In this article, our Wheaton estate tax lawyers explain how to minimize and potentially avoid federal and Illinois estate taxes.

​Irrevocable life insurance trusts are a method used by attorneys to remove the death benefit of your life insurance policies from your taxable estate. An irrevocable life insurance trust is one of the many tools our lawyers can use to help protect you and your loved ones' estate and make sure costly processes like probate can be avoided

​Read the full article by our Wheaton trust attorneys about how to use trusts to accomplish your estate planning goals.  

In this article, our Wheaton estate tax attorneys discuss the types of taxes that a family may face when a family member passes away with or without an estate plan.

Without an estate plan, an estate has the potential to enter probate proceedings, costing family members time and money that even the most basic estate plan can help avoid.

Read the full article by our Wheaton trust attorneys discuss what types of taxes to expect when a family member passes away.

In this article, our Wheaton estate tax attorneys describe revocable living trusts and how they allow your estate to avoid probate court.

Probate court can be a very stressful and costly process which may cost 5% to 10% of your estate in attorney fees and court costs. With the right estate plan, this process can be avoided allowing your loved ones to not have to wait for probate's completion in order to have access to your estate.

Read the full article by our Wheaton estate tax attorneys on how to avoid probate with Revocable Living Trusts.