WILLS AND PROBATE
WILLS AND PROBATE
Estate planning attorneys who keep
you in control, even after you’re gone.
The right preparation ensures that your assets go to those who deserve them, without question or dispute. Let Price Law Group in Canton be your guide for wills and probate.
Have questions about estate planning?
It’ll all be clear when you speak with our
will and probate lawyers.
EVERYTHING YOU NEED
Dealing with issues of life and death isn’t easy, but you’re doing the right thing by addressing them now. We’ll explain the components of Estate Planning, and help you complete each one.
YOUR WILL,YOUR WISHES
You’ve worked hard for the financial and other assets you’ve acquired. You’re glad to pass them on to loved ones, but the last thing you want is to leave behind any uncertainty or complications.
THE PROBATE EXPERTS
When a loved one has passed away, the probate lawyers at Price can help navigate the probate system for you. If there’s a disagreement, they can represent your interests in gaining your fair share.
ESTATE PLANNING:
Guidance For Making Smart Decisions
About the Future
How can your estate planning attorney help?
How can your estate planning attorney help?
A will specifies who gets what (more on that below), but those aren’t the only decisions you’ll be making. You’ll also name someone as an Executor who ensures that your wishes are carried out. If you have minor children, you may also set up a Guardianship and a Conservatorship, to address their future care and financial security. In some cases, your attorney for estate planning will recommend setting up a trust, which can help some of your assets avoid the probate process entirely. A trust can also shield your holdings from estate taxes and other claims, as well as provide for children with special needs.
Other decisions you should make now.
Other decisions you should make now.
An Estate Planning package also typically includes a Living Will and Healthcare Power of Attorney. Here, you’ll have options regarding your care during the end stages of life. You’ll also specify someone who can make healthcare decisions on your behalf, if and when you’re unable to do so yourself. Finally, with a Financial Power of Attorney, you’ll name the person who will make financial decisions for you and pay for your care, if and when you can no longer manage those responsibilities.
YOUR WILL:
Start With Price’s Compassionate
Elder Care Lawyers
Let’s make sure your wishes are legally binding.
Let’s make sure your wishes are legally binding.
There should be complete clarity about the distribution of your financial and other assets after you’re gone, to help avoid uncertainty or potential conflict among those left behind. We’ll set things up to help probate go smoothly, and in fact try to avoid probate as much as possible. The estate planning attorneys here will begin by helping you list all your assets, both financial and property. Then you’ll specify how those assets should be awarded or split. Liabilities such as mortgages and liens will also be accounted for.
Do you already have a will that needs to be updated?
Do you already have a will that needs to be updated?
We can help with that as well. To avoid problems later, a will needs to be kept current, reflecting life’s changes over the years. For example, if a person gets divorced or remarried, or if one of their beneficiaries passes away, their will should be revised to accommodate their current wishes. If the changes are minor, and the will isn’t too old, it may be able to be updated. Otherwise, drafting a new will – and other estate planning documents – may be the best move, especially since the relevant laws do change over time.
PROBATE:
We’ll Help Navigate, Monitor,
and Intervene If Needed
When a loved one passes, turn to our probate attorneys.
When a loved one passes, turn to our probate attorneys.
By law, a local Probate Court conducts the legal procedure that makes sure that the person’s assets are distributed according to their wishes, creditors are paid, and nothing is amiss. If there’s a clear and current will, the process tends to go smoothly. If not, the Probate Court has a standard formula for distributing assets, but the Probate Judge has some say. If there’s a dispute, the process becomes more complex.
Need a probate attorney to represent your interests?
Need a probate attorney to represent your interests?
If you feel you’re entitled to, but did not receive, a share of the deceased person’s assets, especially if there’s no will, get in touch. Price Law Group attorneys can offer advice, including what is worth pursuing, and the best course of action. We can try to negotiate a settlement with the other parties. If that fails, we can file a lawsuit on your behalf, and if needed, represent you in a courtroom trial. Our probate lawyers have experience in securing awards for those who have a rightful claim.
Ready to speak with someone who can help?
At Price Law Group, we’ll explain your options, offer advice, and answer your questions.
At our first meeting, we’ll tell you what to expect, then guide you through every step. After you’ve completed signing your will and other documents, you’ll feel good knowing that you took responsibility and did the right thing.