Seeking a knowledgeable, caring legal ally in the estate planning journey? Unsure where to start? Allow local attorney Tom McGlaughlin to be your guide!
Every person has resources, assets, and a legacy to pass on. Whether your possessions are simple and few or numerous and complex, it’s important to make sure that your estate is left to the people and causes that mean the most to you. But where can you turn for the right estate planning help and caring legal guidance?
Since 2008, attorney Tom McGlaughlin has helped Dauphin County residents just like you understand the basics of real estate planning, learn what tools will work best for them, and ensure their plans, hopes, and goals are respected and carried out.
Estate planning doesn’t have to be intimidating, mysterious, or overwhelming. Have farmland or unimproved property in Jefferson Township or assets and favorite charities in Harrisburg? Tom McGlaughlin can help you make sense of estate planning and craft the documents and tools that fit your and your family’s needs and plans.
Estate planning relates to the legal documents that help others understand whom you would like to receive your goods, money, land, and properties after you’ve passed away. Estate planning can also encompass your wishes for your children, dependent loved ones, and pets and for your burial or cremation.
It’s an important process that helps reduce confusion, conflict, and financial loss for your loved ones after your passing. It can also ensure that your wishes, hopes, and intentions are carried out and respected legally and practically.
Common estate planning tools include:
Wills: These documents express your will or wishes for your assets once you’ve passed away. A will spells out who you would like to leave your wealth, property, and possessions to. Wills can also name trusted guardians for your minor children should you pass away unexpectedly and establish what kind of funeral service (if any) you would like to have.
Trusts: Trusts are documents that set aside and protect assets for a specific person and / or purpose. For example, you can set up a trust to care for a special-needs loved one, pay for a child’s education, or even care for a pet once you’ve passed away. Trusts can be tailored to your family’s unique situation and are excellent ways to protect loved ones, wealth, and your wishes.
Medical & Financial Powers Of Attorney: Power of attorney documents entrust someone to care for and handle your finances or medical care should you become incapacitated or unable to communicate your wishes. Medical power of attorney documents can also spell out what kind of life-extending treatment (such as CPR) you would permit or not permit in an emergency.
While the idea of estate planning shouldn’t scare you, it’s important to keep in mind that estate planning needs to be done correctly. The safest way to do this is to allow an experienced estate planning attorney to listen to your concerns and wishes and draft documents that are binding, legal, and clearly written.
Since 2008, attorney Tom McGlaughlin has been listening to Dauphin County individuals and families and helping them understand what estate planning tools will work best for them. He’ll make sure that your exact wishes and concerns are addressed and that your unique family situation is taken into account.
Handling estate planning on your own can be incredibly risky; never rely on any documents that can simply be downloaded online, printed, and filled out by hand. Instead, estate planning documents should always be carefully written by a legal professional according to standards that will be recognized in Pennsylvania.
Finally, an estate planning attorney can assist your family with probate, the process of validating a will, determining heirs, paying off final debts, and distributing assets according to your wishes.
As an estate planning and probate lawyer, North Star Legal Services’ Tom McGlaughlin will walk you through the estate planning process with sensitivity, professionalism, and care. He’ll answer your questions, make sure your estate planning documents respect your wishes and values, and help you update documents as your plans or family’s needs change.
There’s no need to postpone estate planning or allow the process to overwhelm you. Allow experienced, thorough, and caring estate planning attorney Tom McGlaughlin to sit down with you today, listen to your concerns, and draft estate planning documents tailored to you and your family.
Need help with estate planning in Dauphin County? Reach out to attorney Tom McGlaughlin for tailored, thoughtful help today!
Estate planning in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, should be a composed, meaningful, and untroubled experience. And with the practiced, thoughtful legal guidance of attorney Tom McGlaughlin, it can be.
Allow Tom McGlaughlin to answer your questions, help select the right documents for you and your family’s needs, and ensure your plans for your property, goods, family, and legacy are clearly expressed and honored.
Have further questions, or ready to get started? Get in touch with North Star Legal Services at (717) 990-7178 for an initial consultation today.
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