Estate Planning Lawyers Serving Cherry Hill and Linwood, NJ

Every adult should have an estate plan in place – even those who are young and healthy. It is a way to provide loving guidance to those who care about you if you should die or become disabled. New Jersey probate law is simple – a few written instruments ensure that your chosen representative, rather than a stranger (or the court), directs your health care and the management of your property in the event that you die or become incapacitated. At Rice & Quattrone, our elder law and estate planning attorneys help clients in New Jersey and the greater Philadelphia metro area develop estate plans tailored to their needs.

We have two offices in New Jersey for your convenience: Cherry Hill and Linwood. To make the most of this initial visit, please prepare by printing an estate plan questionnaire and bringing the completed form to our meeting. At this initial visit, we will assess your situation and tell you exactly how much it will cost to provide you with a comprehensive estate plan.

Customized Plans to Address Your Concerns

Documents we may recommend include the following:

  • A legal will in New Jersey or Pennsylvania will designate your personal representative/executor and direct the disposition of your property, heirlooms, and keepsakes. An estate planning attorney from our firm will draft a will that clearly states your intent and is secure from will contests. If you have children, you will designate a guardian for them in the event that you are not able to care for them yourself.
  • A durable power of attorney: A durable power of attorney allows your designated representative to manage your financial affairs if you become incapacitated.
  • A living will: A living will (advance health care directive) provides your medical providers and loved ones with direction regarding medical treatments such as life support or feeding tubes in the event that you are not able to communicate your requests.
  • Trusts: Even if you have a modest income, your situation may indicate that you should establish a special needs trust or supplemental benefits trust for the care of a disabled child; a living trust, which can offer privacy; or an irrevocable trust to minimize your estate tax exposure.
  • Senior financial planning: As elder law attorneys, we are skilled at developing plans that maximize seniors’ financial independence even after Medicaid eligibility.

Estate planning attorneys at our elder law firm prepare wills, durable powers of attorney, and living wills for the young and the old, as well as special needs trusts and supplemental needs trusts to preserve eligibility for public benefits for the elderly and disabled.

Parents of young children need to designate guardians in the event that the parents die before the children attain the age of 18 and to create trusts so that life insurance proceeds, retirement plans, and equity in residences are not distributed to their children on their 18th birthdays.

Our Experienced Estate Planning Lawyers Can Help

If you realize a need to address your estate planning issues, our experienced attorneys understand your needs and treat you as a unique individual. Contact us online or call Cherry Hill at 856-673-0048 or Linwood at 609-398-3447.

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