Estate Planning - the area of law relating to planning
for the inevitability of death, such as obtaining life insurance
to pay for the costs of a funeral, preparing a simple Will. More
comprehensive planning such as preparing a more complex Will,
Trust, and related estate planning documents may also be needed.
It depends on the size of your estate and how comprehensive your
needs are.
Family Law - the area of law dealing with family relations
including divorce, adoption, paternity, custody, and support.
Probate - the area of the law dealing with the validity
of wills and administration of estates and sometimes over the
affairs of minors and persons adjudged
incompetent.
Trusts - the area of the law that creates a fiduciary
relationship in which one party holds legal title to another's
property for the benefit of a party who holds equitable title
to the property.
