Knowledgeable Baton Rouge Estate Planning Lawyers
When it comes to estate planning there are two choices: you can decide what happens to your assets or the law dictates what happens to your assets. At Modica, Dowden & Sledge in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, we have significant experience helping people develop comprehensive estate plans to ensure that they determine what happens to the assets they have spent a lifetime building.
Experienced Wills and Trusts Attorneys
Many people do not draft a will, create trusts, or have estate documents because they believe their estate is too small. However, wills can serve a number of functions, including naming a guardian for minor children, selecting an independent executor for the estate, or creating a trust for grandchildren or family members with special needs. There is a broad range of estate planning tools that can be used to direct assets, reduce estate taxes, and establish who will make financial and medical decisions if you become incapacitated. Some of these are:
- Wills and trusts
- Durable power of attorney for property
- Living trusts
- Living wills
- Advanced health care directives
- Health care power of attorney
- Business succession plans
At Modica, Dowden & Sledge, we work with you to establish an estate plan that is appropriate for your situation. Once an estate plan is in place, we can continue to modify your plan as your life changes. Marriage, the birth of a child, divorce, and retirement are all important times to reexamine existing estate plans. Our estate planning attorneys are available to help ensure that your wills and trusts will work to effectively carry out your wishes after your death.
Contact our Baton Rouge Estate Planning Lawyers
Please contact Modica, Dowden & Sledge for a free half hour initial consultation. We can be reached toll free at 877-894-5510, through e-mail, or by filling out the intake form on our Contact page.
