There's so much more to your Estate Planning than who gets what.

Whether you have young children or if they are grown, a generic estate plan that hasn't been specifically tailored for your family and the kinds of assets you own could cause confusion, lost opportunities, and feuding that could undo the love in your family that you cherish most.

You're probably thinking "not my family" but truth be told, we receive at least two phone calls every week from a disgruntled person still in mourning (in the Greater Lansing area), asking if we can help them sue their sibling over a parent's estate. But it didn't have to be that way for them and it certainly doesn't have to be that way for your family!

In addition to preserving family harmony, getting a thoroughly tailored estate plan in place could save your family tens-of-thousands of dollars in litigation, administration expenses, and lost planning opportunities. All you need to do is to not succumb to procrastination by choosing the next big milestone (your 40th birthday, 20th wedding anniversary, retirement, etc.) and request our free information to learn more about working with our firm.

If you have not yet worked with an experienced estate planning lawyer who helps parents with wills, trusts, and thoroughly analyzes family assets on a daily basis, you could be living with "false" peace of mind.

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As a byproduct of working with us to get your affairs in order, our clients become much more financially organized than they've ever been -gaining new understanding and insights about whether they are on track to leave a loving legacy of success and happiness, or what could be done differently to address issues of concern.

If your children (or grandchildren) are too young to handle inheriting your entire net worth, we can protect their inheritance from the possibilities of misuse, financial abuse, or even from the adult problems they could have someday (like divorce, bankruptcy, and lawsuits for accidents that exceed insurance coverages).

If you have large qualified retirement accounts (401K, 403B, 457B, SEP, Traditional IRA's etc.), planning ahead of time can also ensure that these "life savings" type of accounts are not squandered on unnecessary taxes if at all possible, and that taxes can be mitigated to maximize inheritance value.

Indeed, the financial benefit to families who get organized and optimize the way assets are inherited, can be staggering in comparison to generic planning and is an opportunity you will not want your family to miss.

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​If you have little ones, you must also consider what would happen if you did not make it home from work, a trip to the grocery store, or a date night.

It is not enough that you've "asked" someone to be a legal guardian for your children and to raise them if something happens to you (even if they've agreed!). People forget, may become unwilling, physically unable, or easily yield to "undesirable" candidates with closer family ties.

As a matter of fact, without properly appointed legal guardians, children can end up in the care of strangers (foster care) for weeks or even months while permanent placement is sorted out by authorities, courts and lawyers.

If you have minor-aged children, your estate planning at Family Wills & Trusts, PLC will include our exclusive Minor-Child Protection Plan, so your children will always be well cared for and loved by familiar people they know and that you trust.

If you are the parent of a minor child, (and especially if you have no family nearby because you've moved to the Greater Lansing Area for school or for work), our Minor Child Protection Planning is exactly what you need to ensure your children will always be well cared for.

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