Estate Planning
for Everyone
Professional Service. Modern Convenience.
You want to know you’ve made the best decisions for your family and ensure things are as easy as possible for them, if and when something happens to you. You want to make sure your children will be taken care of in the best way possible.
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You want to protect your elderly parents from being taken advantage of or defrauded. And you want to ensure that their wishes will be carried out just as they had intended.
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These things are my focus as well.
Welcome to Patricia Wood Law
I know that hiring and working with a lawyer is daunting. Even when you do settle on one who seems right, they can
be expensive, hard to reach, bad at explaining things, and
inflexible in their availability. It seems it is always an expensive and time-consuming hassle. It doesn't have to be this way. Patricia Wood Law makes getting estate planning
services convenient, affordable, and practical.
Patricia Wood Law is a modern, flexible law firm dedicated to providing exceptional estate planning services tailored not only to your legal needs, but also your lifestyle.
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I know you lead a busy life. Patricia Wood Law offers options for virtual and in-person meetings at my office, your living room, or wherever you might be that day.
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What about cost? At Patricia Wood Law, pricing is upfront and our services are affordable. I strive to keep things simple and transparent, offering fixed, flat prices and packaged plans. Payment plans are available as well.
And as for the legal work, I custom-tailor each estate plan to fit you and your family's unique values, goals, and needs. You won't end up paying for documents that you don't need. I will listen to you and help you decide what should be in your individualized estate plan. Whether you need a will, trust, help with incapacity planning, guidance on how best to safeguard your children, or other specific needs, you are in good hands.
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Your heart is in the right place - let's get your estate there too.
Estate Planning Services ~ The Basics
A Will allows you to:
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Direct how you want your assets to be divided and who will inherit them.
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Name someone to oversee the probate of your estate.
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Choose a guardian to take care of your minor children.
There are many different types of trusts and they can provide a myriad of benefits:
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Probate avoidance
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Asset protection
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Incapacity planning
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Control over distributions to your beneficiaries
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Privacy
Provide your instructions for your future medical care and authorize someone to make medical decisions on your behalf in the event of your incapacity.​
Authorize a trusted individual to manage your financial affairs in the event you are incapacitated.
​Ensure that your children will be taken care of by naming a trusted individual to raise your children in the event of your absence.
