Here, you can discover important information about each document and why they are included in our popular "Legacy Trust" document series. 

You can also fill in any gaps in your present trust or estate planning system and order our individual quality estate planning legal documents as needed to help assure your heirs everything will be up to date. Our updated documents can replace any documents your currently have that may have grown out of date with recent law changes. Or perhaps your current documents are in need of correction for name changes, divorce or deaths in the family, heir percentage changes, etc.

Also, it would be wise to consider updates if your current estate planning or trust documents have not been updated in many years. Or, if you have recently moved to Arizona and brought in your legal documents prepared in another state. We are a minority state with our "community property" law and failing to understand or draft proper community law in updated legal documents could cause a "mis-fire" later. You don't want to ignore it if you are married and possibly divorce, or loose a spouse after your residency is established here in Arizona.

Of course, any other changes in your life or lives are also good reasons to review all legal documents you now have. This will help assure they say exactly what you want them to say when you are no longer able to communicate your wishes in cases of disability or upon your demise.

If you don't have any documents or your documents are "spotty" and missing certain instruments commonly used to complete coverage, this is a good place to start to read about our individual documents. You can better understand their purpose, cost and then decide if you would like any particular document in your estate planning portfolio.

However, if  you are here reading about Living Trust Portfolio legal documents and your net estate assets are below $75,000 or if your assets aren't much higher than this limit (Arizona probate is triggered on real estate for an individual if value exceeds this amount) it may be wise to review our popular "Legacy Will Portfolio" which has all of the same individual documents as our Trust Portfolio, but comes instead with a quality and custom drafted "LAST WILL" instead of a Living Trust. Pricing is about 1/2 for a will portfolio.

You can read more about the "Legacy Will Portfolio" and get a valuable free offer* valued at $90 at:  

 www.FreeArizonaWill.info

* New FSI clients only

The complete estate planning system for Arizona residents wanting maximum protection for their hard earned estate assets.  The system was professionally designed and refined over a 20 year time period (so far) to help provide the greatest chance of having our client's estate planning wishes fulfilled exactly as they wanted them. 

By purchasing the complete planning system from Financial Strategies, Inc., you will increase the odds that what "you say" will be "what is done" after your death.  And, at the lowest estate administration costs possible and lowest time delays humanly possible.

This Complete Portfolio Includes:

Initial consulting for information to draft a comprehensive Revocable Living Trust Portfolio (A/B Convertible Trust if married) -- our New ATC (Arizona Trust Code) 2011+ edition. This complete trust portfolio is for a married couple who have up to $ 2,000,000* in assets, and all single clients.

* Note: Changes are imminent in federal estate tax law. Starting in January 1, 2013, current temporary law sunsets back to $1,000,000 per individual, the 2002 limit from the past. Therefore, we do not consider the current $5,000,000 exemption valid for long term planning purposes. What this means is that our documents will split a marital estate over $1,000,000 at the first death (Trustee's option of course) just in case Congress does not renew the current temporary estate inheritance tax law. 

Also, included in our complete portfolio are these important legal documents or documentation in our "Legacy Trust" Portfolio:

Abstract (Certificate of Trust), Schedule "A" of Trust Assets, Trust Asset Update Sheets, Asset Transfer Documents including Deeds and Assignments, Pour-over Will, Living Will w/Medical Directives, Durable Health Care Power of Attorney, Mental Health Care Power of Attorney, Durable General Power of Attorney, Anatomical Gift Election, Autopsy Election, Tangible Personal Property Lists, Financial Planning Letters, Review Letter, two types of Transfer Forms (both asset and beneficial), service/amendment forms and a Personal "Legacy" statement.

Also, we provide additional language for large IRA owners, including IRA Sub-Trust options as well as interstate and international jurisdiction language so that your trust and other documents are ready for your travels wherever you go!  We also write custom language to protect against unknown estate tax law changes of the future.

Additionally, we provide a full set of instructions that include a checklist for settling the estate, when that time comes. As a little benefit to show our appreciation, we also give you a free gift of Trust "Letterhead" stationary, a set of designer pens and two (2) plastic I.D. cards (Billfold Size).

We continue to offer free photo corrections and inserts to personalize your new estate documents. Just send any digital pictures by e-mail attachment to: service@webfsi.com

Along with your Legacy Trust, the package also includes the recording fees for one (1) ARIZONA real estate property transfer. Additional "IN--STATE" properties are billed at $45 each. All forms and instructions are provided so that the completed documents are ready for signing when you receive them!

Lastly, we give you an additional binder called "Estate Documents Portfolio for Estate Planning", which is for "copies" of all of your investment and personal papers. The Trust Portfolio refers to this book, and where your "original" documents are located.

Portfolio Ordering Information

Cost of the complete Legacy Trust Portfolio Estate Planning System

Cost of Legacy Trust (Complete Portfolio System)

  Single Trust Portfolio:                                                        $ 995.00 *

  Marital Trust Portfolio   (A Trust)                                        1,095.00 *

  Marital Trust Portfolio   (A/B Trust)                                     1,195.00 *

  Marital Trust Portfolio  (A/B/C Trust)                                   1,349.00 **

* Up to TEN (10) hours consulting time is included in this package. Additional time needed is billed at our regular billing rate. (2011 FSI billing rate is 150/hr) Most don't incur additional charges 

Note: Pricing and billing rate is automatically reduced 10% if you pay online!

