Wills & Estates Attorneys

Wills are created to assure that your estate, all the wealth and belongings you have accumulated, are dispersed the way you wish upon your death. A will can assist your executor, the person whom will be in charge of your estate when you pass away, to divide your property in accord with your wishes. Your will can also chose to, or not to, compensate your executor for there efforts. Through your will, you can also condition the receipt of your property by certain individuals on their fulfillment of certain conditions, this is called a trust.

A Power of Attorney can allow a trusted individual to exert the same control over your assets and accounts as you could yourself. It can be durable or limited, that is to say that it can last past your incapacity or inability to make your own decisions, such as a coma or it can be written to automatically lose effect if you are incapacitated. It can be broad or limited, that is to say that it can give unlimited power over your assets or it can be limited to only certain assets. It is always important to remember that a Power of Attorney does not survive your death and your Agent will have no power to act after your death.

Living Wills, sometimes referred to as Medical Power of Attorney, Advance Medical Directive or DNRs, allow you to make decisions about what will happen to your body if you become incapacitate or pass away.  You can decide in advance whether or not to have certain treatments or procedures and thereby spare your family the emotional pain of making these decisions.  You can also choose what specific organs to donate, if any.