Estate and Long-Term Care Planning

Let us help you plan ahead--saving your loved ones confusion, frustration and grief, and ensuring that your assets are secured and passed on according to your wishes.

What to expect
Estate Planning
We will create a solid estate plan to fit your unique needs, which usually includes a Will, a Revocable or Irrevocable Trust, and Durable Powers of Attorney for Health Care and Property.  Strohschein Law Group can also address the unique needs of business owners and families of children with special needs.

Long-term care planning
The cost for long term care provided either in the home or at a facility often exceeds $50,000 per year. To lessen financial and emotional stress, we can help you to maximize private assets, increase access to public benefits, and ultimately enhance quality of life for everyone involved.  Many families that need help protecting a loved one's assets also need help finding and coordinating care.  A life-care plan from Strohschein Law Group can address all of these issues.

Guardianship

Several challenging scenarios can result in the need to attain legal guardianship.  The team at Strohschein Law Group has the expertise and dedication to support you in your unique situation.

What to expect

Guardianship is a legal relationship whereby one person receives the court-appointed authority to make medical or financial decisions for another person, typically in the following situations:

Estate and Trust Administration

We know that coping with the death of a loved one is difficult enough, without having to face the legal issues associated with administering an estate—and we’re here to help you through the entire process.

What to expect

The process of estate administration often includes:

§  Collecting the decedent’s assets

§  Determining and paying his or her debts, expenses and taxes

§  Issuing a distribution to beneficiaries

Our attorneys can help you secure the home and personal belongings; handle the Will and Trust; deal with tax matters; and work with the decedent’s accountant, financial advisor, insurance or real estate agent towards a speedy resolution of estate issues.

Probate Litigation

When a loved one dies, a probate court usually oversees the process of sorting out the decedent’s estate and ensuring that the instructions in the Will and Trust are upheld.

What to expect

The process of administering an estate is not always routine or amicable—families may disagree about distribution plans or even the content of these documents.  Strohschein Law Group uses settlement, mediation or litigation to help families clarify the terms of a loved one’s Will, Trust or Power of Attorney, and resolve any disputes over these documents.  We are experienced in handling Will and Trust contests, claims against the estate and contested guardianships.