Do You Need an Attorney for Estate Tax Planning and Asset Protection? We Can Help.

(See also: Advance Health Care Directives a/k/a Living Will(s); Conservatorship and Legal Guardianship; Medicare/Medicaid; Elder Law; Power of Attorney a/k/a Durable Power of Attorney; Probate and Estate Administration; Probate and Estate/Trust Disputes and Litigation; Special Needs Trusts; Wills, Trusts, Estates).

If you do nothing, either the State of New Jersey or the IRS will look to tax your death. Don’t let them! Call us to protect your life’s savings for those you love…not the government.

Estate planning is the process by which a plan is developed and documents prepared to conserve, protect, and distribute estate assets before and after someone's death for the benefit of loved ones and charities. In its simplest form, it is known as asset protection planning. Such an estate plan takes into consideration the effect of state and federal tax and administrative laws and regulations. It will also consider the use of these assets for your own care if you become unable to manage your financial and medical affairs at some point during your life.

Our elder law and estate planning attorneys can help you to determine your needs.

While working with our knowledgeable estate planning lawyers, we will be able to determine the value of your lifetime estate and how to protect it legally from confiscatory New Jersey taxes. If you own a home, have liquid assets such as a savings or investment account, or a car, then you should rely on the experience of our New Jersey elder law specialists to help plan and protect your estate for your future. An effective plan will ensure the financial security of those you love. If you don't plan for what happens to your estate upon your death, the government will decide how your estate is distributed.

You should consider advice from Hanlon Niemann on an estate plan if you can answer yes to any of the following questions:

• Do you wish to protect your spouse?
• Do you care about who inherits your property?
• Do you care about your health care treatment?
• Are you the parent of a minor and/or adult disabled child?
• Do you want to avoid the public proceedings of a guardianship and/or probate action?
• Do you wish to avoid or minimize estate and income taxes?

Our elder law/estate planning attorneys can simplify the process for you. Estate Planning is important in two ways: It can save your estate from excessive taxation and avoid health care impoverishment by accessing public and private benefit programs. Planning will also directly and positively benefit you and your loved ones.

New Jersey Elder Law and Estate Planning Without a Lawyer

The expertise of an elder law and estate planning lawyer is especially helpful considering that many of the New Jersey estate planning techniques boil down to one concept - the elderly should not die with a large taxable estate. This implies that the assets are either spent or given away. We can help you preserve your assets without losing all control.

As estate planning lawyers, Hanlon Niemann has the expertise to maximize the tax savings, protect your assets and qualify for private and public benefits if your health deteriorates.

Estate planning is not something that should be done alone. The estate planning lawyers at Hanlon & Niemann encourage you to think twice before embarking on that path. Our elder law and estate planning attorneys are knowledgeable in New Jersey estate and elder law and can work to make sure that your estate will receive all of the benefits it is entitled to throughout all upcoming phases in your life.

Your Estate Planning Attorney Makes a Difference

Our practice understands that sound tax and estate planning and asset protection strategies will entitle you to benefits. We believe that it does no good to do a great estate plan if it doesn't protect your assets against catastrophic illness. By combining estate planning with asset protection plans and trusts, you are able to protect the rights of yourself and your spouse to receive care when necessary, while maintaining an inheritance to pass on to your family. We can help you in all aspects of elder care, asset protection and tax reduction law. Don't wait until it's too late to plan for the future. Call Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. at 732-863-9900 or e-mail him at fniemann@hnlawfirm.com today and speak to him personally. He welcomes your call.