Estate Planning

Estate planning is the process of determining in advance how an individual's property and assets will be disposed of upon the individual's death. Estate planning includes the preparation of wills, trusts, living-wills, powers of attorney, and health care designations. Estate planning can make it easier and less costly to transfer an individual's property. Without an estate plan, the State determines how an individual's property will be disposed of, and such disposal can take much longer and be much more costly.