PRACTICE AREAS
ESTATE PLANNING
Whatever your needs, if you or a loved one need assistance with planning for the future, please contact Abigail to discuss some of your many options. Abigail will work with you to craft an estate plan that fits your life and your needs. Whether you are just starting out with your first home or small children, you are looking at retirement, or you are somewhere in between, she will sit down with you and really listen to your needs and desires. Drawing from estate planning options such as wills, trusts, Special Needs Trusts, powers of attorney and living wills, Abigail will carefully craft a unique plan just for you.
ESTATE ADMINISTRATION
Losing a loved one is a painful and emotional time for anyone. It can be difficult to balance coping with the loss and grief, while at the same time having to deal with paperwork and trips to the courthouse. Abigail understands this time of loss can be difficult and wants to be able to help ease some of the burden from your shoulders. She can assist you with the estate administration or probate process, from taking over the entire administration, to providing guidance as you need it, or merely pointing you in the right direction, she wants to help make a tough time a little less stressful. Give our office a call today to schedule a time to sit down with Abigail and discuss how she might be able walk with you through the complicated and time-consuming process of administering your loved one's estate.
GUARDIANSHIP
The best way to prepare for a loved one's incompetency is to plan ahead and have a power of attorney in place. However, if you are faced with the tough situation of a loved one who did not have a power of attorney in place and who now needs a guardian to take care of finances and personal needs, you need an attorney who will come alongside you, and guide you through the process with compassion and integrity. From filing the petition to have a loved one declared incompetent, completing the paperwork allowing you to become the guardian, and assisting or doing the recordkeeping and making an accounting to the courts each year, Abigail will help you through the entire guardianship process.
ELDER LAW
Abigail has a passion for helping you and your family navigate the tricky aspects of Elder Law, including Guardianship and Medicaid Planning. If you or a loved one finds yourself in need of guidance on how to protect assets to ensure you are taken care of in the event of illness or to leave assets to your loved ones after your death, Abigail can guide you on strategies and techniques to achieve your goals.