Wills and Trusts
Estate planning is about making your wishes legally enforceable: we draft legally binding wills, establish trusts for asset protection, and provide guidance on minimising estate taxes. We also prepare healthcare directives and power of attorney documents, so that your financial and medical decisions are handled properly if you are not able to make them yourself.
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What does an estate planning attorney do?
Attorneys specializing in wills and trusts help individuals plan for the future by ensuring their assets are distributed according to their wishes. They draft legally binding wills, establish trusts for asset protection, and provide guidance on minimizing estate taxes. Estate planning attorneys also assist with healthcare directives and power of attorney documents, ensuring that clients' financial and medical decisions are handled properly. Their services offer peace of mind and help prevent legal complications for heirs and beneficiaries.
Which documents make up an estate plan?
A legally binding will
Trusts established for asset protection
Healthcare directives
Powers of attorney
What does a will do, and what does a trust add?
A will directs how your assets are distributed according to your wishes. A trust is established to protect assets, and can help prevent legal complications for heirs and beneficiaries. Which combination fits depends on your circumstances, which is what a consultation establishes.
Who makes decisions if you cannot?
Whoever your healthcare directive and power of attorney name. Preparing those documents alongside the will is what ensures financial and medical decisions are handled properly rather than left to be resolved after the fact.
Can the documents be signed at home?
Yes. Our mobile notary can travel to a location of your choice to notarise trusts, powers of attorney and other legal paperwork.
How a transaction runs from offer to post-closing
Most matters follow the same eight stages: offer, contract, due diligence, financing where it is needed, clearing title conditions, document preparation, closing and post-closing. Each stage and what we do in it is set out in full on our About page.
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Frequently asked questions
Do you prepare powers of attorney and healthcare directives?
Yes. Alongside wills and trusts we assist with healthcare directives and power of attorney documents, so that your financial and medical decisions are handled properly.
Why set up a trust rather than only a will?
A will directs how your assets are distributed according to your wishes; a trust is established to protect assets and can help prevent legal complications for heirs and beneficiaries.
Can the signing happen at my home?
Yes. Our mobile notary can travel to a location of your choice to notarise trusts, powers of attorney and other legal paperwork.
Talk to an attorney about your matter
Call the office, or send a message and we will come back to you. Meetings are available at our Aventura office or online, in English, Russian or Ukrainian.