ESTATE PLANNING

Attorney RICK FANUCCI helps people plan how their assets will be managed, preserved, and distributed during their lifetime and after their death. He focuses on reducing taxes, avoiding legal complications, and making sure his clients’ wishes are clearly documented.

• Draft wills: Outline who inherits property, money, and other assets.
   
• Create trusts: Set up legal structures to manage assets, protect wealth, and sometimes avoid probate.
   
• Appoint guardians: Help parents designate guardians for minor children.
   

• Minimize taxes: Structure estates to reduce estate, gift, and income taxes.
   
• Asset protection: Safeguard wealth from creditors or lawsuits.
   
• Business succession planning: Help business owners plan for smooth ownership transfer.
   

• Living wills and advance directives: Document medical care preferences if the person becomes incapacitated.
   
• Powers of attorney: Designate someone to handle financial or medical decisions if needed.
   

• Guide executors and trustees: Help carry out wills, trusts, and probate court processes efficiently.
   
• Resolve disputes: Represent families in conflicts over estates.
   

• To avoid probate or make it easier for heirs.
  
• To protect wealth for future generations.
  
• To plan for incapacity (illness, dementia, etc.).
  
• To make sure wishes are legally binding and followed.