Lake County Estate Planning and Probate Lawyers
Whether you want to start your estate planning or you are going through the probate process, you are looking for solutions that will work now and into the future. At the Wickliffe, Affiliated Law Office of John W. Shryock and Jay F. Crook, we have been helping Cleveland area families with their estate planning and probate concerns since 1979. Our attorneys are ready to help you find the solutions you have been looking for.
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Contact the Affiliated Law Office of John W. Shryock & Jay F. Crook
As you get older and you face new legal challenges, you have to start looking for new solutions. One of the biggest concerns for our clients today is long-term care planning. When you take the time to work with an experienced lawyer and accountant, you can protect yourself and your family from financial loss and the depletion of you estate, so your assets stay with your family. Taking a close look at your situation, we can use the following tools to come up with a plan that works for you:
- Wills
- Family trusts
- Lifetime trusts
- Living trusts
Using these tools in conjunction with sound financial planning can greatly protect your assets. Our firm works with a number of financial planners and accountants that can be called in if you do not already have one yourself. If you have a current financial planner, we can work with them to tailor a plan to your concerns.
Medicaid Planning
In order to take advantage of Medicaid, your estate needs to be depleted to a very low level. The federal government will review your accounts from the past five years before it fulfills your request. If you are considering applying for Medicaid, we can help you prepare necessary financial documents, so you get the help you deserve.
Probate
The probate process can be unnecessarily complicated and confusing. What's worse is that it only arises when you and your family are dealing with the stress of losing a loved-one. We can help you through the entire process, so you make the best possible decisions for your family. We handle all matters of probate in a professional and thorough manner, allowing you to get back to your life.
Contact Us
When you take the time to do it right, both probate and estate planning offer a lot of solutions. Our firm is ready to help you find those solutions. Open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., our Wickliffe law offices offer weekend and evening hours by appointment. Contact us today for a free initial consultation.
