Probate Lawyer
Helping families navigate the difficult world of taxes and estates. Get started with your estate plan in as little as a 15-minute phone call with Josh
We all know that we need one, but estate planning often falls to the very bottom of the list of our everyday “to-do.” Attorney Josh will help make the estate planning process easy and quick; all you have to do is schedule a free consultation today. From your very first call, attorney Josh will walk you through the estate planning process and answer any questions you have so that you can be confident that your plan takes care of the people you love the most.
Estate Planning Practice Areas
Informal Probate
A Last Will & Testament is your written, formal wishes on what should happen to all of the property that you own. Although Wills needs to go through the probate process to be formally recognized, Wills serves as the foundation of any estate plan. Attorney Josh will work with you to capture wishes so that your family is taken care of and your goals are met.
DIY Probate
Another foundation tool in an estate planner’s arsenal is the Revocable Living Trust. In effect, a trust is a legal document that holds all property that you own. By holding property in a trust, you can avoid probate, and your final wishes can be achieved without the heartache that comes along with drawn-out court cases. Trusts also protect your privacy and give you more control over all your hard work so that these decisions are not left up to the courts. Attorney Josh will work with you to best understand your wishes and capture it within your trust.
Trust Reformations
Attorney Josh understands that the law is constantly changing and sometimes your final wishes aren’t being maintained by your Trust after you are gone. Sometimes, a trust reformation is necessary because there are unanticipated changes in the law or circumstances of life. Attorney Josh works with families and beneficiaries of Trusts to help make reformations to ensure that the Trust can continue to meet its goal: to provide for the friends and family of the trust creator.
Probating Will Wills
What types of wills are available to me?
Do you need a lawyer to probate a will?
Are there other options besides probate?
Trusts
What is trust and how does it work?
A trust is a legal document and tool that allows a third party to hold all of your property on behalf of your beneficiary or beneficiaries.
A trust works by legally holding all of your property to help you gift all of your assets out of probate. Through the use of a Trust, your assets can pass outside of probate, which saves time for your beneficiaries, helps limit court fees and lawyer fees and could also potentially reduce taxes on your estate.
Do I need to probate a trust?
Trusts have a number of different purposes. The primary purpose of a trust is to avoid probate and help gift your assets to your beneficiaries in a quick and efficient manner.
When might a trust end up in probate court?
Working with a Probate Attorney
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Josh helps you navigate the probate process and wind up your loved ones affairs