Estate Planning
Estate planning lawyers deal with planning for the future when a loved one passes, such as preparing wills, trust, and other estate planning documents governing assets and specifying final wishes. Estate planning lawyers also assist clients with wealth management and asset protection, obtaining life insurance to pay for the costs of a funeral, and other matters.
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The advice and direction of your estate planning attorney will be essential to implementing an estate plan that both disposes of your assets according to your wishes and meets your other personal objectives.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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What Is Estate Planning?
Estate planning is a process to consider alternatives for, to think through, and to set up legally effective arrangements that would meet your specific wishes if something happens to you or those … more -
What Is A Will?
A Will is a written instrument containing directions for how the property of the person making the Will (called the testator) shall be divided on his or her death. State law generally requires that … more -
What Is A Trust?
A trust is a fictitious legal entity that owns assets for the benefit of a third person (beneficiary). The Grantor of the Trust is the person who set up and gave money to the Trust. The Trustee of … more
Legal Articles
- What Happens When a Person Dies Without a Will?
If you want to make sure that your property is distributed according to your personal wishes at the time of your death, then it is important to have a properly drafted and executed will. When a person does not have a will at the time of their deat, then the person's property is distributed according to the state’s default laws of distribution, known as intestacy laws. … more - Estate Taxes: How to Legally Minimize Your Obligation
People often say that there two things that unavoidable in life: death and taxes. So, to some it seems unfair when the two coincide and estate taxes are required to be paid on the assets that remain at the time of their death. The estate tax rate is 45%, or almost one half of the assets left in your estate. Accordingly, many people are interested in learning how to minimize … more
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