The fast, effective, inexpensive way to complete your will.

SmartWills attorneys assist families and business owners with estate planning, wills, probate, trusts and trust administration services. We are located in Berkeley and advise clients across Northern California. For new parents, we offer the SimplePlan, our way of getting you the basic planning you need quickly and inexpensively.

With the SimplePlan you can:

  • Nominate Guardians for your minor children
  • Appoint your Power of Attorney Money Agent
  • Appoint your Advance Health Care Directive Health Agent
  • Leave with your documents in hand -- no follow up appointment
  • You can even bring your baby to your session!
 

Yes, everyone needs a Will, especially parents. In your Will, you can nominate guardians to raise your children, just in case you're no longer around, and also decide who gets your valuable stuff. You can also choose an executor to speak for you and do things according to your plan.

And you need more than just a Will. You need a Power of Attorney and an Advance Health Care Directive. The first lets you choose who controls your money when you are incapacitated, the second lets you choose someone to speak for you to hospitals and doctors. Without these documents, people who love you, and perhaps people who don't love you, may fight over what happens to you and your money. If that's not alarming to you, you may have forgotten the Terry Schiavo case.

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