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Estate Planning & Family LawHBS offers comprehensive estate planning, and will prepare all the necessary documents to guide families through probate process after the death of a loved one. For families just starting out, HBS will prepare marital property and domestic partnership agreements. HBS advises individuals on the sale and purchase of real estate; and offers calm, rational assistance to clients in divorce, and in family and financial issues that arise after a divorce.
Changes in life happen. HBS understands this and offers comprehensive estate planning services. Your estate represents your lifes work and your legacy to friends, family and charities. HBS understands that there is value in this far greater than any monetary amount. HBS will listen to your questions, concerns, and, most importantly, your goals.
HBS provides the documents appropriate for your situation including: Wills, Revocable Trusts, Irrevocable Trusts and/or any one of a variety of Charitable Trusts. HBS also prepares Health Care Powers of Attorney and Financial Powers of Attorney to ensure proper care in the event of incapacity.
Domestic partners face special problems and concerns when it comes to estate planning, health care decision making and property management issues. We help our clients address those issues and navigate around those problems so that their estate plans can be implemented effectively and efficiently.
Not every estate goes through probate, but the probate process continues to be the most common method to transfer ownership of property after the death of the estate-owner. It's a confusing and often daunting process at a time when your family is least able to address the numerous legal details. The probate process requires record keeping, preparation of tax returns, preparation and filing of reports with the probate court, compliance with the terms of the decedent's will, as well as compliance with Wisconsin law. HBS will guide you through it all.
No one likes to think about the end of a relationship, but thought must be given to this unpleasant reality to protect one from unintended consequences. In every marriage and domestic relationship there are rights to property, and responsibility for debts. Absent an agreement, Wisconsin law may not recognize or enforce your intentions.
Even the most amicable divorce can be painful. HBS takes care to understand your particular situation, and then provides sound, practical advice directed to achieving a fair resolution and conclusion.
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