California Estate Planning Attorney

Vinh Doan Law Office, APC helps California families with living trusts, wills, powers of attorney, health care directives, probate and trust administration. Our office is in Garden Grove, and we serve clients throughout California by Zoom and phone, in English and Vietnamese.

What a California estate plan includes

A complete California plan usually has a revocable living trust that holds your property, a pour-over will that catches anything left out, a financial power of attorney, and an advance health care directive. We also prepare the deeds and instructions that move your home and accounts into the trust, which is the step many people miss.

Why California families use a living trust

Without a trust, property in your own name generally goes through probate. California probate is public, can take a year or more, and carries fees set by statute as a percentage of the gross value of the property, not the equity. A properly funded trust avoids that process. California has no state estate tax, and the federal exemption is $15,000,000 per person in 2026, so most families owe no estate tax, but property tax rules such as Proposition 19 can affect passing a home to children.

Where we serve in California

We are based in Garden Grove and meet Orange County clients in person. For clients elsewhere in California, the questionnaire, review and planning conversations are by Zoom and phone, and we send documents with signing instructions that fit California.

Areas we focus on

• Southern California
• Orange County: Our home office in Garden Grove, serving all of Orange County.
• San Jose and the Bay Area: Families and the Vietnamese-speaking community in San Jose and the Bay Area.
• Sacramento: Families and the Vietnamese-speaking community in Sacramento.
• Los Angeles: Families and the Vietnamese-speaking community in Los Angeles.
• San Diego: Families and the Vietnamese-speaking community in San Diego.
• Inland Empire: Families and the Vietnamese-speaking community in Inland Empire.