Deterding Law

We did it!!

Our very own law enforcement estate planning website exclusively for our sworn and professional law enforcement community across the entire State!

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Planning your summer vacation without an Estate Plan in place?

Don’t leave your family hangin! My process is streamlined and affordable. Start today and get planning in place before you hit the beach 🏖

I often tell clients that creating a Trust is like building the foundation of a house. Once the foundation is set and strong, the rest of the house can be built. Over time, additions can be made, walls can be knocked down and the house can be re-designed.

A Trust is foundational to protecting you and your family in the event of the unexpected. Once the foundation is set, assets can be moved in and out of the Trust throughout your lifetime.

Without a strong foundation, you are standing on quicksand 😑

What can you START now that has the ability to protect you for a lifetime and beyond?

🙋🏻‍♀️ A Trust
🙋🏻‍♀️ A Will
🙋🏻‍♀️ Power of Attorney
🙋🏻‍♀️ Advanced Medical Directives
🙋🏻‍♀️ Guardianship for minor children

Now that we have settled into 2022, what are you waiting for? Top Excuses: Too Expensive, Too time consuming, Not rich enough.

👉🏼Too expensive: You know what is expensive? Going through Probate and giving a chunk of your Estate (including your house) to the State of CA 🤢
👉🏼Too time consuming: You know what is time consuming? 12-18 months in Probate while the courts decide where everything you’ve worked hard for should go…..
👉🏼Not rich enough: Anyone can become incapacitated, everyone has money/equity/retirement they’d like to keep with their spouse and/or kids if something happened to them.

START!

Veterans Day originated as “Armistice Day” on November 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of World War I. Congress passed a resolution in 1926 for an annual observance, and November 11 became a national holiday beginning in 1938. Unlike Memorial Day, Veterans Day pays tribute to all American veterans—living or dead—but especially gives thanks to living veterans who served their country honorably during war or peacetime.

Deterding Law thanks and honors each and every veteran! 🇺🇸

I've fallen in love with being in the front row of my own life!

More importantly, I'm committed to helping put you in the front row of your Estate Planning. Did you know if you start the process today, you and your family will be more secure and protected by year start of 2022?

Reach out today and find out what some basic planning can do to give you peace of mind during a time that seems to become more uncertain by the day.

I just received this in the mail and it made my heart so happy. Today, I am grateful to have served my community for 15 years - and I’m immensely grateful for the opportunity I have now to serve my former profession in the desperately needed area of estate planning.

If you’re worried about what may happen to your finances, property and young kids in the event of death, injury or lawsuit resulting from an incident in the line of duty, it’s time to take action!

My process is comprehensive and streamlined and focused on law enforcement professionals and their families.

Deterding Law | Estate Planning Services in California Deterding Law provides only the Most Efficient and Cost Effective Estate Planning Services in California. Contact us today to learn more!

On this Independence Day 2021, I applied FREEDOM to my own life! I did it... I retired myself from a nearly 15 year career in law enforcement to expand my law practice here at Deterding Law.

This decision did not come lightly, nor was it something out of the blue. It was a crossroads in my life and I had to decipher between my head and my heart. I guarded this decision for months, simply because not every piece of advice is good advice. I sought advice from people who are living the life I seek to live. A life full of choices, presence, design and independence.

Law enforcement gave me strength, bravery and honor. I gave law enforcement my full commitment for a decade and a half, and I am extremely proud to have walked that path with some of the most extraordinary humans I have ever met... and many whose friendships will last a lifetime.

Now I can serve my community in an exciting and expansive way by protecting more families through Wills and Trusts. My heart is so full 💙

So, cheers to LIFE! Cheers to FREEDOM! May we be bold enough to follow our hearts... 🇺🇸 -Tess

Estate Planning Isn't Only About Death:

Statistically speaking, a young parent is much more likely to become disabled because of a disease or accident, than they are to pass away. A great estate plan incorporates disability planning as well as planning for an untimely death.

Who would raise your child if you were unable? How would you want them to be raised?

On this Memorial Day 2021, we want to say thank you to the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. We honor them today and every day.

