Planning the gift of your estate through a
will or trust has vital impact on your loved ones. The philosopher Edmund Burke
said that the power of passing and preserving our property in our families is
one of the most valuable and interesting privileges we have.
At
Quinlivan & Hughes we believe that planning your estate is even more - it is
a source of strength to your family and one of the most loving and thoughtful
things you can do. We will listen to you and learn your personal objectives,
values and concerns. With these in mind, we will work earnestly to help you
accomplish your objectives.
The estate planning and administration
services that we provide to our clients include drafting wills, trusts, powers
of attorney and health care directives, planning to reduce estate and gift tax,
planning to avoid probate and protect assets from the cost of nursing homes,
planning to help families pass businesses to the next generation, handling
probate and trust administration, and assisting with charitable giving.
Please call one of our attorneys if you need any advice or
assistance in any of these areas.
The following is a list of frequently asked questions:
- Probate - What is probate and what are its advantages and
disadvantages?
- How to Avoid Probate - What are common will substitutes?
- Trusts - What are the different types of trusts and how are
they used?
- Lifetime Safety Nets - How can power of attorney, health care
directives and guardianships or conservatorships help you when you are
incapacitated?
- Estate and Gift Tax - Who has to worry about these taxes and
how can you reduce them or avoid them?
- Medical Assistance - How to qualify for medical assistance to
pay for longterm care.
- Charitable Giving - What are different types of assets that can
be given to charity and different methods for making those gifts?
Estate Planning Terminology:
Power of Attorney
Health care
Directives
Guardianships
Conservatorships
Further Reading:
IRA Distribution Planning
Can You Stretch Your IRA/Retirement Accounts?
Probate Overview
Revocable Trust, Also Known As A Living Trust
The Irrevocable Trusts - Even Though It Is Irrevocable, It Can Be Flexible!
Irrevocable Trusts - Making Gifts To Your Trust Without Having To Pay Gift Tax
Life Insurance Trusts - Life Insurance Benefits Free of Estate Tax
Supplemental & Special Needs Trusts
Charitable Remainder Trusts
Grantor Retained Annuity Trust
Our Attorneys:
Bradley W. Hanson
Kevin A. Spellacy
John H. Wenker
Robert P. Cunningham
W. Benjamin Winger
Melinda M. Sanders
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