The Law Office of Kelly Ghilardi Jette concentrates on wills, trusts,
ancillary estate planning documents, probate, and the administration of trusts
upon incapacitation and death.

It is our mission to develop long standing relationships with clients through
extraordinary service that lasts from creating an estate plan through the
distribution of your estate.

Who Needs Estate Planning?
Traditionally many people believe estate planning benefits only the extremely
wealthy.  This is a common misconception.  In California estates with a
gross
value of $100,000 or more will go through a process called probate.  Probate
is supervised by the probate court.  If you do not have a trust the court will
determine the distribution of your assets in accordance to your will.  Without a
will the court will distribute your assets pursuant to California probate code.

Why avoid probate?

  • Probate takes time.  Probate proceedings can take over a year to
    complete.

  • Probate is expensive.  Attorney’s fees for probate are set by law and
    begin at 4.00% of the gross value of the estate

  • Probate is public record. The court will appoint a probate referee to
    place a fair market value on the estate’s assets.  Once this is
    complete the information is filed with the court and anyone can review
    and make copies of this information.

The Choice is Yours!

  • Conserve your estate and pass it on to your beneficiaries, or

  • Have your estate go through expensive probate and possibly pay
    excessive estate taxes!

We offer a complementary one-hour consultation to assess your estate
planning needs or to review your current estate plan.  
Contact us today to
schedule an appointment.



LAW OFFICE OF
KELLY GHILARDI JETTE
504 W. Mission Avenue, Ste. 104
Escondido, CA 92025
P: 760-489-6055
F: 760-489-8827
info@jettelaw.com
Law Office of
KELLY GHILARDI JETTE