Estate Planning
Complete and well thought out estate planning
isn't just for the wealthy. You don't need to posses a massive
estate to benefit from creating a sound financial plan or to
realize some of the advantages that were once reserved for the
rich.
Whether or not you realize it, you already
have an estate, which is merely a way of describing your total
assets. The wealth you've accumulated so far, and what may be
added in the future, can be subject to many complex and changing
laws and taxes. Careful investing and money management can help
you attain wealth, changes in the tax laws can expose your
assets to many vulnerabilities that a qualified estate planning
attorney can anticipate and help you avoid.
Our estate planning attorneys will guide you
through the available plans and options, no matter your wealth
level. Securing your family's future by protecting those assets
should be a high priority. A sound estate plan will take into
consideration both your desire to protect your assets and your
plans for their inheritance. You don't need to be listed in
Fortune Magazine to be concerned about making sure that your
assets are distributed according to your wishes.
The perfect estate plan, above all else, is
personal. An experienced estate planning attorney can do more
than list your options. Knowing which plans and methods can best
help you achieve your personal objectives and how to implement
them separates excellent plans from merely functional ones. You
may already be familiar with Living Trusts, Wills, and the
Federal Gift Tax laws, but knitting them all together in a plan
that meets your needs is best handled by a competent lawyer.
There is ever-increasing family contention and
litigation following a death. To make sure that your assets are
secured, and that they will go to those you choose to receive
them, requires a sound estate plan. No plan of this type can
come about by accident, through non-attorney "trust services",
or through internet forms and self-help software. A qualified
estate planning attorney, with extensive training through Wealth
Counsel and CEB, can help you achieve your goals and provide a
solid plan to retain your assets.
Call Flanders
Elsberg Nash Herber & Dunn, LLC for a consultation.