PROBATE & RELATED PRACTICE AREAS

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A will directs the distribution of your assets after your death to your designated heirs and beneficiaries. It can help avoid unintended beneficiaries. 

A trust protects assets and directs those assets in accordance with their owners’ intentions during their life and after death. 

Probate is often needed to transfer property from the name of Decedent to his/her beneficiaries.

Guardian Advocacy is a process for family members, caregivers, or friends of individuals with a developmental disability to act on their behalf if the person lacks the decision-making ability to do some, but not all, of the decision-making tasks  to care for his or her person or property.