Protecting Your Assets and Planning for the Future
Being proactive in creating an estate plan puts everyone in the right frame of mind to make good decisions. Before you suffer an illness or experience an accident, you can dictate your wishes in a legally binding document. At Shermoen & Jaksa, PLLP, we help our Northland clients establish estate plans, including wills and trusts.
We do not take a cookie-cutter approach to creating your will, trust, or health care directive (sometimes referred to as a medical power of attorney). We take the time to get to know you and make plans for your particular situation. Contact us at 218-258-0544 or toll free at 888-418-9697.
Creating an Orderly Estate Plan
At Shermoen & Jaksa, PLLP, we take an in-depth look at your assets before preparing your wills and trusts. We identify your wishes relating to potential medical needs should you become incapacitated and unable to make those decisions. In addition, we will set up a will or trust that dictates how your assets will be distributed when you pass away.
Without a comprehensive estate plan, the courts will decide who will make those decisions.
Without a will, intestate succession laws will control the disposition of your assets.
Planning for Your Future
Estate planning is a strategic element in protecting you and your family from estate taxes (also referred to as probate taxes). If you are concerned about future medical assistance and nursing home or assisted living issues and their affect on your family and estate, medical assistance planning may be necessary.
Helping Families Through Emotional Times
Following the loss of a loved one, we guide families through the necessary and required estate procedures to distribute the assets according to the decedent's wishes, if there is a will, or by state statutes, if there is no will. While there are financial considerations that need immediate attention, personal issues cannot be ignored. We help our neighbors deal with a tragic loss and assist them in moving on to the next chapter of their lives.
Contact Us
For more information, or to schedule an appointment with an experienced estate planning lawyer in Northern Minnesota or the International Falls area, please contact us.
