Estates and Trusts
Burns, Day and Presnell, P.A’s attorneys have helped clients in every aspect of estate and trust planning including:
- Preparation of estate plans
- Wills
- Establishing revocable and irrevocable trusts
- Powers-of-attorney
- Healthcare powers-of-attorney
- Living wills
- Probate and administration of estates
- Guardianship matters
- Dispute resolution
Unfortunately, disputes often arise in connection with estates and trusts. Family members sometimes disagree about the validity of wills, trusts, or gifts. Other disputes may involve the actions of a trustee or estate administrator. Our attorneys are experienced and sensitive to family relationships and the emotions that are often involved in disputes concerning wills and trusts.
Some examples of matters involving estates and trusts in which the firms’ lawyers have represented clients include:
- Drafting wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, powers-of-attorney, healthcare powers-of-attorney, and living wills.
- Estate planning for families.
- Caveat of a will signed two days before death
- Challenge of a will in which a page was fraudulently substituted after signing.
- Lawsuits to resolve conflicting interpretations of a family trust.
- Will caveats and challenges based on undue influence and mental incompetence.
- Actions to set aside deeds and gifts on grounds of mental incompetence and undue influence