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Making an estate plan—wills and other documents that determine what happens to your money, property and belongings after you die—seems daunting.

But the peace of mind that comes with knowing you’ve taken care of it allows you to relax.

And estate plans are important for everybody, even if you don’t think you need one—whether you’re married, single, raising children, have grown children, don’t have children, own your home or rent.

An estate plan eases the struggle your loved ones face after you’re gone. If you don’t have a will, for example, your wishes about what happens to your property may not be followed.

For the creation of wills and related documents in Fort Wayne, you can come to the estate planning lawyers at Fletcher Van Gilder.

Our legal background lets us look at your needs from every angle.

FVG also handles guardianships for incapacitated family members, probate if you lost a family member whose estate now needs resolving, and family law arrangements including child custody.

The FVG estate planning lawyers in Fort Wayne have 205 years of total experience in the law.

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Documents Our Estate Planning Lawyers Help You Complete

Estate plans include these elements:

Wills—where you designate who receives your assets after you die
Power of attorney—gives someone authority to manage your finances if you’re incapacitated
Living will and designated health care representative—lets you express your wishes in advance about end-of-life medical care and select someone to make medical decisions for you if you are unable to speak for yourself.

Estate plans will sometimes include trusts, deeds, or other documents.

Estate planning can seem like an intimidating, old-fashioned process.

But it doesn’t have to be so complicated if you work with our Fort Wayne estate planning attorneys.

We know what to do, we take on the work, we put you at ease, and we make this process easier for you.

We listen to you. We tailor your plan to you. Your goals are our goals.

Sometimes people think estate planning is just for wealthy people. But it is truly for everyone. It’s important for everyday people to do.

The Fletcher Van Gilder estate planning attorneys insist on keeping our legal services affordable.

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Ingredients of an Estate Plan in Indiana

As you build your estate plan, these are some of the core decisions you’ll need to make and pieces of information you’ll need to assemble:

Designating a health care representative to make decisions about your medical care after an injury, illness or disability leaves you unable to speak for yourself.
Designating a financial attorney-in-fact to manage investments, bank accounts, bills and property if you can’t.
Taking inventory of your financial accounts: checking, savings, certificates of deposit, insurance policies, retirement accounts.
Listing your investments: stocks, bonds, mutual funds, interest in a business.
Documenting your real estate, whether that’s your primary home or any other property you own.
Cataloging your belongings, particularly valuable items like cars, jewelry, art or collectibles.
Naming beneficiaries who will inherit your assets. They can be family, friends or non-profit groups.

Your Fort Wayne estate planning attorney from FVG can guide you through everything you need to build a plan that helps your family in the future and gives you peace of mind now.

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