Living Wills and Estate Planning

Ross & Hoel, located in Charlotte, North Carolina, represents people needing assistance with Living Wills. We assist clients in the communities of Lake, Norman, Pineville, Charlotte, Huntersville, Matthews, and Morrisville.

Estate planning is about more than just deciding what happens to your assets. It lets you think about your loved ones and who should care about them. It lets you think about charities that could benefit from your generosity. It ensures the kind of medical care you want when you can't speak for yourself by designating decision makers through medical healthcare powers of attorney, and living wills.

The administration of an estate, including the planning for the distribution of a client's property at death, requires the quality services of a knowledgeable law firm. Ross & Hoel is knowledgeable and experienced in all aspects of estate planning and provides the following legal services:

• Wills - We devote significant attention to drafting wills that accomplish the intent of our clients and that secures appropriate distribution of assets in accordance with their wishes. As part of the construction of the will, we work to ensure that the appropriate provisions are included to meet our clients' estate needs, and provide for ease of administration for the client's personal representative who is responsible for conducting the client's affairs after death.

• Trusts and Living Wills - We assist in doing for the beneficiaries (through their selected trustee), as the client would have done for the beneficiaries. Trusts are not limited to matters after death, but created for use during the client's life. Living Trusts enable the client to manage their funds in a way that avoids the expenses of probate.

For over 18 years, our attorneys have handled wills, trusts, living wills, powers of attorney, and healthcare directives. If you are preparing for the future with estate planning, or currently dealing with the loss of a loved one, you need experienced and knowledgeable will and living will lawyers at Ross & Hoel to assist you with these important legal matters.