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Will & Trust Planning

Estate documents that hold — through a trusted referral, not a guess.

Key Takeaway

A will or trust only works if it's drafted correctly and coordinated with the rest of your financial plan — we make the right referral and keep the pieces aligned.

Estate documents — wills, trusts, powers of attorney — are legal instruments, and we don't practice law. What we do is help you understand whether you need them, what kind, and how they fit with your insurance, retirement, and beneficiary designations. Then we refer you to a qualified estate planning attorney who does the drafting.

A surprising number of financial plans break at the estate layer. Beneficiary designations contradict the will, a trust is funded incorrectly, or documents were never updated after a life change. We look for those gaps before you spend on legal work, so the attorney you see is the right one for the right reason.

Our referral network is built on trust, not commissions. We point you to attorneys we've worked with and whose work we've seen hold up — and we stay involved after the referral to make sure the documents coordinate with the rest of your plan rather than standing alone.

For most families, a will and basic powers of attorney are the floor. A trust becomes worth the cost when you have minor children, property in multiple states, privacy concerns, or an estate large enough to benefit from probate avoidance. We help you tell the difference so you pay for what you need.

What's Included

The work we do together.

Needs Assessment

We review your family, assets, and existing documents to determine whether a will, a trust, or both is the right instrument — before you pay for legal work you may not need.

Attorney Referral

A warm introduction to a vetted estate planning attorney in our network, matched to your situation and the complexity of your estate.

Plan Coordination

We make sure your new documents align with your beneficiary designations, insurance, and retirement accounts so the pieces don't contradict each other.

Periodic Review

Estate documents age. We flag life changes — marriage, birth, relocation, a new property — that should trigger an update with your attorney.

How It Works

A clear, four-step process.

01

Assessment

We review your family structure, assets, and existing documents to identify what estate planning you actually need.

02

Referral

We introduce you to a qualified estate planning attorney matched to your situation and the complexity of your estate.

03

Coordination

As your attorney drafts the documents, we ensure they align with your insurance, retirement, and beneficiary designations.

04

Review

We revisit your estate plan alongside the rest of your finances as life changes, flagging when documents need an attorney's update.

Common Questions

What people ask first.

Do you draft wills and trusts?

No. Wills and trusts are legal documents, and we don't practice law. We help you understand what you need, coordinate it with your financial plan, and refer you to a qualified estate planning attorney who does the drafting.

Do I need a trust, or is a will enough?

For many families a will and basic powers of attorney are sufficient. A trust is worth the cost when you have minor children, property in multiple states, privacy concerns, or an estate that would benefit from probate avoidance. We help you tell the difference before you spend.

Is there a cost for the referral?

Our assessment and referral are part of the advisory relationship — there's no separate fee from us. The attorney you're referred to will have their own fee structure, which they'll discuss with you directly before any work begins.

Ready to Start

Let's talk about your plan.

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