The Law Office of Alice K. Dueker

Estate Planning and Elder Law

The Law Office of
Alice K. Dueker
Estate Planning and Elder Law
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The Law Office of Alice K.Dueker offers services and resources to help with all the choices and challenges of life's transitions.

Attorney Alice K. Dueker

Available services include:
  • ESTATE PLANNING: Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorney, and Advance Directives
  • ELDER LAW: Benefits and Planning
  • Consultation about how to find care for yourself or a loved one, even from a distance
  • Facilitation and mediation for family meetings
  • Locating help for downsizing and moving
  • Determining available public and private services; finding help with basic needs
  • Evaluating finances and housing choices
  • Learning how to evaluate assisted living facilities, nursing homes, and other types of care providers
  • Individualized and personal planning. Services provided by experienced attorney Alice K. Dueker.

Clients Say—

"Thank you so much for all your help and kindness as we navigated estate planning and administration for B. You've been a blessing." - K.N.

"Alice Dueker is a knowledgeable attorney in issues which affect quality of life issues, particularly for seniors.”" - M.P.

Health Care Workshop

Posted: July 2, 2018
Event Date/Time: Wednesday, July 18, 2018 @ 6:30 pm

Please join us for a valuable discussion and leave with a signed and notarized California Advance Health Care Directive.
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What if you prefer not to get married?

Posted: June 29, 2018

While (at least for now) it is possible for same-sex as well as different-sex couples to legally marry, many couples choose to remain unmarried. If you are in a committed relationship without the automatic legal protections of marriage, you should think about using estate planning to protect your family. Legal marriage does not eliminate the need for estate planning, but the law makes assumptions about married couples and provides certain default protections that are not available to unmarried couples.

If your spouse dies, the law assumes that your spouse intended to benefit you with at least part of your estate (depending on whether your spouse has children). If you are not married, there is no automatic right to any property that is not already in your name. If you are not married, the only way to ensure that your partner receives any property is to make provisions in a will or trust that direct assets to your partner.

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