Estate Planning and Probate Support That Helps Families Protect What Matters Most
Estate planning can feel like a difficult subject to approach, but creating a plan is one of the most thoughtful steps you can take for yourself and the people you care about. A well-prepared estate plan can provide clear instructions, protect your wishes and make an already difficult time less complicated for your loved ones.
Since 2010, Dell Law Firm, has helped individuals and families throughout the Lake Oconee and Lake Sinclair communities create estate plans, administer estates and navigate probate. From our Greensboro office, we serve clients in Greene, Putnam, Morgan and Baldwin counties, as well as surrounding areas.
Our attorneys take the time to understand your family, assets and goals before recommending a plan. Depending on your needs, that plan may include a will, trust, financial power of attorney, Georgia Advance Directive for Health Care and carefully coordinated beneficiary designations.
Wills Tailored to Your Life and Family
A will allows you to provide instructions for the distribution of your property, name the person you want to administer your estate and address other important wishes. Because every family and financial situation is different, an estate plan should be tailored to the individual rather than based on a generic form.
Our attorneys explain your options in clear language and prepare documents designed to reflect your circumstances and goals. We strive to make the planning process comfortable, understandable and thorough.
Your estate plan should also change as your life changes. Marriage, divorce, the birth of a child or grandchild, the purchase or sale of property, changes in financial circumstances, and the loss of a loved one may all create a need to review your documents. We can help you determine whether your existing plan continues to serve your needs and prepare appropriate updates when necessary.
Thoughtful Planning for Your Assets and Future
Estate planning involves more than preparing a will. A comprehensive plan may use several legal tools to protect your interests during your lifetime and provide clear direction for the future.
Trusts
Trusts are not just for the wealthy. Depending on your circumstances, a properly created and funded trust may help manage assets, provide for family members, offer greater control over distributions and allow certain property to pass outside probate.
Our attorneys can explain the available options and help you determine whether a trust belongs in your estate plan. When a trust is appropriate, we also help clients understand the importance of properly funding it and coordinating it with their other documents and assets.
Financial Powers of Attorney
A financial power of attorney allows you to authorize someone you trust to handle specified financial or legal matters on your behalf. Its authority may be broad or limited, depending on your needs.
We prepare powers of attorney tailored to the client’s circumstances and explain the authority being granted so that each client can make an informed decision.
Georgia Advance Directives for Health Care
A Georgia Advance Directive for Health Care allows you to name a trusted person to make healthcare decisions if you cannot communicate those decisions yourself. It also provides a way to document your preferences concerning medical treatment and end-of-life care.
We can help you understand this document, consider the decisions involved and coordinate it with the rest of your estate plan.
Clear Guidance Through Probate and Estate Administration
The death of a loved one often leaves families facing unfamiliar legal and financial responsibilities. Our attorneys guide families, executors and administrators through the probate and estate administration process with compassion and clarity.
We can assist with filing the appropriate court documents, identifying estate assets, addressing required notices, guiding the personal representative through the administration process and helping distribute property according to the will or Georgia law.
Begin Your Estate Plan
Whether you are forming your first estate plan, updating your existing documents or handling the estate of a loved one, Dell Law Firm is here to provide clear and practical guidance.
Call our Greensboro office at 706-453-4800 or use our online contact form to schedule a consultation.