Wills & Estates
“Death
is not the end. There remains the litigation over the estate.”
Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914)
The following is a brief description of estate planning benefits for
residents of Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia. These services are offered by
Olivier Denier Long, an attorney in Tyson's Corner, Virginia practicing in the Washington
DC Metropolitan Area for over 29 years.
Key Benefits
- Provide for distribution of your assets to your loved ones.
- Limit Federal estate taxation if your aggregate gross estate
including life insurance exceeds the Federal cap.
- Designate the guardian of your minor children.
- Control assets after death through a trust, life estate or power of
appointment.
- Minimize fighting among heirs and unnecessary attorney fees that
result from not planning ahead, especially if you have children, a business, or
substantial assets.
How to Begin
Estate planning begins with completion of our questionnaire.
It is available by e-mail without charge or obligation. It details your assets,
liabilities, heirs, trust beneficiaries, desire for burial or cremation, selection of
executor and trustee, and other matters. We calculate your fee range based on the
information in the questionnaire. For simple documents, a flat fee is
possible.
Fees are available following your completion and return of our questionnaire. We need the
information in the questionnaire to set an appropriate fee. The most important thing
about an attorney-client relationship is the confidence you place in your counsel.
It is defined by the assurance that you have someone competent, effective, efficient and
determined, who cares about you and about obtaining the result you seek.
For a Virginia State Bar information brochure about Wills in Virginia, click here.
For a Virginia State Bar information brochure about advance medical directives and
living wills, click here.
Frequently
Asked Questions (About Irrevocable Insurance Trusts, Durable Powers of Attorney, etc.)
Estate Planning
Questionnaire
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McLean VA 22120-3026
703-748-0600
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