Essential Documents for Estate Planning
Beyond estate planning, our legal team is here to ensure a smooth and proper estate administration process, handling all necessary documentation with care.
Will
We provide compassionate guidance to help you prepare a comprehensive will, ensuring your final wishes are clearly documented and your loved ones are protected.
Advance Directives
We'll help you prepare comprehensive advance directives for healthcare, clearly outlining your medical treatment preferences to ensure your wishes are honored.
Healthcare Power
of Attorney
We'll help you prepare a healthcare power of attorney, empowering a trusted individual to make medical decisions on your behalf if you're unable to do so.
Durable Power
of Attorney
We'll help you prepare a durable power of attorney, designating someone you trust to manage your financial affairs if you become unable to do so.
Northeastern North Carolina
Estate Planning & Administration Lawyers
Planning for your loved ones' future can be an overwhelming responsibility. You worked your entire life to earn what you have and want to make sure that your assets and property are handled with the best care. It is possible for individuals to do this on their own, but even the slightest mistake may cost your family dearly. Our estate planning lawyers at Thompson & Pureza will help you design a plan to make the distribution of your assets to your family or loved ones as simple as possible.
Planning Your Estate
What is Estate Administration?
When an individual passes away, the legal process of finalizing their estate is known as estate administration. The steps taken in estate administration include determining the total value of the assets of the person's estate, paying off remaining debts, and distributing assets to beneficiaries. Failing to plan for your estate means these decisions will be made by state law.
In addition to estate planning, our legal team can help make sure everything is settled properly when the time comes for estate administration.
5 Questions to Consider When Planning Your Estate
1
What is the estimated value of your assets?
2
Who should manage your assets if you are unable to?
3
Who should make medical and financial decisions for you if you are unable to?
4
Who would you like to be the beneficiaries of your assets?
5
Who is responsible for your children or other dependents if you are unable to care for them?
