overview of estate planning

 Planning for the future is one of the most important steps you can take to protect your family, your assets, and your legacy. At Bussell Legal, Attorney LaChelle C. Arrington provides comprehensive estate planning services designed to give you peace of mind and ensure your wishes are honored.

Whether you are just beginning to plan or need to update an existing estate plan, our firm offers personalized guidance every step of the way.

 Estate planning is more than just creating a will. A well-crafted estate plan:

• Protects your loved ones
   
• Ensures your assets are distributed according to your wishes
   
• Helps avoid unnecessary court involvement and delays
   
• Minimizes conflict among family members
   
• Allows you to name guardians for minor children
   
• Provides direction if you become incapacitated
   

Without an estate plan, the State of Michigan decides what happens to your property and who will manage your affairs.

Attorney Arrington works closely with each client to develop a plan tailored to their unique family, financial, and personal goals. 

 A will allows you to:

• Designate who will inherit your property
   
• Name a guardian for minor children
   
• Appoint a personal representative (executor)
   
• Provide clear instructions for your estate

 Trusts can be used to:

• Avoid probate
   
• Protect assets for children or beneficiaries
   
• Provide for special needs dependents
   
• Control how and when assets are distributed

 We assist with:

• Revocable living trusts
   
• Irrevocable trusts
   
• Special needs trusts
   
• Family and asset protection trusts

A power of attorney allows someone you trust to manage your financial and legal affairs if you become unable to do so.

We prepare:

• Durable financial powers of attorney
   
• Limited or specific-purpose powers of attorney

These documents ensure your medical wishes are followed if you are unable to communicate.

They allow you to:

• Appoint a patient advocate
   
• Set end-of-life care preferences
   
• Provide guidance for medical decision-making