Estate Planning

Have you been working hard most of your life to build an estate that can provide for your family long after you’re gone? Have you taken steps to protect your family and your assets? Have you done any estate planning? Do you have an estate plan?

Estate Planning Lawyer in Philadelphia and Delaware

Estate planning is often overlooked as many people devote most of their time to working and building their estates, but not nearly as much time to planning for their children and family’s life without them; or for their own in the event they become ill and are unable to care for themselves.

Take steps today to be proactive in protecting your loved ones.

Our firm provides estate planning services to individuals and married couples that want to make sure their intentions are known and are carried out upon their death or incapacity.

Estate Planning Services, a full range of services…

We provide a full range of estate planning services and tools. We can assist you with any of the following:

• Wills
• Powers of Attorney
• Living Wills
• Advance Health Care Directives
• Charitable and Educational Trusts
• Special Needs Trusts
• Irrevocable Life Trusts
• Prenuptial Agreements
• Postnuptial Agreements
• Inheritance Plans
• Generation Succession Plans
• Family Partnership Plans

Our estate planning services are unique. We work closely with each client to determine exactly what you want to take place with regards to your children, self and your assets, upon your death or incapacity. We then take the information you provide to create a comprehensive estate plan that reflects all of your wishes.

You can expect to be asked to answer the following questions and several others in your estate plan:

• Who should have custody of your minor children?
• How should your estate provide for your minor children financially?
• Who will be in charge of managing your estate?
• How should your assets and property be distributed and to whom?
• Who should be responsible for your care if you’re ever mentally incapacitated?
• How often would you like inheritances paid? Once, in full or periodically?

Legal Services Beyond Estate Planning

Our probate and estate planning services do not end with the preparation of your estate plan. We will continue to represent your interests, make sure your intentions are honored, and can help resolve any will contests if they arise. We will also make sure your estate plan is carried out in a manner that minimizes the estate’s tax liability and preserves the value of your assets.

For more information or to have an estate plan prepared, contact an estate planning lawyer in Philadelphia or Delaware today to schedule a free initial consultation.