Fairfax County & Washington Metro Area Estate Planning Laws
Serving Clients in Virginia, Maryland, and D.C.
Estate planning is no longer the domain of the elderly. No matter your age, an estate plan is an important aspect of your financial life that should not be ignored. You do not ignore your physical health. Nor should you ignore your financial health.
Estate planning is about more than money. Estate planning is about the future of your children, and about providing a safety net for your spouse. It is also about providing you with peace of mind in the event you are unable to manage your affairs.
A proper estate plan can maximize the amount of your hard-earned life savings that pass to your loved ones and can carry out your wishes. Ignoring estate planning can have adverse results including placing a heavy estate tax burden on your heirs. Be wise and speak to an attorney about estate planning.
There are many aspects to estate planning
Grad, Logan & Klewans will draft:
- Wills
- Trusts
- Advance medical directives
- Living wills
- Powers of attorney
Our estate planning law firm can prepare living trusts, life insurance trusts, charitable trusts, minor's trusts, and other special-needs trusts and can assist with probates and will contests in Virginia, Maryland and D.C. We are skilled in all aspects of estate planning laws.
Powers of attorney and your estate plan
A durable power of attorney allows you to appoint someone to handle your assets if you become incapacitated. A power of attorney can appoint someone to manage and transfer all assets, make gifts on your behalf, and create and amend any trusts you set up.
A Health Care Power of Attorney allows you to appoint someone to make health care decisions for you when you are unable to do so yourself.
Contact a lawyer skilled in estate planning law
A properly drawn estate plan takes into account your entire financial situation and goals. Remember, it is not how large your estate is, or how much money you have. Instead, it is how you handle your assets. The estate planning lawyers of Grad, Logan & Klewans can put your mind at ease, help carry out your wishes, and ensure that the maximum amount of your estate passes to your heirs. Estate planning laws can be complex, so don't do it alone. Contact us today.
