Missouri Estate Planning Attorney

In Missouri you are sure to find an estate planning attorney in Springfield, Joplin, Kansas City and St. Louis. If you are ready to write a will these are the people you should be looking for. A Missouri estate planning attorney is able to do a lot more than write a will, but that is a good start.

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Estate planning attorneys are able to help plan your estate so it can be passed on outside of probate court. With so many legal ways of doing this there is no sense in putting your heirs through the probate process. Some of your options are transfer on death bank accounts, trusts, property deeded as joint tenancy with right of survivorship to name just a few.

Another advantage to working with an estate planning attorney is getting the best possible tax advantages, for you while you are alive and for your heirs when you are gone. Learn more on our taxes and estate planning page.

Do you have minor children for whom arrangements need to be made? Part of your estate planning should be appointing a guardian for them and setting up trusts in their names. It is normal when making a trust for a minor to set an age for when the child can use the funds. It is fine to say at age 18 or possibly 25 the trust can be used. It is also possible to stipulate that the funds can be used for college with the balance to be paid upon graduation.

Hopefully you are here thinking about an estate planning attorney because your financial plan is really working for you. The more you are worth the bigger the need for estate planning, and the sooner you start the better. Estate planning is an ongoing process, every year brings more assets to include and changes in the law needing dealt with.

The world of finance, attorneys, laws and real estate uses lots of legal documents. When you find yourself needing a particular form, instead of making the drive across town, try Legal Zoom.

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It is always nice to have someone you know recommend an attorney, one they have worked with in the past. Another way to find a Missouri estate planning attorney is to use Legal Match. Their feedback section is almost as good as a personal recommendation, you can read the good and the bad about the different lawyers.

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