Our Estate Planning Attorneys Help Protect Your Assets
Preserving your family’s wealth for future generations
Whether you’re planning the parameters of your future medical care or establishing support for loved ones upon your death, Wesseling & Brackmann, P.C. can help with all aspects of your estate plan, including:
- Advance directives (living wills)
- Estate tax issues
- Choosing the appropriate executor
- Guardianships and conservatorships
- Living trusts; Asset Protection Trusts; Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts; etc.
- Wills
Estate planning documents are extremely flexible and can be designed to fit your unique needs. Wesseling & Brackmann, P.C. works closely with you to determine your goals and create precise instruments to carry out your intentions.
Securing your legacy
You’ve worked hard for your family, so knowing that you have planned for their long-term well-being and financial security can bring you great comfort. We thoroughly analyze your estate and strategize the best means of transferring your assets, minimizing taxes, sheltering your home from a Medicaid lien, establishing guardianship for your children, caring for your pets, supporting personal philanthropic causes and protecting your loved ones.
Draft your advance directive, last will and testament, living trust…
Estate planning documents are essential at every stage of your life. Your advance directive (or living will) sets the parameters for medical intervention should you become incapacitated. This assures that when you are most vulnerable, your wishes will be honored.
Your last will or living trust provides the opportunity to distribute your property, establish care for your children and otherwise express your wishes upon your death. If you die without a will or trust, the court determines how your property is distributed, who cares for your children and even what happens to your pet – making decisions that might not reflect your desires. A properly funded living trust accomplishes the transfer of your assets following your death without the need for probate court.
We can draft estate planning documents that ensure your intentions are honored.
Changing your estate planning documents
As your life changes, so might your estate plan. You should update your estate planning documents periodically throughout your life. Our attorneys draft valid amendments that address changes in your financial situation, marital status, number of children, philanthropic interests and general lifestyle decisions.
Appointment of guardians
If you have minor children, your will allows you to make decisions about their future care. Naming a guardian is especially important if you are a single parent, but even married couples must consider the remote possibility of perishing in a common incident. If you do not name a guardian, the court will appoint one whose decisions may be in conflict with your parenting goals. You can also make arrangements for your pets’ care in your will, even naming a guardian to assume ownership.
Contact an estate planning law firm you can trust.
For comprehensive estate planning services in Hudsonville and throughout Michigan, call Wesseling & Brackmann, P.C. at 616- 669-8185 or contact us online to schedule a consultation.