Attleboro, Massachusetts: Estate Planning Attorneys
Bristol County ∙ Norfolk County ∙ Plymouth County ∙ Barnstable County ∙ Worcester County
When it comes to seeking estate planning services — and making arrangements to protect your financial assets and your family — you are making decisions that will have lasting effects long after your own life has ended. It is important to seek estate planning advice from attorneys who are deeply knowledgeable about the complete range of estate planning issues that should be addressed — and who have demonstrated zealous dedication to providing the highest level of service to their clients.
What Are the Goals of Estate Planning?
Estate planning is important both for families with young children and for adults who need to plan for their financial security and make advance health care arrangements for their later years.
The goal of estate planning is to use all available legal instruments — wills, trusts, powers of attorneys, guardianships, advance health care directives, and so forth — to preserve as many of your assets as possible for your own use in your final years and then for your heirs once you have passed on.
For families with young children, another goal of estate planning is to make advanced arrangements for the financial and physical care of your children in the tragic event of the death of both parents.
For all families, careful advance tax planning is necessary to protect your financial assets for your heirs.
Only with a carefully considered estate plan can you be absolutely sure that your specific wishes — regarding your own health care, the distribution of your finances, and the care of your children — will be honored by the probate courts.
Estate Planning Is Part of Our Elder Law Practice
At Volterra, Goldberg & Jacobs, Law Counsellors, Inc., we handle estate planning for families in all stages of life. We are especially sought after to provide estate planning services as part of a broader range of legal services we provide that come under the general heading of elder law.
One aspect of our estate planning services that is geared specifically toward the elderly is Medicaid planning. Our lawyers are frequently asked to help elderly clients organize their financial assets so that they may qualify for Medicaid-funded nursing home residency without having to use all their life savings to do so.
Contact Our Experienced Estate Planning Attorneys
Volterra, Goldberg & Jacobs, Law Counsellors, Inc., has been providing estate planning services to Southeastern Massachusetts residents since 1975. Our attorneys each have at least a decade of legal experience, and our lead estate planning attorney — Mr. Max Volterra — is both a certified financial planner and a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA).
We would be pleased to consult with you and your family regarding an estate plan. To schedule a consultation, contact our offices. Call (508) 455-3241 or send us an e-mail.
