Wills, Trusts & Guardianship

Central Florida Estate Planning Attorneys

It is neither difficult, nor time consuming to protect your assets and your family's future with an estate plan. With the help of an experienced attorney you can have peace of mind that your loved ones will receive your property and understand your last wishes.

At the DeLand and Deltona law offices of Paul & Elkind, we provide clients with comprehensive estate planning and probate administration services. Contact Paul & Elkind for knowledgeable legal help drafting your will, establishing a trust, or transferring property.

Estate Planning

Estate planning starts with a will or a trust but there are other important documents you may want to consider as well. These are called "advance directives" and they allow you to communicate your wishes for medical care and to give decision making authority to a trusted friend or family member.

The estate planning attorneys at Paul & Elkind can help you consider all the issues involved in preparing these important documents. We take the time to understand you, your family situation, and your goals in estate planning. We work closely with our clients to prepare:

• Wills
• Trusts, including revocable and irrevocable trusts, living trusts and insurance trusts
• Advance directives, including powers of attorney for financial decision making, living wills to communicate your wishes for medical care, and naming a health care surrogate to make medical decisions for you
• Business succession planning

The Paul & Elkind Difference

One of the greatest assets our firm brings to clients is the depth and diversity of experience of our lawyers. If you have questions about the best way to transfer a piece of land, we can consult in-house with a knowledgeable real estate attorney. If you need to transfer assets from a family business, our business lawyers can offer legal advice.

And of course, our estate planning attorneys themselves have extensive experience helping people with a wide range of estate planning documents.

Guardianship

With age, some people become less capable of managing financial or household affairs. An illness or disability at any age can result in the need for a family member to step in and make important decisions.

The estate planning lawyers at Paul & Elkind can help you and your family obtain temporary or permanent guardianship for an elder or other family member. We also assist families with conservatorship for financial decision making on behalf of an individuals or a businesses.

Contact the DeLand or Deltona law office of Paul & Elkind for a free initial consultation regarding estate planning or guardianship.

Estate Planning Lawyers: Harlan Paul and Matt Branz