Brandon Estate Planning Attorney

By creating an estate plan, you protect yourself and your family during your lifetime and after you are gone. A comprehensive estate plan will help people make healthcare decisions for you when you can’t make them yourself, as well as dictate what happens with your property when you die. If you don’t make these decisions in advance, other people will make them for you, such as the state, the courts, or family members who might not know what you wanted.

At Esteban Santana Law, our Brandon estate planning attorney takes the time to sit down with you and get to know you, your estate, and your wishes for your property and healthcare. We then create a set of wills, trusts, and advance directives that meet your wishes and give you peace of mind knowing that you and your family are protected now and into the future, come what may. Call our office for advice and assistance in creating a personalized estate plan that fits your needs at 787-603-1010.

• Wills
• Revocable Living Trust
• Advance Directives

Wills

A will tells the probate court or the person you name as the executor of your estate how you want your property distributed after you are gone. You can make gifts to family, friends, caretakers, and other important people in your life, as well as institutions such as favorite charities, places of worship, libraries, zoos, or public parks. Through gifts like these, the will lets the people and groups in your life know what they meant to you.

In addition, you can use a will to name the personal representative of your estate, nominate a guardian for minor children, and ensure all your property is accounted for and distributed according to your wishes.

To be valid in Florida, the will must be created by a person of sound mind who is at least 18 years old or an emancipated minor. The will must be in writing (typed, not handwritten except in certain cases), signed by the testator (or by someone directed by the testator), and witnessed by two individuals.

Esteban Santana Law can draft a will that meets your needs and is valid and enforceable under Florida law.

Trusts

Trusts are another way to distribute your estate. Trusts can bypass probate so beneficiaries receive their gift faster and with less hassle. They also offer privacy, whereas wills become public record. Trusts can address specific purposes, such as:

• Ensuring a beneficiary does not receive an inheritance until they are mature enough to spend it wisely

• Protecting assets from creditors

• Providing for a person with special needs who relies on government support

Esteban Santana Law can create a revocable living trust in accordance with Florida legal requirements, allowing you to control when, where, and how your estate is distributed.

Advance Directives

Our comprehensive Brandon estate planning practice also includes advance directives, which help plan your healthcare if you cannot manage it yourself. Advance directives let family members and medical professionals know what services you want or don’t want and authorize trusted individuals to act on your behalf.

Esteban Santana Law can help draft legal documents such as health care surrogates, powers of attorney, and living wills to ensure emergency medical services or end-of-life decisions are made according to your wishes.

Get Security and Peace of Mind With Estate Planning in Brandon

Esteban Santana Law is here for all the important events in your life. If you don’t have an estate plan yet, we can create one tailored to your needs and desires. We can also review and amend existing plans to accommodate life changes such as divorce, births, deaths, or other events that render your will or trust outdated.

For trusted estate planning advice and assistance in Brandon, Florida, call Esteban Santana Law at 787-603-1010.