As Savannah estate planning attorneys, we have learned that when you fail to do proper estate planning, those left behind can be devastated. Fortunately, we have the knowledge and experience to put the proper plan in place for your family. The planning advice of family and friends often does more harm than good as each person's estate, and therefore their estate planning needs, are different. As you may have read, a majority of Americans do not have a meaningful estate plan in place. Some surveys suggest that as many as 70% of American adults have no estate plan at all. Without at least a will in place, the ultimate decisions about how your estate will be distributed will be made by the government. Yet, with the proper estate plan in place, you can control how the estate is distributed and even avoid probate. We have placed solutions right here on this website for your estate planning problems. Free resources, blog posts and free telephone consultation if needed are all available to you now. You can learn more about the basic estate planning tools wills here and trusts here. You can begin planning to protect your family … More about Estate Planning Attorneys in Savannah
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Smith Barid, LLC are Savannah attorneys who help clients with wills and trusts, tax planning, business planning, elder law and special needs planning. We serve clients in Chatham, Effingham, Bryan, Bulloch, Liberty, Long, Evans, Tattnall, Glynn and Camden counties and elsewhere throughout Georgia.
We work collaboratively with clients and their advisors to create plans that will truly make it easier for your family when you pass away or suffer disability. It’s important to get your team “on the same page” when creating a plan so that your wills and trusts integrate properly with everything your financial planner and CPA or accountant have done. We like to bring together the different members of the team early in the process and keep everyone important to the process of creating your estate plan informed.
If you have a well-drafted trust or will along with the other documents (like a power of attorney and living wills) that are a part of a complete plan, you’ll ensure that your estate passes to whom you want, when you want, and is carried out in the manner you’ve chosen. We founded this firm based on our belief that putting together the best plan now will make it easier on you and your family down the road. We focus our practice on estate planning and business planning and we bring together creative strategies and great advice to make sure that your family, your assets and your business are protected. If you have a well-drafted trust or will along with the other documents (power of attorney, living wills, healthcare power of attorney) that are a part of a complete plan, you’ll ensure that your estate passes to whom you want, when you want, and is carried out in the manner you’ve chosen.