ESTATE PLANNING: THE MUST HAVES

April 19, 2019

By Lloyd A. Welling, Esq.

Most folks simply associate Estate Planning with having either a Will or a Trust.  However, in reality, there is usually a bit more to than that.  If you want to protect your hard earned legacy, protect your family and ensure that your final wishes are carried out, you’ll probably want to make sure that your estate plan includes a few other things as well. 

Here a list of the basic documents that should be part of your plan:

A Last Will and Testament and/or a Trust

A Durable Power of Attorney

A letter of intent or instruction to your heirs

A Healthcare Power of Attorney and/or Living Will

Guardianship and Trustee designations for minor children or heirs

Does your estate plan measure up?  If not, now might be time to have your estate plan reviewed and updated.

 American Wills & Estates is a locally founded, owned and operated law firm that has been guiding clients in Pittsburgh and throughout Western Pennsylvania through the estate planning process with competency, compassion and care for over 25 years.  We offer the majority of our estate planning services on an extremely affordable flat fee basis.  We also have a number of convenient office locations and provide home, hospital, evening and weekend appointments upon request.

So, if you've been procrastinating about getting your own estate planning affairs in order, stop.  Give us a call today at (412) 381-7370 to schedule your free legal consultation or visit our law firm online.  You'll be glad you did!

 

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Our Services Include

  • 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
  • We Guide our Clients Through the Probate Process from Start to Finish
  • We Have Multiple Convenient Office Locations
  • Home, Hospital, Evening and Weekend Appointments are Available Upon Request
  • Losing a loved one is hard enough and we strive to make the whole estate administrative process as simple, straightforward and stress free as possible

If you’ve recently lost a loved one and are trying to find a law firm to guide you through the Probate Estate Administration process, make sure that you speak with our law firm before hiring anyone else. Getting skilled, experienced and caring legal assistance from the start can make all the difference in the world in determining how smoothly and efficiently the estate administration process goes.

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Attorney Profile:

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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