Avoid probate ✅ make sure your estate does not become public record ✅ protect yourself and your family should you become seriously ill or injured ✅

Now is not the time to be complacent about the future. We can’t control much, but we CAN control our estate planning. Set up your Living Trust and Will documents before you need them.

It’s that time!!!

If you have a refund coming, consider using some of that money to protect you and your family with some extremely important documents.

Do you own a home?
Do you have children?
Are you reading this?
Do you want things to be easier on your loved ones if something should go wrong?

It’s simple. You need a trust and a will.

To find an estate planning attorney, you should ask friends and family for recommendations. Their personal experiences will be the best indicator of any attorney’s quality.

We live our lives buying things and hiring people based on referrals from people we trust the most. Estate planning should be no different!

Check out this new swag to represent my LGBTQ community!

It is an honor to help individuals and families of all communities protect themselves, their assets, properties and children in the event of serious illness or death.

It’s also fun to have cool swag to wear out and about! 🥳😍

Estate planning lawyers can prepare powers of attorney and health care directives that arrange for someone to take care of your affairs if you should ever become mentally incapacitated (by injury, illness or any other circumstance). Powers of attorney give someone you trust the ability to sign in your name if you become unable to. You can also make a health care directive to assign someone the ability to conduct your health care wishes if you're unable.

These documents are all included in a comprehensive Estate Plan with Deterding Law.

Many parents believe that their “responsible” children do not need the protection of a trust. After all, if your child is good with money, why do they need their inheritance placed in a trust?

A trust can provide five main protections that won’t be present if you give assets to your children outright: (1) creditor protection, (2) predator protection, (3) divorce protection, (4) self-protection, and (5) estate tax protection.

Regardless of your personal situation, it’s important to choose your beneficiaries carefully.

Visualizing what the world will look like after you’ve passed is a helpful tool.

Will your children need money for post-secondary education? Will your parents need help to pay for medical expenses or assisted care living? Is there a charity you wish to support?

Anyone who is single and has personal property (ie: a home) in their sole name should consider a Revocable Living Trust. The two main reasons are to keep you and your property out of a court-supervised guardianship and to allow your beneficiaries to avoid the costs and hassles of probate.

People often think estate planning is something only the wealthiest families need to worry about. The truth is that everyone can benefit from estate planning. An estate plan ensures your home, finances and other assets are taken care of following your death or during a period of serious illness/injury, allowing you to provide for your family and for them to provide for you.

Deterding Law is the premiere estate planning firm for first responders and their families.

Because we focus on first responders, we are experienced in setting up a plan that addresses your specific needs and PROTECTS YOU.

Estate planning includes wills, trusts, medical directives, legacy planning and much more.

Without appropriate legal documents in place, you will likely end up with a court supervised conservatorship if you become incapacitated.

Court supervised conservatorships are time-consuming, expensive, emotionally trying and a matter of public record. They create delays and allow for many cases of abuse to go unnoticed.

DID YOU KNOW?

An estate plan that incorporates a revocable trust and has assets correctly titled into the trust at the time of death, can avoid the probate process altogether and keep the administration out of the court system, saving beneficiaries time, legal fees and court costs.

Estate planning is the process of anticipating and arranging, during a person's life, for the management and disposal of that person's estate during the person's life, in the event the person becomes incapacitated and after death. -Wikipedia

I have a comprehensive and streamlined process that makes setting up your estate plan as efficient and stress-free as possible!

Why not put some of that stimulus money towards securing your family’s future?

An investment in adulting is not always the most fun, but it is the most rewarding.

Understanding the importance of a trust, a will and other protections will save your family tremendous heartache in the event of an unexpected tragedy.

New swag! Deterding Law focuses on wills and trusts for first responders and their families 🚨

A will is a great place to start, but it's only the beginning.

For most of us, a will just won’t cut it. Young kids, incapacity, privacy. These are all things covered in a trust, and often left out of a simple will.

While many wills or trusts identify a guardian for your children in your absence, some don’t. If you have minor children or are considering having kids, picking a guardian is incredibly important and sometimes overlooked. Make sure the individual or couple you choose shares your views, is financially sound, and is genuinely willing to raise children. A backup guardian should be named as well.

We do an excellent job protecting our communities, but we aren’t always vigilant about protecting ourselves with estate planning. I’m passionate about changing that!