Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning Lawyers
Southern Pines ● Pinehurst ● Aberdeen ● Fayetteville ● Raeford
Estate planning is often put off and sometimes overlooked by those who have put forth great effort to earn, save and invest money and assets. The fact is that without a will or comprehensive estate plan, that effort may be of substantially decreased benefit to the next generation.
A small investment of time and money can effectively protect your assets, your family and your ability to provide for a brighter future for your loved ones. At the wills and estate planning department of Clarke Phifer Foyles & McNeill, we recommend taking the all-important step of planning your estate. Attorney James E. McNeill has the knowledge and experience to help you prepare for the future.
Often, just a few hours of planning can protect your property, provide assurances to your family, and layout a peaceful and cost-effective transition of property upon death. We offer both percentage and hourly payment schedules to minimize your costs. Call an experienced estate planning attorney at 910-692-5100 or contact us online to schedule an initial consultation.
Comprehensive North Carolina Estate Planning Services
We use wills, trusts and other estate planning tools to minimize probate fees and maximize estate assets so that more of your money can stay with you, your family and your beneficiaries. Whenever possible, we work to avoid probate costs and delays completely. Our comprehensive estate planning, wills and probate administration services include:
- The reviewing and drafting of wills
- The creation of medical powers of attorneys, healthcare directives and general durable powers of attorney for financial matters
- Creating revocable and irrevocable trusts, which place property into a trust that you control. At a predetermined time (usually the event of your death or incapacity, or when a minor child comes of age) the trust's ownership will change to another owner(s) of your choosing, without probate fees or delays
- Will and inheritance litigation, including disputes to set aside or uphold a will, also known as caveat proceedings. These so-called “will contests” often arise out of questions regarding the deceased’s mental capacity or allegations of undue influence exercised by others in the making of the will.
- The drafting of prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, which act as estate planning documents
- Probate administration
- Tax deferral, tax planning and tax consequence legal services
Contact Clarke Phifer Foyles & McNeill
Proper estate planning will minimize probate costs and disputes later. We are available for evening and weekend appointments, accept credit cards and are conveniently located in the Turnberry Wood office park.
To speak to a member of our team of attorneys regarding your will and estate planning questions, all us at 910-692-5100 or contact us online to schedule an initial consultation.
