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Cortes Law Firm

5801 Broadway Extension Hwy, Suite 110

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73118

405-213-0856

Website: https://cortes-law-firm.business.site/

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An estate planning lawyer can help individuals create a last will or establish a trust to protect inheritance assets in the event of their death. It is important to select a probate law attorney who listens to your needs and provides sound advice for developing strategies which benefit designated beneficiaries.

Recently, a colleague hired an estate planning lawyer to assist with her terminally-ill mother's estate. Although her mother was not a wealthy woman, she owned a home, automobile and held financial portfolios and life insurance policies.

The estate attorney was referred through her mother's credit union. Considerable family strife existed within the family and her mother wanted to disinherit one of her sons. The estate planner executed a simple will and provided strategies to prevent assets from passing through probate.

To make matters worse, the estate administrator resided in another state. She was forced to locate a new Probate Attorney Oklahoma City just days before returning home. During their meeting, the man expressed no interest in her mother's estate and was unable to provide advice on how to protect her mother's Will from being contested by the disinherited son.

Fortunately, she was well-versed in estate planning and had taken steps to obtain asset protection. Because the remainder of the estate was small, the Administrator was able to avoid probate and settle her mother's estate within a few months.

This goes to show things can go dreadfully wrong when estate planning is put off until a person is terminally ill. Many unwanted issues can arise when trusts and estates are executed during the final weeks of a person's life.