Secure Your Legacy: Have a plan.
After over two decades of litigating cases, I assist families and individuals in developing an estate plan that is comprehensive and designed to reflect your circumstances and desires, and to save the love ones you leave behind from dealing with the costs (financial and emotional) of a probated estate.
I helped care for my father in the last ten years of his life. I learned through experience all the challenges faced to provide care for our loved ones as they reach their silver years. Upon his death, I grieved and in the midst of this grief, I learned all the processes necessary to wrap up his affairs. My practice has focused on family law and litigation. In my time of grief, the last thing I desired was to deal with lawyers and court proceedings. I wanted time to cry and celebrate the life he lived, not draft and file paperwork, locate assets, and try to figure out what my dad’s wishes might have been.
After my dad’s passing, my mom became ill. In her darkest hours, I spent time rummaging through her important papers searching for her will and advanced directives. She had a will, but no trust. She is now in a (very expensive) facility. While I should have been comforting her through this hard transition from freedom to facility, I instead was consulting with lawyers to find ways to protect her assets or get the care she needed in place.
Litigation is for lawyers and judges, not grieving families. Plans should be in place to avoid costly court proceedings and to clearly inform the loved ones you leave behind of your circumstances and desires so that you have time to grieve the passing of a loved one or to celebrate their life.
If you would like me to help you, contact me at (352) 418-0418 or by email at mary@yourfamilylawadvocate.com or CLICK HERE.