Estate Planning Assistance Services
Trust the professionals at JMS Estate Planning Services, Inc. to provide assistance in creating the proper estate plan for you. The chart below illustrates how a living trust enables you to maintain control of your assets should incapacity occur, and distributes your assets upon death without the necessity of the probate court process.
For a free phone consultation, please contact your local Palm Coast estate planning facilitator at (386)-446-0317 or use our web contact form.
Estate Planning Comparison Chart |
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Issue |
With no Will |
With a Will |
With a Living Trust |
Incapacity |
Court Control/Probate
|
Court Control/Probate
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No Probate
|
Court Costs |
You pay all Court costs, legal fees |
Same as no Will. |
None |
Death |
Probate
|
Court Control/Probate
|
No Probate
|
Court Costs |
|
Same as no Will |
None |
Time |
1-2 years or more before heirs can inherit |
Same as no Will |
|
Flexibility and Control |
None
|
Limited
|
Total Flexibility
|
Your Privacy |
No Privacy
|
No Privacy |
Total Privacy
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