Estate Planning

A proper estate plan can protect loved ones, appoint guardians of minors, maintain a family business, reduce taxes, avoid conflicts between beneficiaries, take care of charitable interests and accomplish many other objectives. See our Estate lawyers at Sitka Law Group for:

  • Wills and Trusts
    • Preparation of wills and trusts including inter vivos trusts (alter ego trusts, joint spousal trusts), disability trusts and other testamentary trusts
  • Powers of Attorney (POA)
    • A POA is a legal document that allows you to appoint another person, who is called your attorney, to act on your behalf to make decisions with respect to your financial and legal matters
  • Representation Agreements (RA)
    • A RA, previously referred to as a living will, is a legal document that allows you to appoint another person, who is called your representative, to make decisions regarding your health care in the event that you are incapable of making such decisions on your own
  • Committeeship Applications
    • The implications of not having a POA and a RA in place can be significant:
      • specifically, if you lose capacity, a close friend or family member may be required to commence a costly, time consuming Committeeship court application in order to be able to make decisions regarding your finances and health care
      • If such an application is made, you lose control over who is appointed to oversee your financial and health care decisions
  • Any matters related to trust law and elder law
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