Delaware County Estate Planning

Law Offices of Robert DeLuca & Associates, LLC

Estate planning is the creation of a legally binding document (or documents) for managing your assets while you are alive and dictating how they will be distributed after you have passed away.

Learn about your options for an estate plan in Delaware County and call the Law Offices of Robert DeLuca & Associates, LLC. Our staff would be happy to address any questions that arise.

Our law firm offers personal service and professional care, which extends to the decisions one must make in preparation for the future. The Law Offices of Robert DeLuca & Associates, LLC, are dedicated to offering simple and sound guidance to ensure your family and loved ones are properly cared for after you are gone.

Estate planning services in Delaware County

Wills

Wills are documents that must be created by a person who is over 18, and considered to be of sound mind (meaning they are mentally capable of understanding what they are agreeing to). It must be signed by at least one witness who cannot be a beneficiary of the will.

Living and revocable trusts

The benefit of a living trust is that, once you do pass away, the trust will be under the beneficiary’s control without going through the costly and lengthy probate process. Wills become public record after they are submitted to the probate court and divulge private matters to anyone who wants to find them.

Probate and estate administration

As of this writing, it is estimated that 70% of Americans do not have any estate plan in place. If you do not have a will or other plan documented, the probate court takes on the responsibility of settling your estate’s debts and dividing your assets among whatever legally recognized relatives you may have.

The executor or executrix of an estate must pay off all the debts left behind, file the will with the court, and contact all the deceased’s creditors. These matters can be extremely complicated for a layperson to accomplish after a loved one dies. Allow our attorneys to handle these and other executive tasks associated with an estate plan.

The Law Offices of Robert DeLuca & Associates, LLC, can provide quality professional executive services as well as creating and updating your estate plan.

Call 1 610-446-1460 for an estate plan in Delaware County.