2 Reasons To Hire An Estate Planning Attorney

19 February 2018
 Categories: Law, Blog


Working with an estate planning attorney can be one of the best ways to ensure that your family and loved ones are well taken care of after you have passed away. Here are two reasons to hire an estate planning attorney.

They Can Help Minimize The Impact Of Inheritance Disputes

One of the most important reasons to hire an estate planning attorney is that they can help minimize the impact of inheritance disputes once you are gone. This is so very important because an inheritance dispute can very quickly lead the estate to lose a lot of value and money in court over the course of the dispute. However, an estate planning attorney can often help minimize this dispute by either attempting to get your beneficiaries to come to an amicable agreement outside of court, which can often consist of either getting your beneficiaries to agree to share some of the property that is being disputed or by explaining to the individual that objects to how the property was distributed your reasoning as to why it was distributed in that way.

Another way that an estate planning attorney can help minimize the impact of a dispute is by testifying in court as to your frame of mind. Since you will be spending a lot of time with an estate planning attorney, they will be able to dispute any claims that you may not have been of sound mind during the estate planning process and that your will and wishes are invalid as a result.

They Can Help You Find Ways To Ensure That Your Loved Ones Are Cared For

You should also hire an estate planning attorney because they can help you find ways to ensure that your loved ones are cared for. For example, if you have children that have not yet reached adulthood, an estate planning attorney could help you create a trust that will hold money that those children will be able to access once they become adults. Additionally, you can also set up a trust that will be specifically for the care and education of those children.

By taking the time to hire and work with an estate planning attorney you can make sure that your assets are distributed exactly how you wish them to be. Hire an estate planning attorney because they can minimize the impact of inheritance disputes and they can help you find ways to ensure that your loved ones are cared for. 

To learn more, contact a law firm like Christena Silvey Coleman CSC Law, LLC. 


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