- GuardianshipCourt Ordered Guardianship, as one Probate Judge once told me, is like "having a tiger by the tail." A Court appointed Guardian has an ongoing legal and fiduciary duty to the incapacitated person ("the Ward") as long as the Ward is under Court supervision, which can be for many years. Planning for avoiding court ordered guardianship is one of our primary goals.
- Real Estate TransactionsWe are an Approved Fee Office Law Firm performing real estate sale and purchase closings beginning our 71st year in 2020. We are affiliated with
- Medicaid PlanningLadybird Deed ) in certain instances where Medicaid planning is needed to protect the homestead from certain claims after death.
- Estate PlanningWills, Testamentary and Revocable Living Trusts, related Estate Planning documents including Directives to Physicians, Medical Powers of Attorney, Durable Powers of Attorney for business matters, and HIPAA Privacy Statements.
- Wills
- Trusts
- Power of AttorneyOur Planning includes a basic Will or if necessary, a more detailed Will to address a Client's particular concerns, plus a Medical Power of Attorney in the event one cannot manage his or her healthcare, a Durable Power of Attorney for handling business matters, a Directive to Physicians to remove life support systems if terminal illness is involved, a HIPAA Privacy Statement authorizing release of medical information to selected persons, only, and other necessary Advance Directives.
- Probate