What to Expect from Estate Planning & Administration in Missouri

It's never too early or too late to prepare a plan to preserve your family's wealth for future generations. With the experienced guidance of the lawyers at Missouri estate planning law firm, Case, Rajnoha & Boudreau, you can rest assured that your family's financial needs will be well cared for.

Call us at (636) 552-4872 or contact our attorneys online to discuss your estate plan or the administration of an estate plan in a free initial consultation.

Protect your assets with a tailored estate plan

When you sit down with us, we will listen carefully to your answers to a series of questions, specifically designed to help us understand your unique situation and needs. Then, we'll propose an estate plan that may include the following tools:

• Wills
• Advance health directives, including a living will and durable power of attorney for healthcare
• Trusts
• Powers of attorney
• Guardianships
• Conservatorships
• Medicaid eligibility planning

When our estate planning lawyers design a plan, we custom tailor it to your specific goals. We also want to ensure clarity of purpose and asset distribution to avoid any possible contention among family members after your death.

Everyone should have a simple will, at the very least. Without one, the state of Missouri determines who receives your assets upon your passing. Our wills lawyers can have your will ready to execute within a week, giving you peace of mind.

Probating a will in Missouri

Probating a loved one's will, unfortunately, comes at a time when you may be emotionally unprepared. With nearly 60 years of combined legal experience, the will and probate attorneys at Case, Rajnoha & Boudreau in Ballwin can guide you through the process and handle matters on your behalf with the St. Louis County Probate Court in Clayton.

The steps involved in probate include the following:

• Proving in court that your loved one's will is valid
• Identifying and inventorying your loved one's property
• Appraising the property
• Paying debts and taxes
• Distributing assets as directed by the will
• Transferring title and ownership of assets to the proper beneficiaries

If you have been named in your loved one's will as an estate personal representative, you have certain responsibilities to uphold:

• Giving notice to beneficiaries and other parties
• Receiving claims against the estate
• Paying valid claims and disputing others
• Distributing the property according to your loved one's will, or, if one does not exist, Missouri law

Prompt service, caring counsel

We apply our sincerity, expertise and dedication to all aspects of estate planning and administration, including probate and guardianship. Here at Case, Rajnoha & Boudreau, LLP, we promise to give you prompt, personal attention. That's why our clients keep coming back to us.