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Are you or a loved one in need of help regarding Estate Planning legal issues? Our experienced Buffalo lawyers have been dedicated to serving the Western New York community we know and love. Allow us to help you the same way we’ve been helping our community for decades. We’re here for you.
Schedule a consultationFor your safety, we are offering remote or drive-up no-contact document signing during the COVID-19 crisis. We are available by phone or email at any time to answer your questions. These are the easy steps to have your will, power of attorney and health care proxy/living will prepared:
Complete the Will Information Sheet (“WIS”) or call 585-484-7432 and request that the WIS be mailed to you.
Return the WIS to us either electronically via online form, by scanned email, fax 716-542-4090 or by mail to POB 31, Akron, NY 14001.
When we receive your WIS, we will call you or email you to schedule an initial telephone conference.
During the telephone conference, we will advise you when the documents will be mailed to you and the total fees which can be paid by check or any credit card at WNY-Lawyers.com.
Remote signing by Facetime, Skype, or other teleconferencing service.
A. You must affirmatively represent that you are physically situated in the State of New York.
B. You must transmit by fax or electronic means a legible copy of the signed document directly to us on the same date you signed it.
C. Mail the signed documents to our Akron office within seven days.
D. We will mail a copy of your will and the original notarized power of attorney and health care proxy to you
Remote no-contact signing in your car if you do not have access to Skype, Facetime, or other teleconferencing service:
A. Drive to one of our offices at the appointment time and stay in your car.
For an additional charge, we can drive to your home.
B. Call our cell phone number and we will drive or walk up alongside your car.
C. We will speak via cell phones and observe the signing through the car windows.
D. Deposit the documents in our mailbox.
E. We will mail a copy of your will and the original notarized power if attorney and health care proxy to you.
Benjamin Franklin said that there are only two certain things in life – death and taxes – both of which form the basis of Estate Planning. If you died tomorrow, are you sure that your loved ones would receive everything you own? How would you feel if ungrateful relatives or the government received most of your estate?
If you think this doesn’t happen – think again. Every year billions of dollars flow into probate courts across the U.S. and if this happens to you, everything you’ve worked for is put at risk.
You see there is an inherent unfairness in estate taxing. We pay income tax all our lives, and sometimes, as with dividends and bank interest, the same amount gets taxed twice or even three times. Then when we die without an estate plan in place, our loved ones are asked to pay again. The good news is that there are ways around this and they all center on advanced planning.
The Rochester estate planning lawyers at Friedman & Ranzenhofer have helped residents deal with estate planning issues for over 34 years. The goal of our Rochester estate planning lawyers when providing services for clients is to ensure that their wishes are met, while also ensuring their estate pays as little tax as possible upon their death.
We ensure that your golden years are as prosperous as possible – and if you wish to take care of your heirs, we’ll make that happen as well.
The main goal of estate planning is to ensure that your assets are transferred to your loved-ones with the least amount of legal fees, taxes, and court costs as possible. With several decades of combined experience, our attorneys know how to make this happen.
If you or a loved one needs to start planning what to do with their estate, contact Friedman & Ranzenhofer for dedicated representation. Let our experience work for you.
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“Friedman & Ranzenhofer provided prompt, courteous and professional assistance regarding a current legal issue. We have used the services of this firm repeatedly because of their consistent high quality service levels.”
– Ed Berowski
