Wills, Health Care Proxies, and Trusts

Attleboro Wills, Health Care Proxies, and Trusts Attorney

A large part of our estate planning services consists of helping people establish wills, trusts, and healthcare proxies. As a family-run law firm, we understand people's desire to keep money and property within the family and to provide for their loved ones and future generations. At Pollis & Duggan, we offer a full range of estate planning tools that help people direct who receives their assets in the event of their death.

If you would like to speak with a lawyer about a will, trust, healthcare proxy, or other estate planning tool, contact our firm. We offer a free initial consultation.

Wills

If you die without a will, the State will write one for you. Your property and assets will be distributed according to Massachusetts intestate statutes. An well-drafted will ensures your property and assets are passed down to your intended beneficiaries. In your will, you will also appoint an executor. This is a trusted individual who will manage your affairs in probate court.

Health care Proxies

A Massachusetts health care proxy is a document by which you give someone the authority to make decisions about your health care when you are unable to. Because living wills are not enforced in Massachusetts, your health care proxy is not required to follow it. The person who acts on your behalf should be a trusted person who knows your wishes.

Trusts

Trusts hold property and assets for a beneficiary to receive at a future date. We help clients establish trusts such as:

• Marital trusts and Q-tip trusts
• Revocable and irrevocable trusts
• Medicaid qualifying trusts

Contact Pollis & Duggan today to learn more about the services we offer.