Aurora Estate Planning Lawyers
Plan for your family, assets, business interests, and future care needs with documents chosen for your circumstances.
Serving Aurora, Centennial, Greenwood Village, Cherry Creek, and communities throughout Colorado.
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Aurora Estate Planning & Trusts
Estate planning involves choices about people, property, and decision-making. A lawyer can explain how a will, trust, powers of attorney, and healthcare directives might work together, including the steps needed to implement the chosen plan. Probate and tax consequences depend on the assets, documents, and applicable law.
What We Offer
Wills & Living Trusts
Foundational documents that direct how your assets will be distributed and who will care for minor children.
Revocable Living Trusts
Avoid probate, maintain privacy, and provide for seamless asset management during incapacity.
Irrevocable Trusts
Asset protection, tax planning, and Medicaid planning through various irrevocable trust structures.
Powers of Attorney
Financial and healthcare powers of attorney that ensure someone you trust can act on your behalf.
Healthcare Directives
Living wills and advance medical directives that communicate your medical treatment preferences under state law.
Beneficiary Designations
Review and coordinate beneficiary designations across retirement accounts, life insurance, and other assets.
Estate Planning & Trusts in Aurora
Aurora, CO Estate Planning Lawyers
Estate planning protects what Aurora families have built. For households across Aurora, Centennial, Greenwood Village, and Cherry Creek — including Anschutz Medical Campus physicians and researchers, Buckley Space Force Base active-duty and retired families, defense and aerospace contractors, professional services families, and multi-generational East Metro households — the right plan works under the Colorado Uniform Probate Code (C.R.S. §15-10-101 et seq.) and addresses both Colorado and federal tax considerations.
Relevant Law builds Aurora estate plans tailored to each family rather than stamped out from a template. Your estate planning lawyer takes time to understand your family dynamics, asset structure, practice or business interests, military benefits, real property, and long-term objectives before recommending a strategy. Documents include Colorado-compliant last wills and pour-over wills, revocable living trusts that streamline probate, irrevocable trusts for federal estate tax planning, durable financial powers of attorney, medical durable powers of attorney, advance medical directives, and beneficiary deeds for Aurora real property under C.R.S. §15-15-401 — coordinated with TSP, SGLI, military pension, and Survivor Benefit Plan designations where they apply.
Estate planning is not a one-time event. New children, marriages, divorces, deployments and PCS moves, practice partnership changes, real estate purchases, and changes in federal estate tax law all create reasons to revisit the plan. Call (719) 960-4396 to schedule a consultation.
Why Choose Us
The Relevant Law Difference
- 1Personalized planning based on your family situation and goals
- 2Comprehensive approach that coordinates all estate planning documents
- 3Deep experience with state-specific probate, trust, and estate tax law
- 4Ongoing relationship to update your plan as life changes
Recognition & Trust
Aurora estate planning counsel for defined advisory and transactional work with a lawyer licensed in the applicable jurisdiction.
Why Aurora, CO clients choose us
- Discuss the proposed work and engagement terms with the Aurora team
- clear scope and fee discussions on every Colorado engagement — you know the cost before work begins
- Embedded counsel approach — your Aurora lawyer is part of your leadership team, not an emergency dial
Frequently Asked Questions
Common Questions About Estate Planning & Trusts
What estate planning issues are unique to Buckley Space Force Base families in Aurora?
Active-duty and retired Buckley families often need to coordinate state-of-domicile elections, the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, the Survivor Benefit Plan, federal Thrift Savings Plan and SGLI beneficiary designations, and frequent PCS moves. An Aurora estate planning lawyer drafts a Colorado-anchored plan that holds up across deployments and relocations.
Does Colorado have a state estate tax?
No. Colorado imposes no state estate tax and no inheritance tax. Federal estate tax considerations — the federal exemption is $15 million per person for deaths in 2026, indexed for inflation going forward — still apply for larger Aurora estates, particularly for physicians, defense contractors, and multi-generational families with appreciated property. The absence of a state estate tax makes Colorado a relatively favorable state for wealth transfer planning.
How is an Aurora medical practice handled in an estate plan?
Practice ownership is governed by the practice's shareholder or operating agreement and Colorado professional licensing rules. An Aurora estate planning lawyer coordinates buy-sell provisions, life insurance funding, and trust planning so the practice transitions cleanly at death or disability — and so the surviving spouse and family receive value from the practice without disrupting patient care.
Do I need a trust or is a will enough in Colorado?
It depends. A simple will is sometimes enough for younger Aurora families, but a revocable living trust avoids probate, provides for incapacity, keeps your estate private, and offers more control over distributions to children. For households with federal estate tax exposure, practice ownership, or military benefits, trust-based planning is often the foundation.
What is a Colorado beneficiary deed?
Under C.R.S. §15-15-401, Colorado allows real property owners to record a beneficiary deed that transfers the property to a named beneficiary at death without probate. For an Aurora home or East Metro investment property, a beneficiary deed can be a simple way to keep the property out of probate. Your Aurora lawyer evaluates whether a beneficiary deed makes sense as part of your overall plan.
Related Resources
Estate Planning Guides from Relevant Law
Foundations
Estate Planning: Why Every Adult Needs a Plan and How to Start
What an estate plan includes, why you need one, and how to get started.
Trusts
Revocable Living Trusts: Strategic Estate Planning for Modern Families
When trusts make sense, what they accomplish, and when simpler tools are a better fit.
Estate Tax
The New $15M Estate Tax Exemption: What It Means for Your Wealth
How the new permanent federal exemption reshapes wealth planning for families.
Business Owners
Business Succession Planning: A Strategic Framework for Ownership Transition
Valuation, legal structures, and tax planning for owners transitioning the business into their estate plan.
Areas We Serve
Estate Planning & Trusts Services Across Colorado
The Aurora team provides estate planning & trusts services throughout Colorado. Aurora is served by Relevant Law's Colorado Springs regional hub.Whether you're located in Centennial, Greenwood Village, Cherry Creek, or anywhere in the surrounding area, your lawyer provides the same high-quality legal services.
Practice Breadth in Aurora
We also help Aurora businesses with formation, contracts, M&A, and succession — so the same trusted office handles both your family plan and your company's legal foundation.
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Business Law
Formation, contracts, M&A, and ongoing advisory counsel for Aurora businesses.
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Business Formation
LLC and corporation formation, operating agreements, and entity structuring for Aurora founders.
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Contracts & Agreements
Commercial contract drafting, review, and negotiation for Aurora businesses.
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Buy-side and sell-side M&A support for Aurora owners and acquirers.
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Business Succession
Buy-sell agreements, transition planning, and exit strategy for Aurora business owners.
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Wills, Trusts & Estates
Personal wills and trust planning for individuals across Aurora.
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