Wills Attorney Gainesville Florida

Wills and estate planning are an important aspect of your future that protects your rights and wishes when you are no longer able to do so for yourself. It is a mandate that your specific wishes for inheritance of your property, health care measures taken while you are ill and type of funeral arrangements to be made upon your passing are followed. There are many options to achieve your specific goals. The Pye Law Firm can meet and discuss each option with you to create a plan that best suits your personal needs. Here is a list of some of the documents that we can prepare for you:

Last Will and Testament
A binding legal document that states the beneficiaries of an individuals assets after death.

Pour Over Will
A specific type of will that "pours" assets into a trust and names one primary beneficiary. These assets are any that may have been left out of an individuals will for one reason or another. The main purpose of a pour over will is to ensure that all assets are distributed to the beneficiaries.

Living Will
Also referred to as advance directives, this document instructs physicians and family of your wishes regarding medical treatment and life prolonging measures.

Durable Powers of Attorney
A document that allows you to name another to act as your agent. This document permits the named person to make legal decisions on your behalf regarding property, financial and other legal matters. With standard Powers of Attorney the legal ability for the attorney-in-fact to make decisions for you ends if you become incapacitated. If Durable Powers of Attorney are present, the legal right stays intact in the event that you become incapacitated.

Special Powers of Attorney
A time sensitive document that grants an individual to act as your agent in a specific act. Their power is limited to that particular act. For example, you may intact Special Powers of Attorney to allow the attorney-in-fact to authorize medical care for your children only.

Medical Powers of Attorney
A legal document that grants a named person to make medical decisions for you while you are unable to do so yourself.

Directions Pertaining to Cremation
A document that conveys your wishes to be cremated and gives your specific instructions to loved ones on how to dispose of cremains.

Directions Pertaining to Burial
A document that conveys your burial wishes including where you would like your burial to take place and your specific instructions on how to dispose of remains.

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