Colorado Estate Planning

Peace of Mind for You & Your Family

Your Needs. Your Options. Your Choice.

YOUR CHOICE

Not having the right will or trust plan in place when it is needed may result in aggravated family conflict, financial confusion, avoidable court involvement, and unnecessary delays. Choose a plan that reflects your vision of what you want for you and your family to protect your assets and work to preserve family relationships.

LET US HELP

You think a will or a trust is a smart thing to do but just haven’t gotten around to it? Let me help you make it happen! Learn your options and then give yourself and your loved ones the gift of a comprehensive estate plan.

Call (970) 618-9598

INCAPACITY

In the event that incapacity becomes a reality, a solid plan for a smooth transition of responsibilities to others of your choosing helps make a difficult situation easier.

Creating a clear estate plan is a gift to yourself and your family.

Most people are only somewhat familiar with what an estate plan is, and there is misinformation, myths, and just plain terrible advice floating around. At Stinson Legal, LLC, our goal is to educate you about your options so you can make the best decisions for you and your family. Estate planning is a critically important but also very personal process, and our goal is to approach this with sensitivity and insight and provide quality documents for your estate planning needs.

We will listen to you and strive for you to understand your options and, ultimately, your plan.

  • Respond to your goals, concerns, and questions in a caring, friendly, non-threatening and professional manner.

  • Help you refine your goals so you can obtain a Will or Trust plan that satisfies your needs.

  • Assist you in discovering practical options, alternatives and solutions to empower you to make educated choices.

  • Create comprehensive and customized planning documents that meet the needs of you and your family.

  • Guide and educate you to properly implement your plan.

  • Clear communication and understanding your wishes will enable us to draft documents that will benefit you and your family for years to come.

Who Needs to Plan?

Tomorrow is never promised, and everyone should have a plan in place for incapacity or death so your loved ones have the guidance and tools they need to handle your affairs

  • Single Adults
  • Young Families
  • Older Folks
  • Special Circumstances
  • Incapacity Planning

The Process

Getting started with your estate plan is as easy as picking up the phone to make an appointment for an initial consult. We will work with you to set the appointment around your schedule and will tell you what you need to prepare for the discussion.

Initial Consultation

This visit allows me to get to know you and your needs. I can then guide you in making choices and begin to find options best suited to you.

Design Meeting

We work to customize your estate planning strategy to meet your goals and objectives based on the specifics of your situation.

Signing Meeting

We discuss the specifics of your estate planning package and you sign all of the necessary documents. We can follow up with a review meeting if you have questions about your estate plan or have funding or beneficiary questions.

We typically address asset management during life, options for handling possible mental incapacity during life, and distribution of assets after death. Please be aware that if the estate plan involves two people, both individuals will need to be present for all meetings, including the initial one. Call (970) 618-9598.

LEARNING CENTER

Read our blog for more helpful information.

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Keeping Your Estate Plan Up-to-Date

What is a Small Estate Affidavit?

Are There Taxes on Gifts?

Revocable Trusts

Should You Add a Child To Your Investment and Bank Accounts?

Appointing Guardians for Your Kids

Durable General Financial Power of Attorney Vs. Durable Medical Power Of Attorney

Difference Between a Living Will and an Advanced Healthcare or Medical Directive

What’s the Difference Between a Will and a Living Will?

What is a Living Will?

Where to Keep Your Will or Important Documents

Do Only Wealthy People Need a Trust?

Is a Will or a Living Trust Right For Me?

What’s the Difference Between a Will and a Living Trust

Understanding Probate

Things to Know about Gift Tax

What is a Beneficiary Deed?

How to Move Forward with Estate Planning

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Keeping Your Plan Up-To-Date

So you have taken the step of getting your estate plan in order. Now what? Your estate plan works best when it is maintained and kept current. Any time you have a life changing event, such as a birth, death, marriage, or winning the lotto, look at your estate plan to make sure it is still up for its task.

couple updating their estate plan

COMMITTED TO YOUR SUCCESS

Read reviews from our happy clients.

  • Dana
    3/08/2021
    Kristine helped us with estate planning Kristine just helped us complete our estate plan and we were both very pleased with the entire process. Kristine is professional, organized, understands the laws in Colorado and helped us make difficult decisions rewarding. If you are in need of a will or trust to protect you and your family, I guarantee you will love working with Kristine.
  • Marc C.
    1/24/2021
    I first worked with Kristine in 1991, and she has proven herself to be diligent in everything she does. She is smart, detail oriented, and focused, while also being friendly and kind. Her goal is to educate clients about the pros and cons of wills and trusts so clients can make intelligent decisions about the plan they choose to protect their family. She is wonderful to work with and produces quality legal documents.
  • Susan
    3/10/2021
    Engineer your Will or Trust with Ease and Confidence We built (and I mean built) our will and trust as engineered by Kristine in late 2020/2021. We worked with Kristine remotely due to the Pandemic. The remote process was simple and seamless. What I liked best about Kristine was her patience, knowledge and professionalism. She didn't mind my naïve questions or my "what if" questions, and patiently explained our options and the pros and cons of each. Nor did she seem to mind repeating answers, or dealing with "last minute" changes. (Please keep those to a minimum)Kristine would always remind us that this was OUR document and we could form it as we wanted. BUT she'd always explain the potential ramifications of our "not so smart" decisions and language recommendations. If you want a comfortable, friendly, and top notch attorney to address this "less than fun" obligation. ....I recently lost my mother and I clearly understand that IT IS AN OBLIGATION TO YOUR LOVED ONES! Kristine will make building your will and/or trust go smoothly and accurately. She will help you express your wishes in a way that best accommodates you and your beneficiaries for both the short and long term.And when it's all done, you and your loved ones have easy access to all of your signed and notarized documents in an indexed binder. Nobody will need to figure out how to access your PC, to get this information in times of chaos. Anyone that knows me, knows I'm all about electronic records. But I can appreciate the value of original hard copies when it comes to my will and trust.
  • Tabitha E.
    4/24/2021
    Kristine did an amazing job helping us build our trust. She was patient with our busy schedules and explained everything in easy to understand terms. We would recommend her to anyone and would work with her again.
  • Joelle D.
    11/24/2021
    Kristine was a pleasure to work with. Her extensive knowledge regarding estate planning was greatly appreciated. She made the whole process go seamlessly. Her sense of humor offered us relief during a time that could have been much more stressful for us.

Client-Focused Process –
Delivering Positive Results

I believe family is wonderful, often complicated, and sometimes exasperating. I also realize that the length and quality of our lives is not guaranteed. The work I do as an estate attorney supports a healthy approach to addressing both: the complexities of family, however we define that, and the challenges of planning and preparing for the future.

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