LGBTQ+ estate planning in Phoenix.

Every plan is custom-built around your relationship, your family, and the future you're building together. Documents commonly included are a Last Will and Testament, Durable Power of Attorney, Health Care Power of Attorney, Revocable Living Trust, Hospital Visitation Authorization, Parental Power of Attorney, and a Domestic Partnership Agreement when one is appropriate. Each piece works together to make sure your wishes — and your spouse's role — are unambiguous, no matter where you are or who is in the room.

Every spouse — same-sex or otherwise — needs a power of attorney to avoid issues handling financial accounts and assets on behalf of their partner. Marriage does not grant authority to sell a home, manage a retirement account, or sign at a bank on your spouse's behalf. Without a POA in place, the only path forward when one spouse is incapacitated is an expensive, public guardianship case in court.

Every spouse with children from a prior marriage needs a will to ensure their current spouse inherits the way they intend. Without one, Arizona's intestacy rules can quietly redirect assets to those previous-marriage children and leave the surviving spouse with far less than the couple ever planned. A clear will keeps everyone's wishes respected.

Every married couple needs a living will to prevent family members — sometimes family members who never accepted the relationship — from arguing over end-of-life care. A living will spells out your decisions in advance and removes that conversation from the table entirely.

Every married couple with property in another state could face a probate proceeding there if those assets aren't titled into a trust. And every married couple with minor children needs a will to designate guardians — otherwise a judge, who knows nothing about your family, will make that decision for you.