What is an estate?
Your “estate” is everything you own: accounts, real estate, vehicles, investments, jewelry, furniture, retirement plans, and life insurance. An “estate plan” is the course you set to protect your estate during life and distribute your estate at death. Because people have different life circumstances, family dynamics, and goals for their estate, the terms of estate plans can vary widely. Some people have a family to protect, and so they focus on preserving assets and funds for spouses and children. Others do not have family, but are concerned about preserving funds to pay for long-term care in a nursing home if it were needed. Whatever your goals, you need a plan!
Why should you create an estate plan?
A strong estate plan will give you security in life and at death. Being well-informed about estate planning issues is essential in today’s society. The failure to plan for illness, and ultimately death, can lead to uncertainty in life. It can also lead to costly probate litigation, an unnecessary expense for your family at death. Through a comprehensive estate plan, these problems can be avoided, and you can age with confidence that you and your family will be safe and secure.
Death is a certainty for all living beings. No one wants to dwell on the prospect of his or her own demise, but if you postpone planning until it is too late, you could be setting the stage for a disaster. A failure to plan will result in risk – risk that your wishes will not be carried out, risk that your intended beneficiaries will not receive what you had hoped, and risk that your estate will be diminished by costly probate litigation. We help our clients avoid these risks and secure their health and their estate.
WHY CHOOSE US?
Led by experienced family law attorney, Andrew D. Wheeler, The Wheeler Firm is committed to the protection and security of every client. We work to ease the stress of family law litigation, protect our client’s interests, and focus on proven results. With more than 20 years of experience litigating every form of family law case, and representing thousands of individuals and their families, we promise exceptional representation and advocacy.