Estate Planning
What You Should Know About Estate Planning
What better gift can you give to your loved ones than the gift of security?
By creating a Comprehensive Estate Plan, you can:
- Ensure that your heirs and/or beneficiaries receive your property according to your wishes while protecting your privacy and avoiding probate;
- Appoint a guardian for your minor children should disaster strike;
- Appoint someone you trust to take care of your finances in the event that you are unable to;
- Appoint someone you trust to carry-out your wishes as it relates to your health care should you become incapacitated.
No one is too young or too old to have an estate plan
Most of us don't want to contemplate the ultimate, "What if?" Unfortunately, however, if we don't address this question, we can't be guaranteed that our wishes will be carried out.
Without a Comprehensive Estate Plan, your estate could be subject to probate. In short, probate is a court-supervised process to validate your will, if you have one, and transfer your property. All too often, probate can be costly and time-consuming, and may not accurately reflect your wishes. Additionally, without a Comprehensive Estate Plan you may risk forfeiting your right to determine who should take care of your minor children or to ensure that your end-of-life decisions are carried out.
Kirk Law Group understands how uncomfortable it is to think about the "What if?" But we also recognize how important it is to face the uncomfortable head-on and assist you in taking the reins on your future. Let us help you take charge and implement the tools necessary to ensure that your estate is administered how you want and that your healthcare decisions are just that, Yours.
When you retain Kirk Law Group to assist you in creating your Comprehensive Estate Plan, you will feel secure in knowing that you have taken the first and most important step in ensuring that your loved ones are provided for and that your wishes are respected and carried out.
Each of our clients receive one-on-one, personal interaction with one of our attorneys to determine and implement the optimal and most Comprehensive Estate Plan for your situation. A typical estate plan will include a Revocable Trust, a Pour Over Will, a Durable Power of Attorney, an Advance Health Care Directive (Living Will) and the appropriate documents necessary to transfer title of assets to the Trust.
Don't delay. Planning your estate is one of the most important things you can do for yourself and your loved ones.