DO-IT-YOURSELF ESTATE PLANNING IS A VERY BAD IDEA

In the day and age of Google and the world seemingly being at our fingertips, I'm seeing more and people take on tasks that they are eminently unqualified to take on.  Remember, you're not a car mechanic merely because you watched an engine repair video online.  This same concept holds true when it comes to putting together an effective estate plan that will best address your family's particular needs.

Just because you can buy a Last Will and Testament, Durable Power of Attorney, Living Will or some type of Trust related instrument from a non-lawyer online site, doesn't mean it's a good idea to do so.  Moreover if you simply slow down and do a bit of research, you'll typically find that you can get the same documents prepared by a real lawyer in your area at for for about the same cost as the online company is charging.

Here's an older article from Forbes magazine that does a nice job of spelling out precisely what some of the pitfalls of online estate planning can be.  Take a look.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/robclarfeld/2011/05/17/do-it-yourself-a-uniquely-bad-idea-2/#599403ea769f 

American Wills and Estates is a locally owned and founded law firm that has been assisting clients in Pittsburgh and throughout Western Pennsylvania with all of their estate planning needs for the past 25 years.  We pride ourselves on providing our clients with caring and trusted estate planning legal services at an extremely affordable cost.  Before you take the risk of putting together a do-it-yourself estate plan, give us a call today to schedule your free legal consultation or visit us online at:

http://www.americanwillsandestates.com.  You'll be glad you did!

 

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  • Practice Limited Exclusively to Probate Estate Administration, Estate Planning and Real Estate law
  • We Provide the Majority of our Probate Legal Services on a Flat Fee Basis
  • We Offer Free Initial Consultations to all of our Clients
  • We Don’t Get Paid Until the Entire Estate Administration Process is Finished
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Attorney Welling received his undergraduate degree in Journalism and Communications from Point Park University in 1986 and his law degree from Duquesne University School of Law in 1992. He started the law firm of American Wills & Estates in 1997 and has practiced exclusively in the areas of Probate Estate Administration, Estate Planning and Real Estate law since that time. When not working, Lloyd can be found cheering on the Steelers, Penguins and Pirates; golfing… badly, or walking his three rescue dogs up and down the hills of Mt. Washington.

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