How Our Estate Planning Lawyers Can Help
Estate plans describe how a person wants their property to be distributed after they die. This can also involve transferring assets to a trust. Combined, these documents create a comprehensive estate plan with significant financial advantages as well as full legal effects.
With years of experience mentoring our clients through estate planning endeavors, our estate planning lawyers at Dempsey Roberts & Smith can help with the following:
- Estate planning and wills
- Advance medical directives (also called living wills)
- Trusts
- Special needs trusts
- Power of attorney documents
- Business succession arrangements
- Asset protection planning
- Appointments and contests of guardianship
- Evaluation of existing estate planning documents
- Will contests
- Probate litigation
- Estate tax planning
Our Estate Planning Lawyers Can Help with Simple and Complex Estate Needs
Laws and regulations in each state contain very specific guidelines regarding what elements are needed to create a trust or will, how assets are handled when they are a part of a trust estate or a decedent’s estate, and how nominees for health care directives and powers of attorney should behave. Our dedicated team of estate planning professionals are well-versed in these laws and regulations and will guide you in a manner that will benefit you and your loved ones.
Whether you are dealing with simple or complex family or financial matters, Dempsey Roberts & Smith can help. Using our experience working with clients in a variety of different situations, we will work with you to prepare the legal documents that are necessary to bridge the gap between your wishes, intentions, and expectations and the practical and legal outcomes.
Our Experts
Attorney
KENNETH M. ROBERTS
Ken has been the senior partner for the Nevada firm since its inception in 1992…read more.
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David E. Krawczyk
David brings a fresh voice and perspective to all areas of law he practices…read more.
Times When You Need to Work With an Estate Planning Lawyer
Planning for your future is a step you should take to protect your loved ones.
It is critical to work with a lawyer on your initial will and estate plan as well as periodically review your existing documents.
Tax laws are constantly changing and your family circumstances might be as well.
Here are the times you need to work with our wills and estate planning lawyers to create and edit your estate plan.
Creating Your First Estate Plan
To Adjust Your Current Estate Plan to Account for Changes in Assets
A Change in Marital Status
To Plan for A Disability or Illness
Securing the Wellbeing of Your Children
Retirement
Government & Administrative Changes
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Having an estate plan is a vital part of life for anyone with even modest assets. Even a rudimentary will can help heirs retain control over assets in the way that you wish. Furthermore, transferring property into a trust can reduce probate costs by saving thousands of dollars and preventing many complications that could arise during probate.
Our Henderson estate planning lawyers at Dempsey Roberts & Smith can assist you by identifying your needs, suggesting estate planning documentation, and taking the necessary steps to create these documents so that they are legally effective. To learn more about trust and estate options, contact our team at 702-388-1216.
