Springfield, MA, Estate Planning Attorney
At Desmarais Law Office, our Springfield, Massachusetts firm, attorney Dennis Desmarais offers clients involved in estate planning a unique combination of legal experience, financial training and personal sensitivity. It is his goal to design a solution that will provide the client and client's family with maximum benefit and security from available resources. If you would like to speak with Mr. Desmarais about a will, a trust, or probate of an estate, please contact our office to arrange a free initial consultation. Services we offer in our estate planning and probate practice include the following:
Basic estate planning: You can help those who care about you and see that your wishes are carried out through basic estate planning documents. A will designates the distribution of your assets and guardianship of your children in the event of your death. A durable power of attorney and a health care proxy and living will appoint and direct people you trust to make financial and health-care decisions in the event you are not able to handle those matters yourself.
Special needs trusts: You can protect a child with a disability, establishing a special needs trust to preserve resources for the child's benefit, resources that can be used while the child receives public assistance.
Preserving assets for your family: We will help you determine whether a revocable living trust; a change in ownership of your home to see that it is not part of the estate during probate; an education trust for your grandchildren; or another financial vehicle is an appropriate estate planning tool in light of your goals and resources.
Medicaid planning: Most Americans will need long-term health care at some point. Through careful planning you can preserve assets to assure comfort and dignity while on Medicaid.
Probate and estate administration: We handle probate and estate administration in Hampden County and Hampshire County, Massachusetts, on behalf of local and out-of-state clients.
Guardianships for mentally retarded or otherwise disabled adults
Free initial consultation
Whether you need assistance with probate of an estate, or are planning to preserve a heritage for your heirs, hiring a lawyer is a serious decision that might have a long-lasting effect on your economic and emotional welfare. If you would like to speak with Mr. Desmarais and discuss our services, we invite you to contact our Springfield office and arrange a free initial consultation.
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