Estate Planning, Guardianship and Probate Counsel in Snohomish County
At Bell & Ingram, our estate planning and probate practice helps our clients define and achieve specific goals for financial security, future health care and the transfer of assets from one generation to another. Contact our office in Everett to learn how our attorneys can help you plot a sound course for your family and your business.
Experienced Advice About Washington Wills, Trusts and Elder Law
If you haven't yet prepared an estate plan, the best time to do so is before you need assistance with problems such as protecting your eligibility for Medicaid or caring for a vulnerable or disabled relative. Your options will be broader and less expensive if you're not constrained by immediate estate planning challenges.
Most families will benefit from a basic estate plan that includes a last will and testament, financial and medical powers of attorney, and an advance directive to physicians. These instruments together not only provide for an orderly transfer of your assets when you're gone, they protect you if an accident or illness renders you incapable of managing your own affairs, especially your own health care in extreme circumstances. Powers of attorney especially can save your family from difficult choices concerning guardianship if you become incapacitated for an extended period.
Estate Planning and Probate Services Tailored to Your Needs and Circumstances
Our lawyers can advise you about the full range of estate planning options to cover matters of particular concern for your family, including:
- Wills, powers of attorney, health care directives, revocable trusts
- Special needs trusts for disabled adult children
- Guardianship representation
- Simple and complex wills and trusts
- Medicaid planning
- Charitable trusts
- Life insurance trusts
- Family business management succession
We also offer comprehensive client service in trust or estate administration, guardianship proceedings, asset recovery in cases of financial exploitation, and probate litigation under Washington's Trust and Estate Dispute Resolution Act (TEDRA). Our probate litigation practice can help you protect your interests in controversies involving the genuine character of a will, the terms of a trust, or the performance of a fiduciary such as a trustee or executor.
For additional information about the scope of our trusts and estates practice in Western Washington, contact Bell & Ingram in Everett.
You can also learn more by visiting the Everett Senior Resources website.
