Pittsburgh Estate Planning Attorneys

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If you are looking for a Pittsburgh estate planning attorney, please call Herb & Winters Law to schedule a consultation today. Our Pittsburgh estate planning attorneys can help you craft a plan that fits your unique needs and accomplish your goal by drafting an appropriate estate plan. Our Pittsburgh estate planning attorneys perform services including but not limited to wills, powers of attorney, trusts, Medicaid planning, guardianships, and intestacy (dying without a will), and many more services. Our Pittsburgh estate planning attorneys also have experience providing services relating to will contests, trust contests, trust litigation, and guardianship. Call Herb & Winters Law today to schedule a consultation with one of our Pittsburgh estate planning attorneys today! 

Call (412) 533-4821 or contact Herb & Winters Law online to schedule a consultation so you can get answers to your questions about will contests. 

Estate Planning in Pittsburgh: 

At Herb & Winters Law, the services that our Pittsburgh estate planning attorneys can provide includes but is not limited to the following: 

1. Will: A will is a legal document that specifies how your assets and property will be distributed upon the testator’s death. The testator is the person who had the will drafted up. If you would like to learn more about wills, then please click on “wills” which will lead you to that webpage. Contact our Pittsburgh estate planning attorneys today if you are interested in having a will drafted up! 
2. Trust: A trust is a legal document wherein trust property will be held by a trustee for the benefit of trustees. A trust is an excellent way to avoid probate and transfer assets to those that you want to benefit after your death. There are many different types of trusts and even more ways that individual trusts can be structured to accomplish your goals. If you would like more information about trusts, please click on “trusts” which will lead you to our trusts webpage. Contact our Pittsburgh estate planning attorneys today if you are interested in potentially having a trust drafted up!
3. Powers of Attorney: A power of attorney is a legal document that specifies who is authorized by law to do certain things on your behalf. The two main parties with a power of attorney are: the principal and the agent. The principal is the person who had the power of attorney drafted up for their benefit. The agent is the person whom the power of attorney authorizes to act on behalf of the principal. If you would like to learn more about powers of attorney, please click on “powers of attorney” which will take you to that webpage. If you are potentially interested in having powers of attorney drafted up, please contact our Pittsburgh estate planning attorneys today to schedule a consultation!
4. Probate (Dying with a Will): If a loved one has recently passed away and you need help with the probate estate (died with a will), then our Pittsburgh estate planning attorneys can guide you through the legal process known as probate. If you would like to learn more about probate, then please click on “probate” which will take you to that webpage. If you need assistance with probate, please call one of our Pittsburgh estate planning attorneys today to schedule a consultation as we also provide those services! 
5. Intestate Estate (Dying without a Will): If a loved one has recently died (without a will), then our Pittsburgh estate planning attorney can guide you through the formal estate process. If you would like to learn more about intestacy, then please click on “intestacy” which will led you to that webpage. Please call one of our Pittsburgh estate planning attorneys to schedule a consultation today if you would like to learn more about intestacy (dying without a will) and assistance with that process. 
6. Trust Contests: If you need an attorney’s assistance with a trust contest, our Pittsburgh estate planning attorneys have experience handling those types of matters as well. If you would like to learn more about trust contests, then please click on “trust contest” which will lead you to that webpage. Please call one of our Pittsburgh estate planning attorneys today if you questions about a trust contest as we have experience handling those types of matters. 
7. Trust Litigation: If you need an attorney’s assistance with trust litigation, our Pittsburgh estate planning attorneys have experience handling those types of matters as well. If you would like to learn more about trust contests, then please click on “trust litigation” which will lead you to that webpage. lease call one of our Pittsburgh estate planning attorneys today if you questions about a trust litigation as we have experience handling those types of matters.
8. Will Contests: If you need an attorney’s assistance with a will contest, our Pittsburgh estate planning attorneys have experience handling those types of matters as well. If you would like to learn more about trust contests, then please click on “will contest” which will lead you to that webpage. Please call one of our Pittsburgh estate planning attorneys today if you questions about a will contest as we have experience handling those types of matters.
9. Guardianships: If you need an attorney’s assistance with guardianship, our Pittsburgh estate planning attorneys have experience handling those types of matters as well. If you would like to learn more about guardianships, then please click on “guardianship” which will lead you to that webpage.
10. Medicaid Planning: One of our Pittsburgh estate planning attorneys can advise you to whether or not you qualify for long-term care assistance support paid by the state or help you take measures – in certain situations – to take estate planning measures to allow you to qualify. If you are interested in Medicaid planning, please click on “Medicaid” which will lead you to that webpage. Contact a Pittsburgh estate planning attorney today! 

What is the benefit of Estate Planning in Pittsburgh? 

1. Control Over Transfer of Assets: By drafting up a will and/or trust, you can take control over exactly who gets what after you die. If you die without a will or trust, then your assets and property will be distributed in accordance with Pennsylvania’s intestacy statute. You have zero control whatsoever as to who gets what because the statute will control who gets what. 
2. Asset Protection: In certain situations, you can draft trusts in a way to protect those assets from creditors, which otherwise would not have been possible without an estate plan.
3. Tax Benefits: In certain situations, an estate plan can be crafted in such a way to create favorable tax treatment. 
4. Avoid Probate: A trust can be utilized to eliminate or reduce the need for the time-consuming and costly-process known as probate. 
5. Hopefully Reduce Chances Family Infighting: If you set out a plan exactly how you want your assets and property distributed, then hopefully this reduces the chances of family infighting over property and assets after you die. 

If you are interested in scheduling a consultation with a Pittsburgh estate planning attorney, then please call Herb & Winters Law today. 

Call our Pittsburgh Estate Planning Attorney Attorneys Near You

In short, Pittsburgh estate planning attorneys at Herb & Winters Law can assist you a variety of services. Be proactive and schedule a consultation today with the Pittsburgh estate planning attorney at Herb & Winters Law today, so that you can start getting answers to your legal questions. 

Call (412) 533-4821 or contact Herb & Winters Law online to schedule a consultation so you can get answers to your questions about will contests.