Estate Planning
Estate Planning Attorneys
Estate planning involves planning for the distribution of assets upon a person's death. Failure to plan your estate, regardless of your wealth, or lack of wealth, can have serious consequences for you and your loved ones. These consequences include the court making decisions on your behalf and the government receiving more taxes than is necessary. At the Law Office of Patricia E. Tichenor, P.L.L.C. located in Leesburg, Virginia, attorney Patricia E. Tichenor provides a broad range of knowledgeable advice on the legal issues that affect estate planning, probate administration and personal wealth preservation. Ms. Tichenor places a special emphasis on handling estate planning matters with compassion and sensitivity.
Attorney Patricia E. Tichenor has experience in lifetime and testamentary planning, and she handles long-term planning issues for clients and their families. From writing a simple will to more complex trust and guardianship planning, Ms. Tichenor strives to protect clients' estates. She works with her clients to maximize the wealth that will ultimately be transferred to their beneficiaries. She does this by protecting assets from potential claims of non-beneficiaries and minimizing transfer taxes. The estate planning tools she utilizes include:
- Administration of estates and distribution of assets
- Asset valuation
- Charitable contributions
- Estate plans
- Gift tax avoidance
- Guardianship (including Standby Guardianship Planning)
- Power of attorney preparation
- Virginia advanced medical directives
- Probate administration, including litigation of will contests
- Trusts, including living, revocable, irrevocable, dynasty, and special needs
- Distribution of assets
- Wills
- Name Changes
For caring and experienced legal representation, contact the Law office of Patricia E. Tichenor, P.L.L.C. for your estate planning needs. We will listen to you and make sure that we know exactly what you want in the way of an estate plan. Count on us to help you protect your assets.
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Estate Planning Forms
If you have been directed by this law office to prepare answers to our standard Estate Planning Questionnaire, you may use the following in order to do so:
Microsoft Word Version
Estate Planning Questionnaire (simple or complex estate planning)
Abobe PDF Version
Estate Planning Questionnaire (simple or complex estate planning)
Located in Leesburg VA, the majority of our clients come from northern Virginia and northern suburban Washington DC, including cities such as Ashburn, Herndon, Sterling, Leesburg, Fairfax, Winchester, Purcellville, Warrenton and Manassas, and Loudoun, Fairfax, Prince William, Fauquier, and Stafford County.
