Madison Estate Planning Lawyers
If you haven't put an estate plan in place, and realize that it's time to do so, you may have a lot of unanswered questions. How do you best provide for your wife and ensure that your estate goes to your family, not to the government? What are the most effective strategies to minimize the tax burden on your estate? What are the benefits of a trust versus a will? Is one better suited to your needs?
At the law office of Williford, McAllister & Jacobus, LLP, we understand your concerns and your confusion. We have provided estate planning counsel to people throughout Mississippi for more than 20 years. Our goal with every client is to give you peace of mind.
Our Estate Planning Practice
When you hire us to help you put an effective estate plan in place, we will start by gathering as much information as we can about your financial situation, as well as your goals. We want to know if there are specific places, such as charitable organizations, that you want to provide for in your estate planning, as this will help us determine which approach is best for you. We will then explain your options in detail, from the use of wills or trusts to re-titling of assets to avoid probate or the use of lifetime gifts. We will carefully review the potential tax implications of each estate planning tool, including any gift tax considerations.
Once we have determined the best strategy to meet your objectives, we will prepare and execute all documents required to put you plan in place, including:
- Wills
- Trust, including revocable or irrevocable trusts, living or testamentary trusts, spendthrift or pullover trusts, generation-skipping trusts and special needs trusts
- Powers of attorney
- Health care directives, which identify the type of care you will receive and who will make medical decisions for you if you cannot
If you have minor children or incapacitated adults that you care for, we will also help you take steps to put a guardianship or conservatorship in place, if necessary.
Our attorneys also help clients with business succession planning, helping you put measures in place to keep a family business running in the event of your death or incapacity.
Contact Our Office
For a private consultation with one of our experienced Ridgeland lawyers for last will and testaments, contact our office by e-mail or call us toll free at 800-613-8765.