Estate Planning - Securing Your Family's Furture

Chicago estate planning lawyers, Griffith & Jacobson, LLC, can help you.

Don't wait until the last minute to plan for your family's financial security. Speak with our estate planning lawyers,  Louis A Rascia or  Arieh M. Flemenbaum today to arrange an orderly transfer of your assets. Our estate planning attorneys will help you address the following four key areas in developing your estate plan:

 1.      Leaving your legacy without probate. Passing family assets to your heirs through an Illinois probate court is expensive, inconvenient and time-consuming. The Chicago estate planning lawyers at Griffith & Jacobson can provide you with wills, trusts (living trusts, insurance trusts, etc.), limited partnerships, and powers of attorney that can keep your estate from going through probate whenever possible.

 2.     Identifying who receives your assets. You have an estate plan even if you have done nothing! Without a written estate plan, Illinois law may establish one for you and determine to whom your assets and property are distributed. The estate planning attorneys at Griffith & Jacobson can help you plan ahead, sestablish your wills, trusts and other estate planning documents (including your beneficiary designations with your bank, securities broker, and other financial institutions) to ensure your family's future.
 3.      Establishing your healthcare directives. Don't leave your health care decisions in the hands of medical personnel. We can prepare living wills, advance medical directives, or powers of attorney for health care to make sure that you and your family will decide what medical care your should receive in the event of a catastrophic illness. Don't let decisions by strangers countermand your wishes and bankrupt your family with treatments you do not want.
 4.      Minimizing the impact of estate taxes. The laws and regulations concerning estate taxes and gifts are complex. There are many exemptions, deductions and opportunities provided within the Internal Revenue Code to minimize the portion going to the IRS and the impact of the estate and gift taxes on your estate. However, forming an effective estate plan and careful tax planning is required to take advantage of these opportunities. 

Contact G&J, Chicago's estate planning lawyers, Griffith & Jacobson, LLC, today for effective, affordable legal solutions for all your estate planning and probate needs. Or call us at (312) 236-8110 to schedule a free initial consultation.