Estate Planning Attorney in Wadesboro North Carolina

Create or update your family’s estate plan Will, Trust, Guardianship, and Power of Attorney

Estate Planning for Incapacitation

We don’t want to think about the possibility of incapacity from an accident or disease that can either be temporary or permanent, but it happens and you should be prepared. This is where the Healthcare and Durable Powers of Attorney are beneficial to have in place. Learn more about our Power of Attorney services below or schedule an appointment today.

Estate Planning for Final Wishes

Protect your family by documenting your final say. You worked hard for the assets you have accumulated. You want to take care of the family you have built. You certainly don’t want the State of North Carolina has more say than you in what happens next. This is why having a Last Will and Testament or a Living will along with Trusts becomes important to your overall estate planning strategy. Learn more below or schedule an appointment today.

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Help Your Family Avoid Probate and Protect Assets

The probate process, especially when the State of North Carolina is involved due to no estate planning, can be lengthy and adds to an already stressed-out family that just lost a loved one.

Some of the biggest hurdles of the probate process is creating and managing the inventory of assets, estate taxes, and paying off creditors. With proper estate planning, your legacy and family will be more secure and a smoother transition can happen when you are gone.

You don’t go through the trouble of building a life only to have it crumble because of the estate left behind in probate is in turmoil. Have open communication with your family about your estate plan before the worst happens to head off future family issues.

Wadesboro Estate Planning Servies

Last Will and Testament

The Will outlines a deceased person’s estate and how it should be distributed, what should happen to minor children, and pets. It also can accommodate other requests such as charitable giving. But most importantly, it helps those you leave behind to carry on your legacy in as smooth a transitions as possible.

Advance Directive for A Natural Death (“Living Will”)

If you are put in a situation where life support is required to keep you alive such as breathing and nutritional assistance, what do you want to happen next? In what time frame?

This document helps take the weight off of your family’s shoulders on making very hard decisions on your behalf.

Healthcare Power of Attorney

From just going into a minor surgery to getting in an accident that causes you to be unconscious, having a Healthcare Power of Attorney in place can allow a loved one to make medical decisions for you.

Durable General Power of Attorney

In the event that you become incapacitated due to illness or trauma, your finances must still be managed. This could be a temporary solution to managing your affairs or be more serious and long term.

A Durable Power of Attorney allows you to select someone to act as an agent on your behalf to serve your best interests regarding your financial and other outlined affairs should the need arise.

Avoid Misinterpretation of Your Final Wishes by Hiring Scarborough Law Firm to Create Your Estate Plan

Our estate planning attorney will make sure that your documents are written airtight and easy to interpret without challenge.

Scarborough Law will have your and your family’s best interests in mind. Avoid guessing that the State of North Carolina will do the same for your loved ones if the worst happens.

Schedule your appointment today With Scarborough Law Firm in Wadesboro, NC to establish or update your estate plan.

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