Darien Estate Planning & Administration Attorneys

The best estate plans, while detailed, requires many parts addressed as a while so there is never any question what your wishes are.

These details could include:

• Appointment of fiduciaries
• distribution of assets  
• Probate avoidance upon death;
• Guardianship avoidance upon mental incompetency;
• End of Life Instruction
• Estate tax avoidance
• Ensuring that a loved one with special needs is provided for without preventing him or her from receiving social security payments
• Protecting assets from creditors; 
• Preventing assets from interfering with eligibility for Medicaid and transferring assets to loved ones at death free of Medicaid liens.

At O'Flaherty Law, we will be your advisor and guide to understand all the needs that your estate plan has, and has the potential to have and ensure you have the best plan implemented that suites your needs.

Read the article by our Darien estate planning attorneys about the 8 Goals of a Good Estate Plan

In this article, our Darien estate planning & administration attorneys explain how important it is to choose the perfect person to manage your estate as a trustee. This person has the ultimate responsibility to manage every aspect of your estate, which can take time. We will help you understand the decisions your trustee may face when administering your estate and help guide you to the person that is the best for what you want them to do.​

Read an article by our Darien estate planning attorneys about how to use your estate plan to appoint fiduciaries. 

O'Flaherty Law job is to ensure you have the right plan, the first time. If something changes we will make desired changes to your plan to make sure every aspect is covered and any eventuality is accounted for.

• Saving Money:  Your family will save thousands of dollars in attorney fees because your estate will not enter probate court. 
• Immediate Distribution of Assets:  Your family will have immediate access to your assets and not have to wait a year or longer while your assets are tied up in probate proceedings.  
• Avoidance of Guardianship if you Become Mentally Incompetent: If you become incapacitated, your spouse or children will have immediately access to your assets without the need for a costly and lengthy guardianship proceeding.
• Save Your Loved Ones the Headache of Probate or Guardianship Proceedings:  Probate and Guardianship proceedings take significant amounts of time and effort by your loved ones over an extended period of time.  This headache and wasted time can be avoided with the use of a trust. 

Read the full article by our Darien estate planning attorneys on how to use revocable living trusts to avoid probate.