ESTATE & MEDICAID PLANNING, & ELDER LAW

We will prepare any and all of the below documents to meet your individual needs to insure your assets are handled pursuant to your wishes, with minimum taxes, cost of administration, and without contest.

If a member of your family is sent to a long-term skilled care nursing home, call us immediately to discuss how to protect their assets from the nursing home and Medicaid.

• • • Wills
    • Trusts, Including Living & Revocable Trusts
    • Financial Power of Attorney
    • Healthcare Power of Attorney
    • Living Wills
    • Medicaid Spend Down / Application / Qualification
    • Guardianships
    • Elder Law
    • Special Needs Trusts

Simple will packages, including Powers of Attorney and Living Wills are available at the reasonable rate of $750 for individuals and $1000 for a married couple.

WILL CONTESTS & TRUST LITIGATION

Wills may be contested for unsoundness of mind of the testator, undue execution of the Will, execution of the Will under duress or by fraud or any other valid objection to the Wills validity. Will contests must be filed within three months after the date of the Order admitting the Will to probate.

Trust contests have different but similar provisions. In rare instances, family members abuse a power of attorney to changes the title to assets or to steal assets immediately before death. If you believe any of these instances have occurred and you require our assistance, we can help with any of the following:

• • • Will Contests and Disputes
    • Trust Contests and Disputes
    • Power of Attorney Abuses
    • Protection of Heirs in Estates
    • Life Insurance Claims

PROBATE, ESTATE, & TRUST ADMINISTRATION

After the death of a loved one, the Trustee, Personal Representative or trusted family member, whether or not there is a Will or Trust, will need the assistance of an experienced attorney and staff to properly collect the estate assets, pay the estate claims and taxes and distribute the remaining assets pursuant to the law.

We will guide you through this process. We handle all of the below forms of administration:

• • • Probate of Wills
    • Administration of Trusts
    • Intestate Estates Where There is No Will
    • Non-Probate Transfers
    • Small Estate Affidavits
    • Supervised and Unsupervised Administration
    • Heir Assistance
    • Life Insurance & Other Third Party Claims

BUSINESS, DIVORCE, & CRIMINAL DEFENSE

We help with business formation, governance, contract, and collection.

We offer criminal defense through out Central Indiana counties.

We assist with divorce, modifications, contempt, custody, support, maintenance, CHINS (Child in Need of Services), and other family law matters.

• • • Business Counsel & Litigation
    • Criminal Defense
    • Traffic Violations
    • Expungement
    • Divorce
    • Child Custody
    • Child Support
    • Calculating Spousal Maintenance & Alimony
    • Prenuptial Agreements
    • Paternity