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In this article, our Will County estate planning attorneys explain what you can accomplish with a good estate plan. We explain several goals that most people have, such as distributing assets according to their wishes, selecting fiduciaries to make decisions on your behalf if you become mentally incompetent and to distribute your assets when you pass away, avoiding the necessity for probate proceedings to distribute your estate when you pass, and avoiding the necessity for guardianship proceedings should you become mentally incompetent.
We also explain more individualized goals such as special needs planning, long-term care planning, estate tax planning and protection from creditors.
In this article, our Will County estate planning lawyers explain how we use estate planning to appoint fiduciaries to important decision-making roles with respect to your estate and your person. In your will or trust, you will name an executor or a truste ewho will be responsible for managing your assets after your death for the benefit of benefiiciaries named in those documents. Your healthcare and financial power of attorney will name agents who can make personal and financial decisions on your behalf if you become mentally incompetent.
In this article, our Will County estate planning attorneys explain how we use revocable living trusts as ane state planning tool to ensure that a probate case is not necessary in order to administer your estate when you pass. Probate is a year-long court case that is often necessary if you own any real estate or more than $100,000.00 outside of a trust in order to allow your loved ones to gain access to your assets. We want to avoid probate because it can be costly, time-consuming, and stressful to your family. Our Will County estate planning lawyers explain how revocable living trusts work to ensure that probate will not be necessary when you pass away.