Best Business Attorneys in Janesville, WI

“Why should I use an attorney for my last will and trust?” There are forms out there on the internet or on a book store shelf that just might work for you. However, sometimes they will not work for you. Your heirs can really get burned when they do fail to work as intended. I had some brand new clients come in with their homemade trust for me to review. The trust form had many blanks the forms provider had incorporated in it that were left unanswered. Those blanks made parts of the trust unenforceable or so vague that a court would have been required to sort out the language if the trustee and beneficiaries disagreed on what to do. In addition, the trust did not contain assets that should be in it and did contain others that might have been better off going directly to the surviving spouse rather than to the trust. Those innocent missteps can spell trouble and can cost a great deal of money after you are gone. While it is very important to have your estate plan documents drafted correctly, you do not hire an attorney just for the forms. You hire an Attorney for the experienced advice that only he or she can provide after working in the area for a number of years. A good quality estate planning attorney spends the time it takes to get to know you and find out what your goals are. Then, after that is determined, the attorney carefully drafts the documents needed for you to achieve those goals. In short, the money you use to work with a qualified attorney is well spent. Walt...