Indiana Lawyers Serving Marion and surrounding counties
Probate - Wills - Trusts - Estate Planning - Conservatorship
Estate planning is intended to protect assets, preserve property and investments, and map out the eventual distribution of your holdings, as well as provide instructions for the care, guardianship and education of children under 18 years of age, and preparing healthcare directives.
At The Nice Law Firm in Indianapolis, our estate planning attorneys offer a complete range of legal services from basic wills and irrevocable trusts to life insurance trusts, charitable gift and charitable trust arrangements and family limited partnerships. We also assist with transfer and succession arrangements for business and partnership interests, asset management and durable powers of attorney as well as healthcare directives, living wills, and guardianship issues.
Our Expertise
The focus of our firm's estate planning practice is advising clients regarding alternatives to probate, in order to limit the public disclosure of property and assets and details concerning the distribution of decedents' estates and to provide clients greater control over the dispositions of assets. Complying with the basic principles of complex federal estate tax laws, we ensure that our clients' wishes for the distribution of assets and property are achieved with minimum estate, gift and property tax consequences. Our estate planning services include advising clients on gift giving strategies, and the use and formation of non-profit organizations.
Our attorneys' expertise extends to probate, trust, conservatorship, guardian and estate litigation. Representing estates of all sizes, our clients include individuals, institutions, non-profit organizations, trustees, administrators and conservators.
Wills & Estate Contests
Unfortunately, a will isn't a solid guarantee that your wishes will be carried out as you intended. Wills and estates are frequently contested for a variety of reasons. A controversy might arise as a result of a simple misunderstanding or a clerical error. At times, an heir feels he has been unfairly left out of a will, or a family may believe a close friend or caregiver has fraudulently maneuvered the mindset of the testator so as to be named a beneficiary. Additionally, wills do not provide for the confidentiality afforded by other estate planning devices such as living trusts. If you or your family have a dispute concerning a will or estate, it is crucial to retain an experienced attorney to help resolve the dispute.
Get Legal Help
When you need to plan your estate or help with probate administration or litigation in Indiana, we invite you to call our law firm at (317) 269-3500 to arrange a confidential consultation to learn how The Nice Law Firm can help.
