Family Law

• Divorce
• Guardianship
  When a judge appoints a conservator for a person who is unable to manage his/her own affairs due to mental or physical incapacity. May also be called a guardianship.

Property Law

• Land Use and Zoning

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
• Wills
  Probate is a legal process in which the court oversees the execution of a Last Will and Testament. This allows the validity of the will to be proven and gives anyone an opportunity to contest the contents of the will. Additionally, the probate process ensures record-keeping of how all property was distributed or transferred, debts settled and taxes paid.
• Trusts
  Not all estates require probate, though many do. For estates with a total value under $50,000, all that may be required is a Transfer by Affidavit process, which is much simpler than probate and can often be done via mail. Additionally, if the deceased established a revocable living trust and transferred their property therein, probate may be avoided.
• Power of Attorney
  A legal document that gives another person legal authority to make healthcare decisions in the event one is unable to make them for him/herself. Also known as a health care proxy or medical power of attorney.
• Probate

Finance Law

• Tax Law
  A provision in the United States Federal Estate and Gift Tax Law that lets a deceased spouse leave an unlimited amount of assets to the surviving spouse, free of estate taxes. However, if the surviving spouse’s estate is more than the amount of the federal estate tax exemption in effect at the time of his/her death, estate taxes will be due at that time.