Helotes Estate Planning Attorney
While many people shy away from estate planning, it’s something everyone should do. With the skills and knowledge of an experienced Helostes estate planning lawyer, you can learn more about your options and legal rights when planning for your assets after you are gone.
You may not wish to think about a time when you aren’t here and your children and other family members are living without you. However, having your estate planned and your affairs in order will make your passing easier and less expensive for them.
At Fiegel Law, we know that estate planning can confuse anyone. We know how emotional it makes people. We consider these factors and provide compassionate education and guidance to craft an estate plan that best fits you and your family’s needs.
Why Choose Fiegel Law?
Attorney Beauregard Fiegel brings a wealth of experience in estate planning, ensuring that we address your wishes and assets with care and precision. The Fiegel Law team understands that estate planning is a deeply personal matter, and they approach each case with sensitivity and diligence.
They will work closely with you to create a tailored plan that addresses your unique circumstances and objectives. With Fiegel Law, you can trust that you will safeguard your legacy for generations to come.
Our office is conveniently located near the northwest corner of the intersection of Bandera Road and West Loop 1604 North, east of the Sandra Day O’Connor High School and across the street from the Methodist ER Helotes at:
12274 Bandera Road
STE 104
Helotes, Texas 78023
Considerations in Estate Planning
Estate planning requires that you consider and answer several questions.
When you begin the process of estate planning, ask yourself:
- What assets do I have, and what is their approximate value?
- What individuals or organizations do I want to receive my assets? Do I want to give them away while I am still alive or wait until after my death?
- Who do I trust to manage these assets during my lifetime if I can’t or if management is necessary after my death?
- Who do I want to take care of any minor or dependent children if I can’t?
- Who should make decisions about my finances and medical care if I can’t?
- When I die, do I want my remains to be cremated, scattered, buried, or donated?
Areas of Estate Planning
Estate planning involves several different areas. Each is unique, and our attorney can help guide you through each area so that you understand its importance and your options.
Last Will and Testament
Drafting a last will and testament lets you choose who inherits your assets after your passing, guardians for your children if they are minors at the time of your passing, and name an executor to carry out your wishes.
A last will and testament is the most crucial part of an estate plan. Attorney Fiegel can provide you with all your options for what to include in your last will and testament.
Living Will
A living will dictates what happens while you are still alive. Through a living will, you can decide the type of care you want if you need medical treatment and can’t make those decisions for yourself.
For example, some people have strong religious beliefs about being resuscitated or receiving a blood transfusion. Others may not want to go to the hospital for care. They can choose to note these desires in their living will.
Healthcare Power of Attorney
A healthcare power of attorney addresses the same medical treatment issues. However, rather than putting your choices and preferences in a legal document, you name another person who will make those decisions for you if you can’t make them yourself.
Usually, this person is a spouse, another family member, or a close friend. If you become incapacitated and can’t make or verbalize your decisions for yourself, your healthcare power of attorney will have the legal right to act on your behalf.
Financial Power of Attorney
By selecting a financial power of attorney, you choose a trusted agent to take financial actions on your behalf. Instead of being in charge of healthcare decisions, this person will manage your finances.
For instance, you can provide them with specific access to accounts to help ensure your bills and mortgage stay current if you cannot execute the payments yourself. This person can be the same as your healthcare power of attorney or someone else; it’s up to you.
Trust
A trust lets you put aside money and other assets for named people or organizations (typically charities). Trust accounts aren’t subject to the lengthy and drawn-out legal process of probate court.
With the help of a trust, your heirs can inherit what you want them to faster and without as much hassle. Your knowledgeable Helotes estate planning attorney can establish a trust and discuss its benefits.
Is Estate Planning Expensive?
Some people shy away from estate planning because they believe it will cost them a lot of money. Attempting to plan your own estate to save money now can cost your family more later. It may also have consequences that you didn’t realize or understand.
An experienced Helotes estate planning attorney can provide crucial guidance and peace of mind that they correctly prepared your documents to meet your objectives and the standards of the current state and federal laws. They can also inform and update you if the laws change.
If your estate plan is out of date or doesn’t follow the law, contentious and challenging probate and estate administration can ensue upon your passing.
Take Control of Your Assets, Contact Fiegel Law Today
Knowing that you have a correctly prepared plan in place—one that includes your instructions and can protect your family—will provide your family peace of mind. Estate planning is one of the most considerate and thoughtful things you can do for those you love.
To get started with your estate plan, contact Fiegel Law today at (210) 699-7291 or online.
“If you want someone who will listen & fight for you Mr. Fiegel is your guy. He speaks the truth and demands his clients be heard.“
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