About Real Estate Law

Many people think that estate planning is only for the wealthy. It is not. Anyone who owns a home, cars, bank accounts, life insurance policies, retirement plans, and even personal items such as furniture, and collections has an estate. Regardless of how much you have, it’s important to understand the basics of estate planning so that your goals are met even after you’re gone.

A good estate plan provides you with the best utilization of assets during your lifetime, but also helps prepare to transfer your assets to others upon your death. For parents, the single best reason for estate planning is to plan in the event of your death prior to your children attaining the age of 18. If you were to die, who would take care of your children? In addition, who would take care of your children’s assets until they are old enough to manage these assets themselves?

Without a comprehensive estate plan, the work you’ve done throughout your life, could be lost or given to unintended beneficiaries.

The Barnett Law Firm can assist you with a variety of estate planning and probate services. We help provide guidance to individuals and families to prepare necessary estate planning documents such as wills, trusts, guardianship directives, powers of attorney and healthcare powers of attorney. We also regularly represent clients in estate administration and probate matters. Please contact us and let us help determine which of these various estate planning tools is right for you and will help you meet your goals.