Estate Planning

The ideal time to create an estate plan is now. Regardless of your age or the size of your estate, having an estate plan in place is essential for ensuring that your assets are protected and distributed according to your wishes. Life’s unpredictability makes it important to prepare for all eventualities, including the possibility of incapacity or untimely death.

Estate planning is an act of foresight and care for yourself and your loved ones. By planning now, you can make key decisions about your assets, healthcare, and financial management while you are able to do so. This proactive approach allows you to dictate how and by whom your affairs are handled should you become unable to make these decisions in the future.

How we can help

At Steven Glass Law PLLC we offer assistance in creating an estate plan that not only fulfill your wishes, but also addresses your specific needs. Our aim is to help you craft a well thought-out estate plan to help reduce financial strain and legal challenges among your heirs. This ensures that any debts, taxes, or expenses associated with your estate are managed according to your wishes. By making important decisions in advance, and not under pressure of emotional or physical distress, you also provide emotional relief to your family, allowing them to focus on supporting each other during an already fraught time.

What Does Estate Planning Involve?

To help you with your estate planning, we offer assistance in creating the following essential documents:

Last Will and Testament

A last will and testament is the foundation of your estate plan. It specifies how you want your assets to be distributed after your death. We will draft a will that accurately reflects your wishes while also incorporating estate planning strategies to maximize and preserve your legacy.

Trusts

Trusts are versatile tools for estate planning, offering benefits like asset protection, tax savings, and avoiding probate. Whether you need a revocable living trust, an irrevocable life insurance trust, charitable remainder trust or any other type of trust, we can create a trust structure that suits your specific needs and goals.

Advance Directives

Many people plan for their death but fail to plan for their demise. At Steven Glass Law PLLC we will also assist with the preparation of advance directives to ensure you have agents of your choosing in place if you find yourself in a situation where you are unable to make decisions for yourself. This includes:

Living Will

A living will specifies your preferences regarding medical care when it comes to end of life treatment and you become unable to communicate your wishes. We guide you through the process of making and documenting these critical decisions.

Durable Power of Attorney

This legal document allows you to appoint someone to manage your business and financial affairs if you are unable to do so. We assist to make sure your durable power of attorney is structured to provide the level of control you are comfortable with.

Health Care Proxy

A health care proxy allows you to designate individuals to make healthcare decisions if you become unable to do so on your own behalf. We assist in drafting this to ensure your medical wishes are expressed and respected.

Appointment of Agent to Control Disposition of Remains

This document allow you to appoint someone to carry out your wishes for what happens to your body after your death. If you don’t have a specific wish, appointing an agent can help to eliminate any confusion or controversy in the emotional time immediately following a loved-one’s passing.