Oregon Estate Planning Attorney

If you are just starting your estate plan a simple will may be all you need. As your assets grow some of the many probate avoiding vehicles may be recommended to you. There are many items that can avoid probate court simply by the way the ownership is filled out. Bank accounts that say "transfer on death" or "payable on death" should avoid probate. Real estate deeded in joint tenancy with right of survivorship qualifies also. Insurance policies, retirement accounts and trusts are also on the list of probate avoiding methods.

Not putting your heirs through the lengthy and expensive process called probate should be a primary concern. Those that have ever had to hire an attorney and spend months in probate court should truly appreciate the value of planning ahead and avoiding it.

All matters regarding taxes should take up a good deal of your estate planning time. Tax issues include the estate tax levied on your heirs as well as how personal and business taxes effect your estate.

Taxes, lawyers, real estate, insurance and financial planning, they all use lots of forms and legal documents. Legal Zoom is the one stop shop for legal documents, they just might save you a trip half way across Oregon chasing down one piece of paper.

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