NYC Wills and Trusts Lawyers
An unfortunate reality of life is that it someday must end. It is important to most people that their family and loved ones are properly provided for after their death. A Will can insure that your assets to to who you wish and that your children and their assets are properly protected through the appointment of appropriate guardians and trustees that you trust. Each family and family member is different and has different needs and requirements. The creation of trusts within your Will can allow you to determine when and in what amounts funds will be made available to your children and others after your death. In addition to protecting your loved ones, estate planning can maximize the unified credits available to you under the tax laws in order to protect your assets for your loved ones. There are many tools that can be used as part of an overall estate plan to do so, including the balancing of asset ownership between spouses, the establishment of insurance trusts to pay for estate taxes and the proper use of your annual gift tax exemptions to minimize your taxable estate.
These and other important decisions must be considered, and this is why you need to contact an estate planning, wills and trusts lawyer to help you plan for your family’s future. Hecht & Hecht, LLP, provides experienced and knowledgeable estate plannning and wills and trusts legal services to people in the New York City, New York, area. We can help you. Call us to find out how.
Contact our office by phone at 212.226.2400 to arrange for an initial consultation and find out how we can help you.
New York City Estate Planning, Wills and Trusts Lawyers
Our firm provides a wide range of estate planning and wills and trusts legal services including the following:
- Planning for small business owners
- Planning for family owned businesses
- Reals estate trusts
- Life insurance trusts
- Lifetime trusts
- Credit Shelter trusts
- Lifetime gift planning
- Property distribution issues
- Trusts for minors and young adults
- Maximizing unified credits
- Simple wills
- Powers of attorney
- Living wills (advanced medical/health care directives)
- Complex wills that incorporate tax planning
It is important to plan for your death. No one likes to think about it, but failing to do so can lead to an unbalanced and possibly devastating financial situation. You can lose certain benefits such as the unified credit against estate tax if you do no plan correctly. Our attorneys will work diligently on your behalf to put together documents that will maximize your unified credits and protect/preserve your family’s interests.
Personal Attention for All Your Legal Needs
Protect your heirs and help them continue to live the way they are used to living.
our office by phone at
212.226.2400
to arrange for an initial consultation and find out how we can help you.