Morris County Estate Planning Lawyers
Making Provisions for Death or Incapacity
When you die or become seriously ill, do you have a plan in place? Have you taken steps to provide for your family and guide their decisions about your care or settling your estate? Bell & Hassing provides detailed and affordable estate planning that anticipates all scenarios relating to death or incapacity.
Our firm provides unusual personalized attention — including emergency visits — to clients throughout Morris County, New Jersey, as well as Sussex and Warren counties. Attorneys Erik Hassing and Joe Bell will walk you through your estate planning options regarding:
- A simple will that states who will inherit what
- Trusts to minimize taxes and pass assets directly to heirs
- Trusts to provide for minor children or an adult with special needs
- Durable power of attorney to manage your affairs if you cannot
- Power of attorney for medical decisions
- A living will stating your life support wishes
- Appointing guardians for minor children
- Nursing home care planning
We recognize that these are delicate issues and sometimes tough decisions. At Bell & Hassing, we take the time to explore your wishes and carefully draft the documents so that your provisions will be honored and easy for your family to understand.
We also handle all probate matters: establishing guardianships, settling a family member's estate, or will contests.
Need Urgent Help?
If you or an elderly parent has not made provisions and a suddenly illness or tragedy strikes, we can respond quickly in your time of need. We were recently summoned late in the evening to a hospital two hours away to draft a will, living will and powers of attorney for two people in the same family hospitalized with a serious illness. The couple had neglected their estate planning, and we were able to get their affairs in order in a short span.
Of course, preparing in advance provides peace of mind that these important considerations are squared away. Bell & Hassing provides flexible appointments and a Spanish translator on staff. Contact our Rockaway office at 973-607-4694 to arrange a consultation.
