Category Archives: Estate Planning
Wills vs Trusts in Louisiana: What’s the Difference?
No matter your age, health, or wealth status, comprehensive estate planning is essential to your future. Without an adequate plan in place, your assets, wishes, and the future of your loved ones could be at…
How to Plan for Estate Planning in Baton Rouge?
It’s never too early to think about the future. Estate planning is an important aspect of every single person’s life. Despite this, many people do not take advantage of the tools they have at their…
How Much Does an Estate Planning Lawyer Charge in Louisiana?
When considering estate planning options, most people ask themselves: How much does an estate planning lawyer charge in Louisiana? Unfortunately, there isn't one easy answer. The cost of working with a Louisiana estate planning attorney…
How Can Social Security Help With Estate Planning in Louisiana?
Many seniors ask, “How can Social Security help with estate planning in Louisiana?” It can have a significant role in helping you meet your retirement and asset goals. However, it could also result in additional…
Louisiana Estate Tax: All You Need to Know
When an individual dies in Louisiana, their estate can be subject to the laws of succession, often referred to as probate in other states. This is the legal process of transferring all debts, assets, and…
Avoiding Probate With A Trust
Steering Clear Of Probate With Trusts It’s a good day at Field Law when we can help a client get peace of mind they didn’t know was possible because they know after their death, their…
Trusts: Staying Out Of Court
Avoiding Probate When a loved one passes away with a Probate Avoidance Trust, their estate can be easily transferred to their beneficiaries or continued with new leadership until the trust terminates. Probate Avoidance Trusts provide…
3 Debts That May Need to Be Paid During Probate
Going to succession court in Louisiana can be a lengthy and sometimes stressful process. The personal representative handling another individual’s affairs needs to initiate the succession process, communicate with interested parties and properly distribute the…
Safeguarding your will: Strategies to prevent contests
Estate planning can be a complex process. Among the things you need to ensure is the validity of your will. It would be best if you also saw that it is enforceable. This is because…
Opening an estate in Louisiana
If you are an executor of an estate, you will open it after the decedent’s death. How you approach this process is crucial. Any wrong move can lead to delays and a bad experience for…
