What we handle
- Property Power of Attorney — authorizes a trusted person to handle your financial and legal affairs if you become unable to
- Healthcare Power of Attorney — authorizes a trusted person to make medical decisions for you if you become unable to communicate
- Living will (advance directive) — a written statement of your wishes regarding end-of-life medical treatment, including life-sustaining measures
- Combined POA package — all three documents prepared together; this is our most common estate planning engagement
- Uncontested adult guardianship — court petition to appoint a guardian for an adult who is no longer able to make decisions for themselves, where family members agree and the matter is not contested
- Minor guardianship — court petition for guardianship over a minor where the parents are unable to care for the child
- Contested guardianships — representation in disputes over who should serve as guardian, whether a guardianship is needed at all, or the scope of the guardian's authority. Priced as litigation
When these matters become urgent
Estate planning feels optional until it isn't. A few situations where timing genuinely matters:
- A family member has been diagnosed with a progressive condition (dementia, ALS, advanced cancer) and documents should be executed while capacity is clear
- A loved one has been hospitalized and decisions need to be made but no one has legal authority
- A parent is no longer able to care for a minor child and a caregiver needs legal authority to enroll them in school, consent to medical care, or access benefits
- An adult family member has been declared incapacitated at a hospital and guardianship is needed to discharge them safely
A note on capacity. Powers of attorney and advance directives require the person signing them to have the capacity to understand what they're signing. This is why we recommend completing these documents before they're needed — once someone has lost capacity, POAs are no longer available and guardianship (a court proceeding) becomes the only option. If you're thinking about these documents for yourself or a loved one, earlier is always easier and cheaper.
How pricing works
Powers of attorney, living wills, and uncontested guardianships are priced as flat fees. Contested guardianships are priced hourly as litigation. Sliding-scale rates apply across all fees. See our full pricing page.
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