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Maumelle & Little Rock, Arkansas Estate Planning Law Firm

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Comprehensive estate planning covers nearly every aspect of life. It begins with protecting yourself and your personal dignity, and extends to protecting your loved ones and your hard-earned assets.

Follow the links below to learn more about our Fundamental Estate Planning, Estate Tax Planning, Probate and Estate Administration, Business Succession Planning, Asset Protection, Charitable Planning, Elder Law, Corporate Business, Real Estate Transactions, and Contract Law services provided at Ball & Stuart, PLLC:

Fundamental Estate Planning

There are many legal strategies involved in estate planning, including wills, revocable living trusts, irrevocable trusts, durable powers of attorney, and health care documents.
Learn more about the Estate Planning process.

Estate Tax Planning

Historically speaking, the federal estate tax is an excise tax levied on the transfer of a person's assets after death. In actuality, it is neither a death tax nor an inheritance tax, but more accurately a transfer tax. There are three distinct aspects to federal estate taxes that comprise what is called the Unified Transfer Tax: Estate Taxes, Gift Taxes, and Generation- Skipping Transfer Taxes. Legal planning to avoid or minimize federal estate taxes is both a prudent and an important aspect of comprehensive estate planning.
Learn more about Estate Tax Planning.

Probate and Estate Administration

Probate and estate administration are the processes through which estate assets are transferred after death. Assets to be transferred under terms of a will go through probate. Assets transferred outside of a will, such as by operation of law, or those planned for in a trust are handled through an Administration process. Administration also refers to the process whereby assets are transferred by rules of the state when there is no will. We can help make the process easier, more efficient, and provide peace of mind during a difficult time.
Learn more about Probate and Estate Administration.

Business Succession Planning

Family businesses are the backbone of the American economy. From agriculture to services, technology and manufacturing, family businesses generate an estimated one-half of the U.S. Gross National Product and pay half of all wages earned in this country.
Find out how we can help you preserve your family business.

Asset Protection

Asset protection planning involves making prudent decisions today to protect yourself, your business, and your hard-earned assets from loss due to lawsuits, creditors or bankruptcies.
Find out how we can help you protect your assets today.

Charitable Planning

We encourage and assist the tradition of giving to charitable causes, including the employment of tax-advantaged strategies that maximize the value of your gift. We help clients make charitable gifts and practice good stewardship in the most tax-efficient manner.
Learn more about Charitable Giving Strategies.

Elder Law

Elder law is another aspect of estate planning, focusing primarily on the needs of families and individuals as they age. Issues of aging include senior housing and home care, long-term (or nursing home) care, guardianships and health care documents, Medicare and Medicaid.
Learn more about planning for Long-Term Care.

Corporate Business Services

Business owners are generally too busy with day-to-day challenges or running their business to properly maintain the legal technicalities of their business entity. Yet if they fail to take necessary action they face a multitude of risks, from losing legal and tax protection to economic loss.
Learn more about how we can assist businesses in minimizing these risks.

Real Estate Transactions

With historically low interest rates and rapidly rising property values, many people have the opportunity to own their first home or upgrade to the new home of their dreams. However, many buyers and sellers, both experienced and inexperienced, take an unnecessary risk by signing an offer and acceptance drafted by the real estate broker, not a licensed attorney.
Learn more about Real Estate Transactions.

Contract Law

Contracts are legally binding agreements to protect the interests of both parties involved. One of the most cost effective and efficient things you can do to ensure your rights are protected and the contract is fair and legal is to have an attorney draft it for you or review an existing contract you are entering.
Learn more about Contract Law.

 

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