Northern Virginia Estate Planning Attorneys

Estate planning matters are often complex, combining document preparation with a review of present and future needs for financial and medical care, as well as the need to address the potential tax implications present in many estates today. At Melnick & Melnick, PLC, our estate planning attorneys work with clients to prepare comprehensive estate plans that ensure the value of your estate, minimize administration costs, and ensure that your intentions are honored upon your passing. A proper estate plan is key to providing for the welfare of your family both before and after your passing. For a free initial consultation with an accomplished estate planning lawyer, contact Melnick & Melnick, PLC today.

Document Preparation and Review

After we determine your particular intentions and needs, we draft comprehensive estate planning documents, including

• Wills and codicils—A will is an instrument that directs the distribution of your property after you pass away.
• Trusts— including living trusts, irrevocable trusts, family trusts, special needs trusts, charitable trusts, and testamentary trusts
• Powers of attorney, including a general durable power of attorney for finance or power of attorney for healthcare
• Living wills and medical directives
• Guardianship directives for minor children

Provisions for Guardianship

Sometimes, the distribution of assets is not the most important concern for those seeking a comprehensive estate plan. Many times, the care of minor children and dependent adult children is at the forefront of the priorities for an estate plan. If you pass on before your children are of age, we can help ensure that they will be provided for. We can make provisions for their future. We help you arrange the appointment of a guardian. We can also establish a trust in your children's name, such as a minor trust, revocable living trust, or special needs trust—whichever bests suits your needs and the needs of your family. We work diligently to ensure that the arrangements we make provide a stable future for your family.

Is your current estate plan adequate?

Do you currently have an estate plan? Has it been updated recently to include changes in the law -  marriage, family size, health, or wealth? Your estate plan should change as your life changes. Our estate planning attorneys will review current estate plans to determine where they can be enhanced or altered to fit your current situation in life.

Contact one of our Falls Church estate planning attorneys for an initial consultation.