Will County Trust Attorneys | Will County Will and Trust Lawyers, Will County IL

In this article and videoblog, our Will County trust lawyers explain how trusts can be used in your estate plan to:

• appoint loved ones to fiduciary positions; 
• arrange for the distribution of your assets according to your wishes after you pass; 
• avoid a costly and time-consuming probate case when you pass; 
• avoid costly guardianship proceedings if you become mentally incompetent;  and 
• relieve the emotional burden on your loved ones for end-of-life decisions.

​Revocable and irrevocable trusts are also critical for accomplishing specialized goals which you can read about in the full article by our Will County will and trust attorneys.

Will County will lawyer Kevin O'Flaherty explains how trusts can be used to avoid probate when you pass. If you die owning any real estate outside of a trust or more than $100,000.00 in assets outside of at trust, your estate may be subject to ta costly and time consuming probate case. This can be a major stressor on both the executor and the family and can consume a significant amount of the assets you intend to leave to your loved ones.  Our Will County trust attorneys explain how we use trusts to ensure that probate won't be necessary when you pass.

Read the full article by our Will County trust attorneys about how estate planning with revocable living trusts can allow your estate to avoid probate. 

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In this article, our Will County trust attorneys explain some of the techniques we use to avoid or minimize estate tax. We discuss how the use of trusts for each member of a married couple can essentially double the couple's estate tax exemption.  We also teach about irrevocable life insurance trusts and grantor retained annuity trusts.

Read the full article by our Will County trust attorneys about how to use trusts to minimize or avoid estate tax.