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About Pennington Law, PLLC
When you need a comprehensive estate plan or help in probate administration, start by retaining an experienced Arizona estate planning lawyer who is dedicated to protecting you.
At Pennington Law, PLLC, our goal is to provide you with options that secure your wealth and allow you to transfer assets at the appropriate time — and as easily as possible — according to your intentions.
We have many years of estate planning experience. Our lawyers provide trusted counsel to clients in a variety of circumstances and backgrounds. Whether you’re an active-duty military member, a small business owner, a wealthy executive, or a retiree, we’ll make sure your future is secure.
Our firm understands that end-of-life issues can be difficult to address. We approach the subject with sensitivity and openness, so you can make the best decisions for yourself and your loved ones.
In addition, we have a wealth management and growth practice. Our financial professionals will plot the most ideal ways to build and secure your wealth for retirement. These may include asset protection, long-term care planning, cash-value life insurance, wealth-generating trusts, and fixed index annuities.
We serve clients in Surprise, Sun City West, Peoria, Goodyear, Buckeye, and the surrounding areas. Contact us today to learn more about what we can do for you.
To help you with estate planning that addresses and accomplishes your goals, our firm strives to understand your needs and concerns. This way, we can tailor recommendations to your circumstances. We ask relevant questions to learn as much as possible about your situation, so that we can provide reliable advice and appropriate options.
By listening carefully to your concerns, we help you discern and define the proper goals for your estate plan. We also take the time to educate our clients about the tools of estate planning. We can then orchestrate a thoughtful strategy that will address your family’s needs and give you peace of mind.
We Are Well-Rounded to Handle All Your Estate Planning Needs
Our skilled estate planning attorneys have been helping people across West Valley Arizona and Outer Phoenix for years. We are here to provide top-quality service for:
- Advance Directives
- Asset Protection
- Business Strategies
- Charitable Remainder Annuity Trusts
- Charitable Remainder Trusts
- Conservatorship Matters
- Contested Trusts and Estates
- Contested Wills
- Domestic Asset Protection Trusts (DAPT)
- Estate Administration
- Estate Litigation
- Estate Planning
- Estate Planning for the Disabled
- Estate Planning for Parents of Handicapped Children
- Estate Planning for Unmarried Couples
- Family Limited Partnerships
- Family Trusts
- Foreign Asset Protection Trusts (FAPT)
- Guardianship Matters
- Inheritance
- Insurance Assets
- Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust (ILIT)
- Irrevocable Trusts
- Living Trusts
- Living Wills
- Long Term Care
- Medicaid Trusts
- Miller’s Trusts
- Personal Planning
- Power of Attorney
- Probate
- Probate Administration
- Probate & Estate Administration
- Probate Litigation
- Qualified Personal Residence Trust (QPRT)
- Retirement Protection
- Retirement Protection & Growth
- Spendthrift Trusts
- Successions
- Tax-Free Growth
- Tax-Free Wealth Growth
- Trial Practice
- Trust Administration
- Trust & Estate Administration
- Trust Law
- Trust Litigation
- Trusts
- Trust Planning
- Trusts and Estates
- Wealth Growth
- Wealth Protection
- Wealth Protection & Growth
- Wills
Meet Our Team
At Pennington Law, PLLC, each attorney is known for helping Greater Phoenix and West Valley Arizona citizens develop smart estate planning solutions.
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What Are the Elements of a Successful Estate Plan?
Last Will and Testament
Think of a will as the last gesture of affection you can offer your family, your friends, and the organizations you value. A West Valley Arizona estate planning attorney will help you craft and execute a valid will, one that can stand up against court scrutiny. Your will needs to be comprehensive because according to state law, any assets you haven’t mentioned could be excluded from probate and distribution. A lawyer also will scrutinize any of your existing wills, noting what should be changed to more accurately reflect new circumstances (such as divorce, business conflict, or changes in the family). We recommend reviewing your will every three years to keep it current.
Living Trust
A living trust is used to hold and transfer assets. You create it during your lifetime and use it to hold property for your own use, then you pass it to your heirs when you die. A living trust can protect you against claimants and creditors. This in turn means you can reserve more property for when you are retired. Trusts hold advantages to wills in certain respects, such as your heirs avoiding probate. These are also very flexible instruments, allowing you to place conditions on gifts to protect your beneficiaries’ interests. In addition, with a trust in place, you are able to preserve and protect your assets from estate taxes.
Living Will
With a living will (also called an advance directive), you can declare what lifesaving procedures you would like to be taken — or withheld — depending on the circumstance. These include CPR, mechanical ventilation, defibrillation, or other types of care. In addition, your living will can state whether you choose to be an organ or tissue donor.
Power of Attorney
This option allows someone to transfer decision-making authority to another. The parties are called the principal and the agent, respectively. With a power of attorney in place, medical treatment, personal finances, or other purposes can be covered. The legal authority is transferable upon the creation of the power of attorney, or from a triggering event, such as the principal’s incapacity.
Parent Contingency Plan
If you die or become indefinitely incapacitated, what will happen to your minor children? With a parent contingency plan, you can express your preference regarding who should care for them in your absence. This is more urgent for single parents, although couples should consider the possibility that they both could be taken in a common accident.
These are only some of the many estate planning tools from which to choose. But what’s right for you depends on multiple circumstances, and there really is no one-size-fits-all plan. When you contact a West Valley Arizona lawyer from Pennington Law, PLLC, we’ll give you the expert advice and counsel you need for the best estate plan.
Contact an Experienced Arizona Estate Planning Lawyer Today
We are committed to designing comprehensive plans so you can enjoy peace of mind — now and in the future. If you’d like to know what an estate plan might look like for you and your family, call Pennington Law, PLLC today for a free consultation.
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