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On behalf of The Law Office of Wickersham and Bowers posted in Estate Planning on Tuesday, June 9th, 2020

Estate Planning and Will and Trust

The loss of someone we love is a tragic event. When this tragedy occurs in your family, you will require different things than others for your family. At Wickersham & Bowers, we provide you with a range of estate planning services that meet your and your family’s individual needs. We offer over sixty years of expert experience that will help you understand wills, trusts, and probate, and litigation.  

Planning Protects Your Assets

A key component is the ability to preserve the assets that you have spent your lifetime working toward, and you want to be able to determine what is going to happen to them when your life ends. Having an estate plan lets you have the power over your assets even beyond your experience and life. With our team of experts, we can guide you through this process with compassion and understanding as we listen to your wishes in a testamentary document that is enforceable. If it is a family member’s estate, we help you through the complicated process quietly but efficiently understanding well that this is a difficult time, and you need to mourn and heal. 

When developing a will or trust, you will see that we help you evaluate your options and find a plan that will please you and honor your wishes and be in the best interest of your family. For those wishing to protect their finances and the assets that they have accumulated, a trust may be the best option to utilize. A trust will help manage both during your life and help it to transition smoothly in the event of your passing on. Wills, however, are well known for being the most common estate plan as it will designate how your assets and finances are being distributed among your loved ones and family. A will helps families avoid court procedures and disputes. 

Let Us Help You Plan for Your Family’s Protection

Having an attorney guide you is beneficial to you and your family as Wickersham & Bowers put your family’s interests first. To schedule a consultation, call our offices, and we can speak at your earliest convenience to create a plan that works for you. 

On behalf of The Law Office of Wickersham and Bowers posted in Estate Planning on Thursday, April 30th, 2020.

Of all the legal services that are necessary for a person to engage in over the course of their life, wills and estate planning is the one that seems to be the most neglected. It is understandable when you really stop to think about it. No one wants to face their own mortality and casually make plans and fill out documents for the inevitable coming of the end of life.

But putting off this aspect of personal and professional legal instructions has never been a particularly prudent action. And with the Coronavirus spreading and creating a global pandemic, the assurance of tomorrow or next year has never been less certain. 

This makes it even more urgent to enlist the services of an experienced estate planning firm such as Wickersham and Bowers to make sure that your end of life affairs are in order, while of course hoping that time is still far away.

Careful Planning During an Unpredictable Time

There is an old saying that goes “plan for the worst, hope for the best”. There is probably no better situation to apply that to than the one we currently all find ourselves facing. It is now more critical than ever to make sure that you and your families’ wishes are met should the unthinkable suddenly happen.

Ensuring Your Families’ Security

Take a moment and imagine the stress that so many families are going through right now with sick or dying loved ones. Many of them aren’t even able to visit their family or friends in the hospital or attend their funerals. 

Knowing how much of a soul-wrenching burden that must already be, imagine if they also had to deal with a situation in which none of their deceased loved ones final wishes and instructions were legally documented. No one wants to put their family through that.

Waiting Is Never an Option

A will and estate planning is something that should never be ignored, even in normal times. But with the Covid-19 crisis introducing a new and dangerous element into our daily lives, the possibility of even a young, healthy person falling ill and dying within a matter of days is possible. 

The legal experts at Wickersham and Bowers have been handling these types of matters for years and they will be glad to do the same for you. Don’t wait until it’s too late.

Contact us today for a consultation.

On behalf of The Law Office of Wickersham and Bowers posted in Family Law on Thursday, April 15th, 2020.

Of all of the various types of law that people often overlook or put off until it is too late, estate planning is right there at the top of the list. There may be a number of different reasons for this, such as many times a person feels like they are in good health and have many years left to worry about it.

Other times it may simply be that they feel that they don’t have a portfolio or assets that really require legal clarification and distribution. But many times the experienced estate attorneys at Wickersham and Bowers find that it is just a case of the client being anxious and nervous about facing their own mortality on the black and white pages of end-of-life legal documents.

The Importance of Estates and Wills

Estate planning isn’t just something meant for old, sick people with lots of money and assets. In this world that we live in very few things are certain. Young, healthy people who eat well and exercise regularly come down with serious, unexpected illnesses out of nowhere. Accidents can happen at any given time on any given day. If something unexpected were to happen to you, think about where it might leave your family and loved ones.

The Peace of Mind of Knowing Your Wishes are Carried Out

Having the knowledge that your final wishes for your spouse, children, employees, or anyone else that depends on you and what you provide for them is something that simply cannot be overstated. Although you will not be here to see it, imagine how you would feel knowing that there were legal battles and court litigation going on after your death to determine the course of action for your estate.

Security for Your Loved Ones

We know that no one ever has the intention of leaving those they care about to deal with a messy legal situation during a time when they should be mourning and celebrating your life. There is no greater gift and ease of burden that you could leave those folks than letting someone like Wickersham and Bowers take care of the details of your estate.

Contact us today for a consultation.