Wills, Power of Attorney and representation agreements

 WILLS

No one wants to plan for bad things happening, the worst case scenario, or think about what your family would do if something happened to you. But what if you don't have a plan? Then what happens to your family? If you are married and have no kids, if something happens to one spouse, everything goes to the other spouse. But what happens when you have children, or are separated but still married but have been living in a common-law relationship for several years?  Sometimes we make life decisions for tax reasons, family reasons, whatever reasons, and those things should be considered if something happens. What happens if you both go together? Do you still have children at home that needs cared for? A child in college? Property? 

Here's the great thing about a will...you do it once, and it's done! You don't have to think about it every year, it doesn't need reviewed regularly, you just do it and put it away. Cost? Basic Wills start at $400 per person. If it's more than something simple, we will quote a fixed price at our consultation, no hidden fees or surprise costs. Ready to get started? Download our free questionnaire, fill it out on your time, giving careful and thoughtful consideration to your assets and your family, book an appointment and bring along the questionnaire. We will quote a price and meet one more time to have you look over before finalization, and there you have it, your family's future is planned! If you only need a Power of Attorney or Representation Agreement, prices start at $150 each.

Not ready for a will? The link below will take you to a form called an Appointment of Standby or Testamentary Guardian. You can designate a guardian for your children in the result of your death. You might get along with your family, but without this form, in the event of the death of all legal guardians, MCFD will take your children and decide where they will reside. In the end, your family will probably still get your children, but what if you want them to go to your sister, but instead, MCFD decides they should go to your spouse's brother? This form will save that.