Estate Planning

Planning ahead for your family’s future

Thinking about your death is not something you should dwell on, but planning for the eventuality is one of the greatest gifts you can give your family. Survivors administering a loved one’s estate often learn the hard way how important it is to plan ahead. When you decide to prepare a trust or last will and testament or need help administering the estate of a loved one, Nancy Kirby Law Office, LLC provides knowledgeable advice to guide you through the process.

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Tomorrow is not guaranteed, which makes it difficult to prepare for what may happen in the coming days, weeks or years. It is the unknown future that makes it important to plan for all foreseeable scenarios. By creating an estate plan, you maintain control over vital life decisions, even if you become incapacitated. The use of durable powers of attorney (DPOA) and Healthcare Proxy Designations ensures that you can delegate decision-making authority to the persons of your choosing. A living will allows you to express your healthcare wishes in a legally binding manner. Through wills and trusts, you can dictate the distribution of your assets in accordance with your wishes and desires. With decades of experience helping Central Alabama residents make their estate planning decisions legally binding, Nancy Kirby Law Office, LLC is here to help you with the drafting of these documents.

 

Our experienced estate planning attorneys construct comprehensive estate plans to accomplish your goals, whether you want to transfer property during your lifetime or after. To learn more about your options for developing an estate plan, contact one of our experienced estate planning attorneys in our Autauga County, Coosa County, or Tallapoosa County offices. We frequently help plan estates for people in all corners of Alabama.

 

Providing you cost-effective representation in estate litigation

Sometimes situations arise when a loved one dies leaving conflicting wills or a family member decides to challenge a will or its provisions. Our attorneys have a broad range of experience in probate matters, including estate litigation, probating wills, conveying business interests via will or trust, and other probate matters. If you need to challenge a will or prosecute or defend other estate issues in court, the attorneys at Nancy Kirby Law Office, LLC represent you with a results-oriented focus and professionalism.

 

Some examples of common issues in trust and probate estate litigation are:

• Compelling accountings for trusts and estates

• Defending or pursuing a surcharge actions against a trustee of a trust or executor of an estate

• Removing a trustee of a trust or executor of an estate or defending against your removal

• Collecting assets as a trustee of a trust or executor of an estate

• Filing a creditor’s claim against an estate

• Contesting guardianship bestowed by a will

• Interpreting provisions in a will or trust

 

Wills and Trusts Tailored to Your Wishes

At Nancy Kirby Law Office, LLC we strive to construct last will and testaments and trust documents that effectively implement your wishes at the right time. We are adept, articulate, and creative. You may choose from a variety of trust options, including living trusts and trusts created in your will. Our experienced estate planning attorneys explain the benefits of trusts and other estate planning tools construct a plan to carry out your wishes.

 

Contact our Prattville, Rockford, or Alexander City, Alabama estate planning lawyers to develop a comprehensive estate plan

Be proactive in planning for the future. Make sure your wishes are clear and legal so they can be carried out when the time comes. Contact Nancy Kirby Law Office, LLC to schedule an appointment via phone or contact us online.