Estate Planning

At Premier Legal Services, we offer a full range of estate planning services designed to address every aspect of your financial and personal legacy. Our goal is to provide clear, personalized guidance to help you make informed decisions about your estate. Here are the key services we provide:

• Wills:
• Drafting and Updating: We assist in drafting new wills and updating existing ones to reflect changes in your life circumstances and wishes. A well-crafted will ensures that your assets are distributed according to your specific instructions.
• Executor Guidance: We provide guidance in selecting an executor who will manage your estate effectively and ensure that your wishes are carried out.
  
• Trusts:
• Revocable and Irrevocable Trusts: We create various types of trusts to meet your needs, including revocable trusts that can be altered during your lifetime and irrevocable trusts that provide significant tax and asset protection benefits.
• Special Needs Trusts: We establish special needs trusts to provide for loved ones with disabilities without affecting their eligibility for government benefits.
• Living Trusts: We set up living trusts to manage your assets during your lifetime and facilitate the transfer of those assets to your beneficiaries without the need for probate.
  
• Powers of Attorney:
• Financial Power of Attorney: We draft financial powers of attorney to designate someone you trust to handle your financial affairs if you become incapacitated.
• Healthcare Power of Attorney: We create healthcare powers of attorney to appoint a trusted individual to make medical decisions on your behalf if you are unable to do so.
  
• Healthcare Directives:
• Living Wills: We prepare living wills to outline your preferences for medical treatment and end-of-life care, ensuring that your wishes are respected even when you cannot communicate them yourself.
• Advance Healthcare Directives: We help you create comprehensive healthcare directives that combine your living will and healthcare power of attorney into a single, clear document.
  
• Probate and Estate Administration:
• Probate Process: We guide executors and beneficiaries through the probate process, ensuring that your estate is administered efficiently and in accordance with the law.
• Estate Administration: We assist with the administration of estates, including the valuation and distribution of assets, payment of debts and taxes, and resolution of any disputes that may arise.
  
• Asset Protection:
• Strategies and Planning: We develop asset protection strategies to shield your wealth from potential creditors, lawsuits, and other risks.
• Business Succession Planning: We assist business owners in creating succession plans to ensure the smooth transition of their business interests to the next generation or designated successors.
  
• Charitable Planning:
• Philanthropic Goals: We help you incorporate charitable giving into your estate plan, ensuring that your philanthropic goals are achieved in a tax-efficient manner through the use of charitable trusts, foundations, and other giving strategies.

At Premier Legal Services, we understand that estate planning is a deeply personal and often complex process. Our dedicated team is here to provide you with compassionate, expert guidance, ensuring that your estate plan reflects your values, protects your assets, and secures your family’s future. Contact us today to learn how we can help you with all your estate planning needs in Metro Denver and Greater Tampa.