Knowledgeable, Friendly Estate Planning Lawyers - Fayetteville, North Carolina
No one likes to think about his or her own death. For that reason, people often delay making wills and planning for the distribution of their assets upon their passing. If you delay making an estate plan, you run a serious risk: If you die without a will, you will be forced to probate through the intestacy laws of North Carolina, and the court's decisions could be completely opposite to your own intentions.
Wills ● Trusts ● Will Contests ● Probate Administration ● Guardianships
Tally & Tally ● Fayetteville, North Carolina ● Cumberland County
910-483-4175 ● 910-483-4176 ● E-mail
Making a will can be an easy, relatively painless and quick process, with the help of seasoned estate planning attorneys like our lawyers at Tally & Tally, in Fayetteville, North Carolina. If you have questions about estate planning or are ready to make a plan for your own estate, please contact us today for a consultation.
Why Should I Have an Estate Plan?
Young adults often wrongly assume that they don't need a will specifically because of their youth. Similarly, people without a lot of property or assets may wrongly assume that they don't need a will because they don't have much to give away. However, a well-designed estate plan covers more than just the distribution of your assets. An estate plan may also:
- Specify guardians for your minor children in the event of both parents' deaths
- Dictate that children receive money from your estate in stages, rather than in a lump sum when they turn 18
- Protect your assets from being distributed to your spouse's new husband or wife, if your spouse remarries after your death
- Require that your assets are used for the benefit of your children rather than being distributed to your spouse
- Provide for any children with physical or mental disabilities, ensuring that their financial and medical future is secure according to your wishes rather than the court's decision
- Prevent your assets from being decimated by the maximum estate tax
When Should I Write a Will?
At Tally & Tally, we advise our clients to make or review their estate plans after any major life change. This is necessary to ensure that the estate plan still accurately reflects our clients' desires. You should make or review your will and estate plan after:
- Marriage
- Birth or adoption of a child
- Retirement
- Inheritance
- Diagnosis of a serious, debilitating or life-threatening illness
- Selling a family business
- Restructuring a family business
For Competent Estate Planning Guidance, Contact Tally & Tally in Southeastern North Carolina
We offer free consultations to estate planning clients, and evening and weekend appointments are available. To schedule a consultation, please contact our offices today. We can be reached by telephone at 910-483-4175 or 910-483-4176. Or, you may complete the short intake form on our Contact Us page for a prompt response.
Free consultations available.
Evening and weekend hours by appointment.
Tally & Tally, Attorneys and Counselors at Law
235 Tallywood Shopping Center
Fayetteville, NC 28303
Telephone: 910-483-4175 or 910-483-4176
Fax: 910-485-4878
E-mail
Map & Directions
TALLY & TALLY, in Fayetteville, North Carolina, is located in the Sandhills Region of Southeastern North Carolina, near Pope Air Force Base and Fort Bragg. Our lawyers proudly represent clients in Fayetteville, Hope Mills, Lumberton, Pinehurst, Dunn, Clinton, Spring Lake, Bonnie Doone, Elizabethtown, Carthage, Raeford, Lillington, Cumberland County, Harnett County, Sampson County, Hoke County, Robeson County, Moore County, Bladen County, military personnel stationed at Pope Air Force Base or Fort Bragg, and students at Methodist College and Fayetteville State University. NC.
