Preparing for All Scenarios
Comprehensive Estate Planning in the Tampa Bay Area
A properly drafted will or trust is a guide map that leaves no doubt about your wishes if you cannot speak for yourself or in the event of your death. It provides comfort and direction to your loved ones, avoiding quarrels and simplifying or avoiding probate.
Largo estate planning attorney Susan M. Charles can provide answers to your questions about wills, trusts, Medicaid planning, guardianship, and other elder law issues. Call 866-607-6531 for a free consultation. The Charles Law Offices serves Pinellas County, Hillsborough County, and the Tampa Bay area.
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We Can Create or Update Your Documents
Without a will or a trust, the wrong people may inherit your estate. Decisions about your children or your care may go against your wishes. We will draft a comprehensive set of documents that covers all the bases so that the right people govern your legal, financial, and medical affairs if you are incapacitated, or inherit in the event of your death:
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A will naming beneficiaries, inheritance, and appointing a guardian for your minor children.
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Durable powers of attorney and advance directives for finances and health care (including a living will).
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A pre-need guardianship appointment specifying who will care for you in the event of your incapacity.
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Trusts that hold your assets outside of your probate estate, avoiding the year-long probate process that delays inheritance distribution to your heirs and other beneficiaries.
Attorney Charles can also provide advice on Medicaid planning strategies to qualify for nursing home care without spending down your estate, and she can establish a special needs trust for yourself or a disabled child or family member. She also counsels on the tax implications of transfers and inheritance.
The Charles Law Offices welcomes younger couples who want peace of mind for themselves and their minor children, as well as retirees or their caregivers who need more immediate solutions because of bad advice, lack of planning, or new circumstances.
Call 866-607-6531 or contact us online to arrange a free initial consultation.
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