Estate Planning and Estate and Trust Administration
When the time comes to plan for your future and determine how your estate will be handled, it can be tempting to simply download standard documents from the internet. However, the best way to ensure your assets are distributed according to your wishes—including to your spouse, children, or others who depend on you, or if you have charitable intent—is with the assistance of an experienced estate law attorney.
At the Law Offices of John L. Laster in Northern Virginia, we spend each day helping individuals and families through estate planning and estate and trust administration.
Estate planning
Whatever the size of your estate, we can help design the will, trust, or combination of these that best fits your needs and draft customized documents that ensure your assets are distributed according to your wishes. We begin by simply talking with you, getting to know you to ensure we understand your circumstances, before using the appropriate tools to create the right estate plan for you.
We can assist you in the following areas of estate planning:
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When your needs call for something unique, we are prepared. We provide assistance to employees of international organizations (especially G-4 visa holders) and legal counsel on matters involving—
- Non-resident vs. resident estate tax issues
- Qualified domestic trusts
If you are a foreign national living and working in the United States, or a U.S. citizen working for an international organization, your estate holdings may be subject to different tax laws than a U.S. citizen living and working in America for a U.S. company. We can help.
Tax-efficient wealth transfer
When it comes to allocating funds to your beneficiaries, you want to do so in a manner that ensures your money reaches its intended recipients without being subject to unnecessary taxes. We can determine and execute the best strategy for tax-efficient wealth transfer to make your money go the distance.
Pet trusts
Over time, your pet becomes part of your family. So it is only natural that you would like to make arrangements for your companion animal's care in the event he or she outlives you. Pet trusts are an excellent way to do this. We can create a pet trust that ensures the care and protection of your pet or pets. The trust remains in effect until the death of your pet or, if more than one pet is named in the trust, the death of the final surviving pet.
Estate and trust administration
If you are in need of an estate or trust administrator, or if a loved one has named you as executor or personal representative of their estate, we can help. Laws regulating estate administration and taxes are complex. We have extensive experience in estate administration and we know exactly what it takes to ensure the process goes smoothly.
Contact the Law Offices of John L. Laster today
Call us at (866) 319-7703 or contact us online to schedule a consultation. We look forward to speaking with you.
