Our firm also handles probate matters, which means that if you are a beneficiary who wishes to contest a will or report a lost will, we can represent you and help you resolve this issue before a California probate court.

Estate & Tax Planning for Same-Sex Couples

Estate and tax planning for same-sex couples is an emerging area of law that requires special knowledge of:

  • California domestic partnership law
  • The tax treatment of domestic partnerships by California and the federal government
  • The tax treatment of health benefits provided by the employer of one partner for the benefit of the other partner
  • The gift tax implications when property is transferred between partners
  • The rules regarding support payments after a California domestic partnership is terminated

The Law Office of Mitchell A. Port has the legal experience necessary to meet the estate planning needs of clients involved in same-sex relationships.

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Contact us online or reach out to us at (310) 526-3433 to request a free phone consultation with our Los Angeles estate planning attorney.

    "My brother and I have been so fortunate that my father chose Mitch Port to create his Trust!"
    My brother and I have been so fortunate that my father chose Mitch Port to create his Trust!
    - Cathy W
    "Mitch is compassionate, extremely knowledgeable and professional"

    Mitch is compassionate, extremely knowledgeable and professional

    - Lynne
    "Mitchell met my highest expectations."
    Mitchell met my highest expectations.
    - LaTrisha M
    "Mitch was awesome throughout this entire process and made this a stressless process."
    Mitch was awesome throughout this entire process and made this a stressless process.
    - M. C.
    "Probate cases can be difficult but attorney Mitchell Port makes them easier to understand."
    Probate cases can be difficult but attorney Mitchell Port makes them easier to understand.
    - Glendene W.
    "Mitch is extremely knowledgeable about probate matters."
    Mitch is extremely knowledgeable about probate matters.
    - Breena B.
    "If other attorneys challenge him, he does not back-down and makes me feel like he represents his clients zealously."

    If other attorneys challenge him, he does not back-down and makes me feel like he represents his clients zealously.

    - Evan R.
    "I trust him completely."
    I trust him completely.
    - Daniel W.
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