Estate planning deals with the notion of death and incapacity.  People often shy away from such topics, and sometimes have a tendency to postpone estate planning.  However, if planning for your demise is postponed until it is too late, after your death, you incur the risk that your intended beneficiaries will not receive what you would have wanted them to.  Protection that you  could have put into place will be unavailable to them.

Everyone should consider their estate planning needs, regardless  of their family size or degree of wealth.  Someone who has worked hard their entire life to accumulate a $100,000 estate has the same need for fulfillment of their wishes as someone who  has a $10,000,000 estate!

What is the result if you do not formulate your own estate  plan?  The state has a default plan for you, and your assets  will be distributed through the laws of “intestate succession”.    Such laws are developed in an attempt to distribute your assets  as the “average” person would have wanted.  Is this how you want  to leave your loved ones?

Protect yourself and your family by developing an estate plan that meets your unique needs.   

Your visit with our elder law attorney in Belleville, Illinois, our elder law attorney in St. Louis, Missouri, or anywhere in the Metroeast, can help protect you and your family.  Contact us to schedule your free consultation with our experienced elder law attorney.