Massachusetts Wills & Trust Lawyers
Thirty Years of Estate Planning Experience
Fran T. Mayo, Esquire, who is of counsel to Koufman & Frederick, LLP, assists our clients in their estate planning endeavors. Attorney Mayo boasts thirty years of experience tailoring effective estate plans. His success has been a result of his ability to consistently create unique plans that fulfill his clients' very specific needs. Whether you are just starting a family, marrying for the second time, or planning your retirement, attorney Mayo will help you design an estate plan that meets your individual requirements. Attorney Mayo's attention to detail, relentless work ethic, and devotion to his clients adds to the success of your plan. With experienced litigators at Koufman & Frederick, LLP, attorney Mayo's estate plans also promise the sense of security that you need when planning your future.
Attorney Mayo prepares estate plans for estates of all sizes, and is happy to assist you in preparing the following documents:
- Wills
- Revocable and Irrevocable Trusts
- Powers of Attorney
- Health Care Proxies and Living Wills
- Homestead Declarations
- Deeds with Life Estates
- Pre-nuptial and Domestic Partnership Agreements
- Special Needs Trusts
Attorney Mayo has found that estate planning is important no matter what your future holds. The security afforded to you and your heirs by a confident estate planner is valuable in both prosperous and difficult times. Preparation is the key to securing your estate's prosperity.
In creating your last will and testament, you need to consider every minute detail. Attorney Mayo will take a very comprehensive look at your estate plans. If you have young children, attorney Mayo will explain the benefits of naming a guardian, and will assist you in selecting a guardian, so that your children are well-cared for and your estate is preserved for their inheritance in the event of your untimely demise. If you have a blended family with children from multiple marriages, attorney Mayo will establish the requirements pertaining to each child's individual portion of your estate. Attorney Mayo has important insights into how to deal with a significant amount of assets, and will work to minimize the estate and gift tax on your heirs' inheritance. It will also prove necessary to detail in your will how your personal property, like heirloom furniture or china, will be handled, so that you can enjoy the peace-of-mind afforded by the knowledge of where these items will reside after your death. This peace-of-mind will be especially comforting if there are broken relationships in your family.
While it is necessary to take the above actions to guarantee that your estate will be handled in an appropriate fashion after your death, it is also of the utmost importance to consider the manner in which you will be handled if you are incapacitated. Writing a living will with attorney Mayo ensures the exact conditions of your treatment, as dictated by you. Appointing a health care proxy designates a person of your choice to make decisions regarding your medical care. Deciding what to write and who to appoint is difficult. Attorney Mayo has the experience that will help you to make these difficult decisions, and then to proceed. You may also find it desirable to designate a Power of Attorney. Oftentimes, attorney Mayo finds that giving a trusted family member the power of attorney acquires his clients' peace-of-mind within the realm of the law.
Attorney Mayo will ensure that the inheritance of your estate is conducted privately. It is often uncomfortable for a family to deal with deaths in the family when there is no will. Without a will, the allocation of your assets after your death is handled publicly, by the court, through a process called probate. The last will and testament will keep the court out of your family's affairs. Additionally, you may find it necessary to establish a revocable or irrevocable trust. The establishment of these trusts will enable you to continue to manage your assets for as long as you are able to do so, and then hand over the management to an executor. A trust will also dictate how trust property is to be distributed to your heirs.
In conducting matters of this importance, you need a formidable team that is capable of giving you the attention you deserve. Fran T. Mayo, Esquire, is capable of providing this special attention, and Koufman & Frederick, LLP, will support both you and attorney Mayo in these endeavors. By working with attorney Mayo, you acquire the strength and expertise associated with a large law firm, and the dedication and focus of a small, family practice.
