If you’re like most people in Washington State, you probably think you have plenty of time to create an estate plan. Or, you may believe you don’t have enough assets for an estate plan to really matter. An estate plan does much more than just distribute your assets to your heirs. It can also help you while you’re alive, by protecting your property, securing any money you inherit or receive in a personal injury settlement, and can establish a guardianship for your minor children. If you don’t have a will, Washington State law determines who inherits your estate and who will be the guardian of your children. This may not reflect your wishes; our Monroe, WA estate planning lawyer can create an estate plan that does. Contact Eastside Estate Planning today for a consultation.
Estate Planning Lawyer Monroe, WA
You work hard, you’ve invested well, and you probably have specific goals for your retirement. You may have thought about who you want to inherit after you pass away, and have obligations to provide for the people you love. Your estate plan, a series of dynamic legal documents, can help you achieve these goals and more.
Estate planning entails a lot more than just writing a will, although your Last Will and Testament is a large part of your estate plan. Estate planning involves preparing for your future needs, including supporting yourself after you retire, or covering complicated end-of-life medical needs. Besides your will, an estate plan includes one or more trusts, power-of-attorney designations, and guardianship documents. Estate planning also includes tax management, both while you’re alive and to reduce the taxes your estate owes the state after you pass away.
Our Monroe estate planning lawyer takes the time to get to know you, so we understand your goals for building wealth and how you want to protect your family. We then recommend the right estate planning documents to help you pay for your child’s education, enhance the life of a loved one with a disability, and ensure that the right people inherit the assets you intend. If you like, we can also make recommendations for retirement planning, so you can maximize the tax benefits of certain investments and avoid penalties for specific withdrawals.
Our Experience Matters For Savvy Estate Planning
For your estate plan to be effective, it must comply with Washington State’s Estate Code, a body of laws that determine who inherits, how much they receive, and who assumes guardianship of minor children. The law sets specific requirements for wills, trusts, Powers of Attorney, and other estate planning documents to be effective. Our Monroe estate planning lawyer, with over a decade of experience crafting personalized estate plans for families like yours, ensures that all your documents are compliant with current laws and strong enough to withstand a challenge in court.
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Face the future with confidence, knowing that you’re protected with a robust estate plan. Call Eastside Estate Planning today for a consultation.