The Law Offices of M. FRANKLIN PARRISH Serving the Greater Bay Area Over 3 Decades Call Us 925-588-0300 Home Practice Areas Attorney Profile Firm Overview Published Articles Testimonials Q&A’s Contact Us Pleasant Hill Estate and Tax Planning Attorney Estate planning for Married Clients We assist married couples in avoiding unnecessary income and estate taxes, as well as probate, through the creation of revocable living trusts as well as irrevocable trusts, asset protection trusts, drafting of additional estate planning documents. California is a community property state. We counsel married couples in understanding how community property titling is different from joint tenancy and how titling affects an estate plan. Estate planning for Single Clients We provide services to single clients, same-sex couples, single parents, and unmarried couples in developing effective estate and trust plans that assure privacy and are appropriate to their unique situations. We aid clients in the creation of revocable living trusts as well as drafting additional necessary documents, including wills, durable powers of attorney, advance health care directives and assignments. Estate planning for Same Sex Clients For same sex couples there is not a great deal of literature, either in the popular press or in legal publications addressing the issue of, for lack of a better term, “alternative lifestyle estate planning”. The purpose of this article is to briefly address certain major issues applicable to same sex couples, as well as opposite sex couples living outside of what the law recognizes as a traditional marriage. Post-Mortem Trust Administration After a client has died, we assist family members and fiduciaries (i.e., Executors, Trustees) in the proper administration of trusts and other estate settlement documents to fulfill the goals of the client’s estate plan. We will also provide Medicare and medical planning services in “special needs” cases for elderly clients, disabled clients, and their care givers.