Services Provided:
Our estate planning group provides a vast array of legal services, including the preparation of:
- Wills
- Durable Powers of Attorneys
- Health Care Proxies and Living Wills
- Revocable Trusts
- Irrevocable Trusts
- Realty Trusts
- LLCs
Attorney Gill specializes in estate planning for LGBTQIA+ individuals and couples.
Attorney Gill advises clients on structuring plans designed to maximize lifetime and postmortem transfers, and manage assets for minor beneficiaries. This planning process typically involves an analysis of the income tax, gift tax, and estate tax consequences of various transfers. Planning is especially important when a closely-held business or family real estate holdings are involved.
Based in Needham, we provide estate planning services to clients across Massachusetts.
What is Estate Planning?
Estate planning is not just for wealthy people. Estate planning is the legal means by which you direct what happens to your assets following your death. It is a way of easing the burden for your loved ones and ensuring that your wishes for your estate are fulfilled. Estate planning is, essentially, an invaluable gift that you give to yourself and the people you love.
You should consider planning if you have:
- Children under the age of 18 or children with special needs of any age
- Real estate
- A desire to minimize estate taxes
- Concerns about what will happen if you become incapacitated
- A blended family
- Preferences about the distribution of your possessions following your death
- A wish to maintain privacy over your financial affairs
A will is one aspect of a complete estate plan; however, a will does not avoid probate or minimize estate taxes. In addition to a will, most plans should include a revocable living trust, a living will, a health care proxy and a durable power of attorney.
What is Probate?
Probate is the legal process where a court oversees the distribution of the property of a deceased person. The probate process in Massachusetts takes a year or longer and delays the distribution of your assets. Probate can be an expensive and time-consuming process that is largely avoided with proper planning.
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