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We all must confront end of life issues – our family members, our friends, and of course ourselves. At some point, each of us will need someone to handle our affairs for us, and many of us will be called upon to do that for a loved one. Taking care of another person is a great responsibility and can be a difficult and often intimidating task.

Estate planning is the process of crafting legal tools in advance that allow us to appoint people we trust to take on that responsibility and instruct them about our end of life goals.

Making end of life decisions in advance, including plans for possible incapacity and how to handle our estate after death, can provide peace of mind for ourselves and loved ones, knowing that our wishes have been memorialized for those who will be taking care of those needs.

My office can help you and your family with a broad range of estate planning tools, such as:

• Planning in advance for potential incapacity including powers of attorney and medical directives.
• End of life estate planning including wills and trusts.
• Providing for unique circumstances such as caring for a disabled family member.
• Pet planning, charitable donations, and other options to meet your unique needs.

If you are interested in meeting to discuss estate planning, please contact my office to schedule an appointment. At the time of scheduling, we will send you a short questionnaire that you can fill out and bring with you to our initial consultation. The first meeting will allow us to get to know each other and discuss your estate planning needs. Once we have come up with a plan, I will put together draft documents and send them to you for review. We may need to schedule follow up appointments to discuss details and changes. When ready, we will schedule time for you to come in and sign original documents.