Blue Water Estate Planning – Estate Planning

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At Blue Water Estate Planning our goal is to help you answer the question "Who will take care of me and my family if I can't speak for myself?" We help our clients protect their most important assets - their family. Whether you are planning to take care of your young children, hoping to leave a legacy behind for your grown children and grandchildren, or just trying to keep your family afloat in challe...

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Estate Planning

Probate & Trust Administration

Conservatorship and Guardianship

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11 Mar

California’s 2025 Small Estate Affidavit: A Game-Changer for Probate Avoidance

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California’s new small estate affidavit law (AB 2016) takes effect April 1, 2025, making it easier to transfer assets without probate. Learn about the updated thresholds, filing process, and why a liv...

05 Mar

Who Needs a Special Needs Trust? How to Protect Your Loved One’s Future Without Losing Benefits

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A Special Needs Trust helps secure your loved one’s future while preserving Medi-Cal & SSI benefits. Learn the differences between first-party, third-party, and pooled trusts—plus why leaving money to...

01 Mar

Will My Mortgage Be Called Due If I Put My Home in a Trust? (Spoiler: No, Thanks to This Law!)

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Worried that putting your home in a trust will trigger your mortgage's due-on-sale clause? Thanks to the Garn-St. Germain Act, your lender can’t accelerate your loan. Learn how to protect your home an...

K.E.

Working with Laura Thatcher and her staff could not have been easier. She helped me decide what type of estate planning was best for my personal situation and recommended against services I didn’t need. A few forms and a couple of conversations...

C.H.

Our experience with Thatcher Law has been outstanding. Laura is extremely knowledgeable, friendly, compassionate and very honest. She is always available to answer questions in a timely manner. We have referred Thatcher Law to family and friends and ...

D.E.

I want to say Thank you for the GREAT service between all of you. I was very comfortable with all you did to make this a smooth process. Everyone at your office took the time to answer and explain all the different steps. When my Living Trust I felt ...

K.E.

C.H.

Attorney Laura Thatcher

Founding Attorney

Laura L. Thatcher

I began practicing law in 1997 as a litigation attorney. When my father passed away in 2009, my mother and I had the spa...