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    Last Will and Testament

    Wills, Trusts, and EstatesEstate planning is essential at every stage of your life and a will may be the cornerstone of your estate plan. A will assures that your property is distributed in accordance with your wishes, establish care for your children, and otherwise express your final wishes. If you die without a will, Indiana statute will determine how your property is distributed and who cares for your children, and may not accurately reflect your desires.


    Power of Attorney

    A general durable power of attorney allows another person to make financial decisions on your behalf should you become disabled or incompetent.


    Living Wills

    A living will serves to express a person’s end of life desires regarding prolonging medical procedures in the instance that you have an incurable injury, disease or illness, your death will occur in a short period of time, and using life prolonging procedures will only delay the dying process.

    Health Care Appointments

    A health care appointment, or health care power of attorney, allows another person to make health care decisions on your behalf if you are unconscious or unable to make your own health care decisions.


    Transfer on Death Deed

    Are you looking for an Estate Plan that will allow your loved ones to avoid probate? Attorney Anna K. Christodoulakis, when appropriate, utilizes a Transfer on Death Deed to assist clients in transferring real estate to named beneficiaries outside of probate. A Transfer on Death Deed will only transfer ownership of property when the owner has died. The owner retains full ownership of the property during their lifetime and is free to refinance the property or sell the property at any time. When the original owner passes away, the named beneficiaries of the original owner may present a death certificate and affidavit to the county’s recorder’s office and a new deed will be issued in the beneficiaries’ name without having to probate the property.


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