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Don’t lose your rights because you didn’t contact an attorney in time.
If any of the following pertain to your situation then you may need legal advice. We can help.
- Are you a beneficiary of a Trust and the Trustee won’t give you your inheritance?
- Did someone influence your relative to write you out of their will or Trust?
- Are you one of the 50% of the population who doesn’t have a Will or Trust?
- Do you want the state to take your assets if you die without a will or Trust?
The state will not take your assets when you die, unless you die without any blood relatives who survive you. However, if you die without a Will or Trust (i.e. “intestate”), the state where you live is going to decide where your assets go when you die. The courts will then decide who will get your assets, who will administer your estate and who will look after your children.
This could be a disaster for you, especially if you have a sibling you haven’t spoken to in 20 years; you dislike your children; they are involved in drugs; or they handle money poorly.
The state laws do not care about these things. So you have to care about them.
Practice Areas
Trust & Will Contest
The death of a spouse, relative, or friend can often bring out the worst in heirs and beneficiaries. Litigation occurs because of conflict among different generations of heirs,
Probate
Assets can be distributed from a Living Trust almost immediately without the necessity of going through the court process of a probate which takes 6 months or longer.
Trust Administration
When the owner of a Revocable Living Trust dies, and you are named in the Trust as the Surviving or Successor Trustee,
Living Trusts & Wills
The Revocable Living Trust is a wonderful estate planning tool which is designed to avoid a probate court proceeding at your death.
Health Care Directives
The Advance Health Care Directive (Health Care Power of Attorney) allows you to make decisions as to whether you want life support,
Powers of Attorney
There are two kinds of Powers of Attorney, one for health care or medical decisions and the other one is for financial decisions which is the Durable Power of Attorney.