Huntsville Estate Planning Lawyers

Wills, trusts, advanced directives—there are many legal tools available to ensure that your loved ones are cared for and your wishes are followed, but not every tool will be appropriate for your purposes.

Most families should consult an experienced estate planning attorney who can help them consider their long-term goals and how to ensure those goals are met.

At the law office of Ables, Baxter, Parker & Hall, P.C., our Huntsville estate planning lawyers are pleased to provide friendly, personal attention to every client we serve. We're here to help you find the best, most cost-effective solution. Contact our office to schedule a personal estate planning evaluation.

What Are Your Estate Planning Goals?

Proper estate planning can:

• Minimize estate taxes and gift taxes after your death
• Ensure that family members receive your property and assets and minimize conflict over the distribution of those assets
• Ensure that your children, aged parents, or disabled family members receive care and financial support
• Ensure that you receive the kind of medical care and end-of-life care you want should you be unable to communicate your desires

Wills provide written instruction to your family members about the distribution of your assets. A will is appropriate for a wide variety of people, including those with few assets.

If you have been named executor of an estate, our estate planning attorneys can help you with the legal process of probating the estate. Contact our law office to ask about this service.

Trusts come in many varieties,are more comprehensive than wills, but are also more expensive to produce and administer. In the long run, however, a trust may be the most cost-effective means to reach your estate planning goals as a trust does not go through probate. Depending upon the type of trust you create, you can retain more or less control over and use of the assets placed in the trust. We can also help with trust administration.

Medical Care and End-of-Life Decision Making

There are several legal tools that allow you to designate a healthcare decision maker and that communicate your wishes to your family or health caregivers should you become unable to communicate your wishes. These tools go by different names in different states: living wills, advance healthcare directives, health care proxies, power of attorney, and durable power of attorney.

Our attorneys will work with you to select an estate planning package that truly reflects your values and goals. Learn more about how estate planning can ensure a secure future for your family by contacting our office to speak with a Huntsville estate planning lawyer.

Estate Planning Attorneys:
L. Bruce Ables
James T. Baxter III