Trust & Estate Planning
Laura McGeachy offers guidance and advice to individuals and families in need of estate planning services. Trust and Estate Planning is a highly personal process of making the appropriate arrangements to manage your assets during your lifetime and thereafter. Let us help develop a suitable estate plan for your specific needs such as, a will, trust and advance directives such as, appointing a power of attorney, designating a health care representative or a conservator pursuant to your expressed wishes.
You may need to consider federal and/or local estate and gift tax ramifications with your estate plan. Laura works in conjunction with other professionals you may designate, such as, your financial planner or tax advisor with the common objective to minimize taxes and protect your assets. We handle each matter with sensitivity to our clients’ current and future needs. We tailor wills that reflect each client’s objectives for distributing assets, caring for loved ones, and supporting charitable causes with an eye towards minimizing tax implications.
Estate Administration and Probate Litigation
Laura McGeachy has represented individuals in Fairfield County probate courts in a wide variety of probate matters such as, executors, administrators, and guardians when litigation ensues.
Estate Administration is the formal process of filing with the local probate court when a loved one dies with or without a Will in Connecticut. The appointed Executor/Executrix or Fiduciary, is in charge of marshalling estate assets, paying liabilities, and distributing the proceeds of the Estate which can be a confusing process. We are here to help you through this sensitive process.
Unfortunately, when a family member passes away, there can be discord within the extended family as to the handling of the decedent’s estate and the intended beneficiaries of the estate which can result in probate litigation. If that occurs, Laura McGeachy is here to advocate your interests.
Corporate Formation and Dissolution
The Law Offices of Laura A. McGeachy, can assist with your corporate needs including formation and organization of a business entity, ongoing operations, financing, regulatory compliance, and business dissolution. Laura A. McGeachy, Esq., is here to assist with the opportunities and challenges of businesses and individuals.