Estate Planning
Stubbs, Cole, Breedlove, Prentis & Biggs, P.L.L.C. routinely assist clients with estate planning matters and succession planning for their businesses. We also assist our clients in the administration of their trusts and probate of their estates.
Last Wills and Testaments
Without a Will, your estate will be distributed according to North Carilina intestate succession laws. Creating a will clearly indicates your wishes for the distributon of your estate.
Durable Powers of Attorney (POA)
A Power of Attorney can serve many roles; it can allow your spouse (or any competent adult you designate) to act on your behalf in the event you are away during an emergeny, you are incapacitated and unable to sign documents or you are otherwise unable to act upon your affairs.
Health Care Powers of Attorney (HCPOA)
A HCPOA only becomes effective in the event that you are unable to make health care decisions on your own due to serious illness, incapacity, accident or other similar circumstance. This powerful document allows your designee to make your heath care decisions for you according to terms indicated in your Health Care Power of Attorney.
Declarations of Desire for a Natural Death (Living Will)
Your Living Will provides certain instructions in the event of a terminal illness and imminent death, both clearly indicating your wishes at the end of life and making it unnecessary for your family to make the most difficult of decisions.
Trusts
Last Wills and Testaments
Without a Will, your estate will be distributed according to North Carilina intestate succession laws. Creating a will clearly indicates your wishes for the distributon of your estate.
Durable Powers of Attorney (POA)
A Power of Attorney can serve many roles; it can allow your spouse (or any competent adult you designate) to act on your behalf in the event you are away during an emergeny, you are incapacitated and unable to sign documents or you are otherwise unable to act upon your affairs.
Health Care Powers of Attorney (HCPOA)
A HCPOA only becomes effective in the event that you are unable to make health care decisions on your own due to serious illness, incapacity, accident or other similar circumstance. This powerful document allows your designee to make your heath care decisions for you according to terms indicated in your Health Care Power of Attorney.
Declarations of Desire for a Natural Death (Living Will)
Your Living Will provides certain instructions in the event of a terminal illness and imminent death, both clearly indicating your wishes at the end of life and making it unnecessary for your family to make the most difficult of decisions.
Trusts
- Testamentary Trusts
- Inter Vivos Trusts
- Credit Shelter Trusts
- Marital Deduction Trusts
- Irrevocable Trusts
- Life Insurance Trusts
We assist with succession planning for business clients including their sub chapter S corporations, family limited partnerships and family limited liability companies.
Our attorneys routinely provide counsel on the administration of trust assets; the distribution of trust assets to trust beneficiaries; probate of last wills and testament; funding of testamentary trusts; administration of intestate and testate estates as well as the final distribution of estate assets.
You may contact any of the following attorneys below to assist you at any time.
