Everyone has heard the terms, Estate Planning, Healthcare Surrogates, Probate, Guardianship and Power of Attorney, but what do they mean? No one wants to consider their own mortality but one thing is clear, if you waited too long, your wishes might not be carried out the way you have planned and hoped for and the financial consequences can be significant. The one redeeming thing is that if you plan ahead, we can get your estate plan fine tuned to care for you and your loved ones in the event something were to happen. It is our absolute goal to make these complex areas of law work toward fulfilling the wishes of our client. It is so gratifying to us to see someone leave our firm and know that we were able to save them thousands in estate taxes, save them the hassle and embarrassment of having to appoint a guardian in the event of incapacity, and knowing that the clients wishes for his/her family will be done without the expensive hassle of probate. It is also so disappointing to us to see someone who decided to “go it alone” for estate planning and see them make mistakes that either ended up with their wishes unfulfilled or having cost the family thousands in taxes.