** Starting price only. In most cases, asset count and property owned will dictate actual pricing, if higher. Call us for a quote.

Note: If you currently have a living trust, please CLICK HERE to review our low cost update services.

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Cost of the Legacy Trust (Standalone Version)

  Single Trust:                                                                     $   495.00 *

  Marital Trust (A Trust):                                                          595.00 *

  Marital Trust (A/B Trust):                                                       745.00 *

  Marital Trust (A/B/C Trust):                                                   925.00 *

* Up to TEN (6) hours consulting time is included in this package. Additional time needed is billed at our regular billing rate. (2011 FSI billing rate is 150/hr)  Most don't incur additional charges.

Note: Pricing and billing rate is automatically reduced 10% if you pay online!

The Arizona Health Care Power of Attorney instrument helps protect YOU!

That makes it extremely important don't you think?

This modern legal tool helps others make certain medical procedures for you when you aren't able to make them. It grants permission to your agent to act in your behalf to consider elective health care treatments, procedures or surgeries. This is a power you grant only when you are not able to act yourself.  (It takes over automatically and you can revoke it's power as soon as you recover)

If you are married, most would name their spouse for this duty. If you are single -- you can name whoever you trust the most to take over your health care decisions for you. But, again, remember you are putting your life or future well being in the hands of another -- so choose wisely.  You wouldn't want to give those powers to just anyone would you?

You don' t need to worry about emergency procedures to save or preserve your life. They will be provided to you in most cases without this instrument. The problem lies in the elective treatments, those procedures or surgeries the doctor or hospital recommends that are not dire emergencies. Before they can perform these health care services, they will need your "John Henry" on their release forms before they will proceed. If you can't sign, this document allows your agent to sign instead.

With a professionally prepared and signed Health Care Power of Attorney, the situation will not be exacerbated unnecessarily.  And, the stress of medical care scenarios will be lessoned so all attention can focus solely on your getting well again! Without this document at that critical time, your very health condition can be put on hold until such time permission can be properly granted by another caring for you.

  The data worksheet will give you all the guidance you need to give us the additional information for creating your Durable Health Care Power of Attorney document.  DOWNLOAD NOW

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The newest health care document to enter our estate planning portfolio is the Mental Health Care Power of Attorney form. There is just one purpose: to preplan procedures and assign agents in charge -- in case your mental capacity falls below the legally acceptable criteria here in Arizona. Yes, there is some leeway for "senioritis" and temporary memory loss episodes. This form helps your loved ones to help you better if were ever to be considered "mentally ill" or "mentally incapacitated". 

Without going into the specific tests that mental health care workers use to determine mental illness, suffice it so say that mental incapacity in any form can be devastating on a family member. But, with a MHCPOA, you can pre-plan your care and who choose who cares for you if you ever fall into this area of health care that so many fear. (throw away those aluminum pans!)   You can be ready if a mental deterioration illness does take place in your future.

   The data worksheet will give you all the guidance you need to give us the additional information for creating your Mental Health Care Power of Attorney document.  DOWNLOAD NOW

The Arizona Durable General Power of Attorney instrument is a "money care" document.  It helps protect your money when you aren't able to make good, sound mental financial decisions.  If you are married, most would name their spouse for this duty. If you are single, you can name a child, relative, advisor or friend to serve.  

But, remember this will result in the same procedure as handing your checkbook, debit card or credit cards to someone else and asking them to pay the bills and manage your money for you.  Of course, they are only "empowered" during the time you are disabled or unable to function mentally. You DO want to be cautious who you name as your agent for this document. You DON'T want to give these powers to just anyone unless you know they can do a good job for you.

What most don't understand is that this is one of the most important legal documents you can possess in the state of Arizona!  Without it, things can get out of control and expensive, very, very quickly!  You see if the court is made aware of your disability (financial institutions and their staff are required to report suspicious activity under the law), the control you so commonly assume you have when you are well is instantly transferred away from you under Arizona statutes!

     The data worksheet will give you all the guidance you need to give us the additional information for creating your Durable General Power of Attorney document.  DOWNLOAD NOW

The Pour Over Last Will & Testament we use with a modern Arizona living trust portfolio is in the same format as any other Last Will. The main difference is that the instrument is normally just a few pages, since almost all of the terms and conditions relating to your estate are contained in your trust document. In other words, the assets the Will will actually control in most cases, will be only very small bank accounts or low valued personal property such as an older car, etc.

Being careful not to exceed the Arizona $50,000 limit on personal property and $75,000 limit on real (your real estate) property, some chose to keep lower valued assets out of trust until death. At your death, anything kept out of the trust upon will "pour-in" at your death with this instrument, even if your estate is still required to go through probate. (which means either your financial advisor or you didn't properly fund your trust)

The POLWT also has a few other purposes beyond being a safety net for the trust estate that get legal in nature. You can rest assured that it is an important and necessary document that belongs in your trust portfolio.

 The data worksheet will give you all the guidance you need to give us the additional information for creating your Pour Over - Last Will & Testament document.  DOWNLOAD NOW

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