Legal Help with Estate Planning and Probate in Illinois

Wills • Trusts • Living Trusts • Probate and Probate Litigation
Q. Who needs a will?
A. Anyone who has a bank account, car or home or any assets they want to protect for future generations benefits from having a will. A legally binding will allows you to pass along your property to the people you want to receive it. A living will lets you make decisions about medical treatments at the end of life. You can also specify your wishes for funeral arrangements.

Q. Who can benefit from a trust?
A. We can help you create trusts to fund education and medical needs, avoid taxes and give to charity and weigh the advantages of irrevocable and revocable trusts in estate planning.

Preparing a will or establishing a trust is an important first step. It's wise to meet with an attorney to review your estate plan every five years to ensure it is up-to-date and accomplishes your estate planning goals.

This is a good time to review designated heirs, add family members and assess trust assets. Contact the law office of Allison & Mosby-Scott for help planning your estate. We can help you consider all the options available to you and prepare all required documents.

Going through Probate
Probate is the legal process of distributing property in an estate and carrying out the wishes as provided in a will after a person has died. As your probate lawyers, the law offices of Allison & Mosby-Scott help ensure that the settlement is done correctly. Additionally, we ensure that all deadlines are met, that creditors are paid and that proper distribution of the assets is made to the beneficiaries. Although probate is necessary in some cases, it may be avoidable.

Occasionally wills are challenged in probate court, often by people who would benefit by inheriting more. Someone wishing to contest a will may question if the deceased was of "sound mind." The court will determine if the deceased understood what he or she was signing and was able to make rational decisions. A will can also be ruled invalid if it is proven that a caregiver exercised "undue influence" to benefit in the will.

Contact an experienced estate planning lawyer at Allison & Mosby-Scott in Bloomington, Illinois.

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210 1/2 N. Williamsburg Dr
Bloomington IL 61704
Phone: 309-662-5084
Fax: 309-662-2994
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