Nina Whitehurst

Cumberland Legacy Law* provides the highest quality estate planning for clients in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Oregon and Tennessee. Whether you need a sophisticated strategy for minimizing or avoiding estate taxes and providing maximum possible asset protection, or just a simple will or trust to ensure your assets are distributed in accordance with your wishes, or anything in between, we are here to help you and your loved ones.

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Nina Whitehurst, the owner of Cumberland Legacy Law, is a member of Wealth Counsel, Elder Counsel and Lawyers With Purpose, all national estate planning attorney organizations. She is continually upgrading and updating her knowledge of estate planning law through seminars and being an active member of several estate planning attorney email list serves. Her husband, Brian Whitehurst, is the firm's marketing coordinator. Nina Lamothe is the firm's documentation paralegal.

*Cumberland Legacy Law is not a public legal aid society.

Arizona State University

J.D. (1986) | Law

1983 - 1986

Arizona State University

B.S. (1983) | Accounting

1978 - 1983

Honors: Summa Cum Laude

Attorney

Cumberland Legacy Law

Current

Wills, Trusts and Nursing Home Asset Protection, Various

January 1, 2017

AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated

Martindale-Hubbell

2017

Wealth Counsel

Member

Current

State Bar of Tennessee  # 037146

Member

2019 - Current

State Bar of Alaska  # 1802010

Member

2018 - Current

State Bar of Oregon  # 172386

Member

2017 - Current

State Bar of Colorado  # 26720

Member

1996 - Current

Alaska

Since 2018

Arizona

Since 1986

California

Since 1992

Colorado

Since 1996

Oregon

Since 2017

Tennessee

Since 2019

• Free Consultation

Estate Planning

Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills

Elder Law

Probate

Probate Administration

Real Estate Law

Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Mortgages, Residential Real Estate

Q. what is the charge for a revocable trust and will?

23 February 2021

A: There is no standard rate for estate planning, and every estate plan is different, so fees can vary quite dramatically. The only way to find out is to consult with actual estate planning attorneys in your area. I would also caution you not to be penny wise and pound foolish. You get what you pay for. Look for an attorney that specializes in estate planning. If an attorney advertises that he or she does divorce, DWIs, criminal defense, workers comp, civil litigation and also wills and trusts, you probably will get a lower price, but that is because the attorney is factoring in the fact that he or she is not a specialist, and you will likely end up with cookie cutter documents.

Q. I have no heirs and would like ideas as to how I might plan for my house and property and savings once I am gone.

23 February 2021

A: Think about younger friends or neighbors that you might want to surprise with a little windfall when you pass. Someone whose kindness you would like to repay. Also consider local charities, like your church or the local animal rescue society or the local hospice. The local charities tend to be more efficient with donation dollars, not spending gobs on lavish balls, fat salaries, first class airfare and the like. Finally, hire a nearby attorney to help you plan your estate. Those attorneys usually have built up a database of charity names and addresses that their past clients have chosen. You could tell him or her what causes you favor and he or she can probably rattle off a few local charities that fit the bill.

Q. I have been paying a mortgage that's in my mother-in-law s name for 22 years, my common law husband of 27 yrs died.

22 February 2021

A: You have essentially been paying rent all of those years. Yes, chances are you are going to have to move out. You should schedule a consultation with an unlawful detainer attorney to see if there are any eviction moratoriums in place that might help you get more time.