While our practice is general, our focus has always been in estate planning administration and litigation. We put our clients first in every respect - from providing realistic case assessment and individualized treatment to using technology to minimize legal fees. We are conveniently located on the Southside of Indianapolis. Just south of Troy Avenue on the east side of Meridian Street with free parking and an inviting atmosphere.
We offer a free initial consultation with a partner to assist you with estate planning, administration or litigation. Please call to schedule an appointment at (317) 786-2225. We will prepare any and all of the below documents to meet your individual needs to insure your assets are handled pursuant to your wishes, with minimum taxes, cost of administration, and without contest.
If a member of your family is sent to a long-term skilled care nursing home, call us immediately to discuss how to protect their assets from the nursing home and Medicaid. Simple will packages, including Powers of Attorney and Living Wills are available at the reasonable rate of $750 for married couple and $500 for individual.
We offer a free initial consultation with a partner to assist you with estate planning, administration or litigation. Please call to schedule an appointment at (317) 786-2225. We will prepare any and all of the below documents to meet your individual needs to insure your assets are handled pursuant to your wishes, with minimum taxes, cost of administration, and without contest.
If a member of your family is sent to a long-term skilled care nursing home, call us immediately to discuss how to protect their assets from the nursing home and Medicaid. Simple will packages, including Powers of Attorney and Living Wills are available at the reasonable rate of $750 for married couple and $500 for individual.
Services
Indianapolis Estate Planning Lawyers for Wills and Trusts in Marion and Contiguous Counties, and Throughout the State of Indiana.
Comprehensive estate planning consists of the documents that provide for distribution of property after death (such as wills and trusts), advance directives which provide for healthcare decisions and powers of attorney in the event of incapacitation, and sometimes a revocable or irrevocable trust to hold property during a person's or couple's lifetime.
Together, these documents serve to protect individuals and their families.
Comprehensive estate planning consists of the documents that provide for distribution of property after death (such as wills and trusts), advance directives which provide for healthcare decisions and powers of attorney in the event of incapacitation, and sometimes a revocable or irrevocable trust to hold property during a person's or couple's lifetime.
Together, these documents serve to protect individuals and their families.
A will (sometimes referred to as a Last Will and Testament) is a legal document that provides instruction for asset distribution upon death.
All property owned by a person at death is distributed either in accordance with a will or, if a will does not exist, by intestate law.
The only exceptions for such distribution are assets that transfer by contract (such as "pay-on-death" bank accounts and property held in joint tenancy with a right of survivorship).
Assets held in a trust are not considered to be separately owned by a person; as a result, trust assets are governed by the terms of the trust.
All property owned by a person at death is distributed either in accordance with a will or, if a will does not exist, by intestate law.
The only exceptions for such distribution are assets that transfer by contract (such as "pay-on-death" bank accounts and property held in joint tenancy with a right of survivorship).
Assets held in a trust are not considered to be separately owned by a person; as a result, trust assets are governed by the terms of the trust.
The fundamental purposes of wills are to provide for inheritance and estate administration, and for guardianship for minors or those with special needs.
A significant additional benefit is to protect the assets from diminishment through litigation, and to protect beneficiaries from fighting over assets.
Without a will, assets must be distributed in accordance with Indiana intestate law.
This means that each person that is similarly situated, such as a child, must be given the same amount as all others within that same class.
A significant additional benefit is to protect the assets from diminishment through litigation, and to protect beneficiaries from fighting over assets.
Without a will, assets must be distributed in accordance with Indiana intestate law.
This means that each person that is similarly situated, such as a child, must be given the same amount as all others within that same class.
A will sets forth how a person's property is to be distributed after death.
If can also specify other matters such as who has the authority to administer the person's estate, and who should serve as guardian for any minor children.
Without a will, intestate law will determine who will inherit your property.
In general, intestate law only permits relatives to inherit; long-time partners who are unmarried, for example, will not inherit anything under Indiana intestate law.
The Advantage of Obtaining Legal Counsel in Drafting Wills and Other Estate Planning Documents and Instruments.
If can also specify other matters such as who has the authority to administer the person's estate, and who should serve as guardian for any minor children.
Without a will, intestate law will determine who will inherit your property.
In general, intestate law only permits relatives to inherit; long-time partners who are unmarried, for example, will not inherit anything under Indiana intestate law.
The Advantage of Obtaining Legal Counsel in Drafting Wills and Other Estate Planning Documents and Instruments.
As Indianapolis probate lawyers, we help clients comply with their fiduciary obligations concerning estate administration.
We understand that if you have been named to be an estate administrator and have never served in such capacity before, you will likely have many questions concerning your legal duties.
We will be there throughout the process to answer your questions and to assist in the estate distribution process.
Probate is a court process concerning the administration of a person's estate after death.
We understand that if you have been named to be an estate administrator and have never served in such capacity before, you will likely have many questions concerning your legal duties.
We will be there throughout the process to answer your questions and to assist in the estate distribution process.
Probate is a court process concerning the administration of a person's estate after death.
Reviews
Be the first to review Haggerty Haggerty & Maschmeyer.
Write a Review
