Legal Estate Planning

1. Legal Estate Planning
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2. Estate and Will Planning
When planning what will happen
with your finances and the rest of
your estate, you need to ensure that,
upon your death, there will not be
tribulations between your family
members. Not only can the battles
over a person's estate be trying, but
they can also be expensive and
lengthy.
The best way to avoid struggles
after you've passed is to have a
legally prepared estate plan from
our attorneys. By having a will, trust,
and other estate planning
documents prepared legally, you
can help your family avoid expensive
and taxing probate proceedings.
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3. What is
Probate
Court?
If a will, trust, and estate planning
document isn't legally prepared
correctly, it will send the proceedings
of your estate into probate court.
Probate court can require a lengthy
amount of time to process all of the
intents and purposes of the deceased
with regard to their finances and
distribution of their estate.
Creating your legal will and estate
documents with our attorney helps
avoid probate court.

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Our Recommendations:
When preparing your will and estate planning documents, we recommend that
you assign a power of attorney for your health care, create a living will, and
have a power of attorney for your property. Having these legally set documents
and persons will help the process be as smooth as possible as you transition,
even if you lose control of your facilities due to medical issues.

5. There are many options available to
create living wills and estate planning
documents without involving an
attorney. Sites like LegalZoom and
Nolo.com, for instance. However, the
documents are often not prepared
properly and result in the need for an
attorney anyway, thereby causing you to
spend more money and waste more
time. They can also require a probate
court proceeding which is very
expensive.
Do it Yourself?
DON'T RISK IT

6. Cost of
Legal Estate Planning
A consultation about your
personal estate planning is
FREE with our firm and
typically will cost between
$500-$2000 for us to do all
of the legal documentation.
If you don't have a legal will
and legally-distributed
estate, probate court can
take years and will cost a
minimum of $5000.

7. Probate court may be required if you
don't have a legal will set up prior to
death. The probate court will determine
who should receive what funds and
estates and will deal with the issues
between family members, but the
following problems arise:
Probate Court
ISSUES THAT MAY ARISE
1 Contests of the Will
2 Recovering Estate from Others
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Seeking Truth from the
Executor of the Estate

8. Save your family thousands of dollars by having a
formal, legal will and estate plan set up prior to
your death. This will save your family the cost of a
probate court in the future.
Save your family months and even years of stress
while your estate gets distributed. Probate court
can take months and even multiple years to come
to fruition.
Save your family frustrations and heartache. If you
file your will yourself, you will not have an attorney
dedicated to helping you, but our lawyers will
properly file and be there to support your family
afterward.
Save Your Heirs Some Trouble

9. Our Attorneys
The Law Office of Thaddeus
M. Bond, Jr. & Associates,
P.C. is the premier choice
when selecting a legal team
to help you create your legal
will and power of attorney.
Our team has decades of
experience with wills and
trusts and we pride ourselves
upon being accessible to you
and your needs. We will be
prompt and fair and our
initial consultations are free.

10. Contact Us!
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