Southwest Portland Law Group represents personal representatives in probate, successor trustees in trust administrations, affiants in small estate proceedings, and heirs and devisees involved in estate proceedings. Often, we encounter questions about what to do immediately after someone dies. The simplest advice we can give…
A living trust is different from a trust that is created by a will (called a “testamentary” trust). A living trust is an agreement made during the lifetime of the “settlor,” the person creating the trust. In creating the trust, the settlor is making an agreement…
According to a market survey conducted in 2016 by Southwest Portland Law Group, LLC, the average cost of a Last Will and Testament, prepared by an attorney in Oregon, is between $350 and $1,500. Most people are understandably dissatisfied by this answer. The question of…
An estate plan consists of a set of documents that control the decisions that will be made on your behalf, upon your loss of mental capacity, or death. An estate plan is not as simple as drafting a will. I generally tell clients that they…