Having an effective estate plan allows you to plan for the management of your assets while you are alive and for their timely and cost-effective distribution and disbursement after your death. A well crafted estate plan can help you minimize, or entirely avoid, the costs and expenses associated with the probate process and the payment of estate and after-death taxes.
The attorneys at American Wills & Estates have over 100 years of combined legal experience in helping clients throughout Western Pennsylvania create effective estate plans. WE OUR A LOCALLY FOUNDED, OWNED AND OPERATED LAW FIRM. We have seven offices conveniently located throughout Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania. Our lawyers understand how to create an estate plan that will ensure that the hard-earned wealth that you have accumulated over your lifetime is not eaten up by after-death taxes and unnecessary probate and estate administration costs.
At American Wills & Estates we offer a full range of estate planning services to help you preserve your wealth and bestow a legacy on your children and loved ones. Our services include, but are not limited to, the preparation of the following estate planning documents:
- Last Will and Testaments
- Durable Financial Power of Attorneys
- Durable Health Care Power of Attorneys
- Revocable Living Trusts
- Special Needs Trusts
- Living Wills
- Guardianship Petitions
At American Wills & Estates we understand that every client’s financial and family situation is unique. We will take the time to fully understand your personal circumstances and your hopes for your family in order to craft an individual estate plan that best meets your needs. We will help you accomplish what you want to accomplish, while making every effort to minimize and avoid the effect of after-death taxes on your estate.
WHAT SETS US APART? We provide all of our Estate Planning services including, but not limited to, the preparation of Last Will and Testaments, Durable Financial and Healthcare Power of Attorneys, Living Wills and Trusts on a on a low flat fee basis. For example, simple Last Will and Testaments start at just $75.00. We also provide all of our clients with a free legal consultation so that we can discuss how an effective estate plan can best be tailored to meet that individual’s specific family needs. DON'T TRUST YOUR HARD EARNED LEGACY TO AN ONLINE WILL PREPARATION SERVICE OR A STORE BOUGHT WILL KIT. For the same price, or in many cases even less, you can meet with an experienced estate planning attorney who will custom craft an estate plan that best addresses your family's specific individual needs.
Remember, the circumstances guiding your decisions when making your initial estate plan are often likely to change as your life and financial circumstances change. At American Wills & Estates we continue to work with our clients throughout their lifetimes to ensure that their estate plans are current with respect to their present wishes as well as to any changes in the tax laws.
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