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Offices of
Sidney L. Alegre
1103 Holly Drive
Tracy, California 95376
T 209-830-2939
F 209-830-2933
salegre@alegrelaw.com
Certified Specialist, Estate
Planning, Trust and Probate Law, State Bar of California
Board of Legal Specialization
VOTED
BEST OF TRACY
for the past 8 years
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| ABOUT SIDNEY L. ALEGRE |
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Sidney L. Alegre a
Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and
Probate Law by the California State Bar Board of Legal
Specialization has been practicing law in Tracy for over
ten years. She practices primarily in the areas of
estate planning, probate and trust administration law.
Her estate planning practices range from probate
and basic estate planning, including Wills, Living
Trusts, and Powers of Attorney, to advanced estate
planning in which sophisticated estate tax mitigation
and business succession techniques are utilized.
Sidney Alegre continues to practice business law with
planning and formation of legal entities including
corporations, family partnerships and limited liability
companies.
On a personal note, Ms. Alegre is a
board member of the Arts Leadership Alliance and is a
member of the San Joaquin County Estate Planning Council
, the Central Valley Community Bank Advisory Board and
founding member of the Tracy Hospital Foundation
Professional Roundtable. She is married to Dennis
Alegre and has three sons.
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ESTATE
PLANNING
 When
estate planning isn't crafted by design, it will be
handled by default. When a California resident dies
without a Will, Trust or other estate planning
instruments, all asset transfers will be made according
to California’s intestate statutes. Your wishes likely
will not have any bearing on the distribution made under
these statutes.
At the Law Offices of Sidney L.
Alegre we provide knowledgeable legal advice for
individuals and families in the creation of their estate
plan. We take a professional, results-oriented approach
to the practice of law. We begin with your ultimate
goals and then utilize legal strategies to achieve your
goals.
A complete and comprehensive estate plan
allows you to eliminate surprises. By developing an
estate plan, you express your wishes clearly, avoid
probate, minimize estate taxes, and insure that your
goals are attained.
We routinely create a wide
range of estate planning instruments, including:
As an example, when we create estate
plans for families with young children we often
establish a living trust so that parents can ensure that
their children are financially secure in the event of
unexpected parental death, and that asset losses and
administrative expenses are kept to a minimum. When
designating a guardian, parents can make their wishes
for future care of their children clear and legally
enforceable.
A professionally and properly
constructed estate plan can help avoid probate. Probate
is a time consuming process with property transfers
through probate often taking up to a year. Probate is a
public process handled with court documents that become
part of the public record. In the probate process,
substantial fees are paid to the Court, the Executor and
the estate’s attorney. Transfers outside of probate are
generally less expensive and more expedient, but must be
planned in advance.
 In
addition to preparing estate plans, we have extensive
experience in the handling of probate and trust
administration matters. We can help you avoid some of
the stress that occurs at this difficult time.
Contact us today for a consultation regarding estate
planning or administration.
Sidney L. Alegre
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