With over 600,000 individuals in Arizona with ties to California, it is obvious that Arizona residents need local legal counsel with experience dealing with California specific legal issues.  In particular, estate planning, business transactions and real property ownership in California pose various risks and requirements that are unique to California.  Arizona businesses and individuals proceeding with transactions without guidance from California-experienced attorneys are exposing themselves to potentially severe financial and legal consequences.

Ganser Law Offices provide valuable California-specific advice to local Arizona clients, including counsel regarding:

• California Estate Planning & Family Wealth Preservation;

• California Probate & Trust Administration (including the preparation of California Probate Code 850 Petition (i.e. a Heggstad petition to simplify trust funding);

• Property tax planning and controversy regarding change of ownership issues specific to California Proposition 13;

• Preparation of real property transfers documents and analysis of the tax impact of such transfers;

• Business entity formation, and analysis of franchise taxation issues intrinsic to property and businesses with a California tax nexus.