Estate Planning
Serving Northern Colorado
Expert Estate Planning Services. Experienced, Compassionate, Dedicated.
Whatever your age or income level, you can benefit from an estate plan. Through careful and expert planning, Gabe McFarland will help you ensure that your wishes are carried out after your death or in the event that you become incapacitated. Every estate plan is different and tailored to your individual needs, but your plan may include documents like these:
- Will: Gives instructions on how to handle your property after you die. It acts as a guide so your estate can be distributed according to your wishes.
- Revocable living trust: Determines how your assets will be handled after you die. This document is created during your lifetime, and you can change or cancel provisions of the trust at any time.
- Advanced Medical Directive: Allows you to direct how you want medical decisions made for you if you are unable to make those decisions for yourself. These documents can dictate who you would want to make medical decisions on your behalf, and they describe the types of care you do or do not want in certain situations.
- Power of Attorney: Authorizes someone to handle certain matters, such as finances or health care, on your behalf. If a power of attorney is durable, it remains in effect if you become incapacitated.
Gabe McFarland helps clients protect their family legacy for generations to come. With compassion and expertise, he helps them transfer their wealth to their loved ones through wills, trusts, and thoughtful estate planning.
Why Do I Need An Estate Plan?
Regardless of your age or income level, you can benefit from an estate plan, and it’s crucial to start planning early. Estate planning ensures that your wishes are carried out after your death or in the event that you become disabled. By planning your estate, you save your loved ones from dealing with a chaotic and confusing situation. Estate planning is an ongoing process, not a one-time event. You should review and update your plan as your family and financial circumstances change over your lifetime.
How Can I Protect My Legacy?
Gabe McFarland can help you ensure that your estate passes to whom you want, when you want, and is carried out in the manner you’ve chosen. Drafting an estate plan with an expert attorney is the best way to make sure that your plan acts in the way you intended and that your loved ones are secure in the legacy that you have provided. Together, we can create a plan that fits your individual needs and addresses concerns such as:
- How do we protect assets for the surviving spouse?
- How do we prevent conflict between children?
- How do we protect your inheritance from problems that your loved ones might encounter after your death?
- How do you choose who will act as a guardian for your dependent children?
- How do we ensure that we transfer your legacy in the way that you want it done, on your terms?
What If I Am Unable to Speak for Myself?
Anyone can become injured or disabled at any time, so another critical component of estate planning is what will happen in the event that you are incapacitated. We can help you rest assured that your affairs and your medical care will be managed according to your wishes, even when you cannot speak for yourself. You also will protect your loved ones from the burden of going to court to obtain the authority to make these critical decisions. It is vital to have a plan that addresses issues like:
- Who will make your health care decisions?
- Who will take care of your minor children?
- Who will manage your money and handle your affairs?
Your Estate Plan
It’s important to talk with an experienced attorney to determine what is appropriate for you and your family. Your estate plan may include documents like these.
Advanced Medical Directive
Allows you to dictate how you want medical decisions made for you if you are unable to make those decisions for yourself. These documents can dictate who you would want to make medical decisions on your behalf, and they describe the types of care you do or do not want in certain situations.
“Let our advance worrying become advance thinking and planning.” Winston Churchill
Contact Gabe McFarland
Please give us a call at 970-532-4183, or fill out the form below for more information