Probate & Estate Planning
Whether you are planning the care or support of your family upon your death or wrangling with the probate process while mourning the loss of a loved one, estate planning attorney our firm can help. We have 30+ years of experience assisting with all aspects of estates issues.
- Estate planning
- Estate tax issues
- Executorship duties
- Guardianship
- Living wills
- Living trusts
- Probate
- Probate and will disputes
- Wills drafting and execution
- Wills, Powers of Attorney and Health Care Directives, drafting and execution
You work hard for your family, so knowing that you have planned for their long-term wellbeing and financial security can bring you comfort. When devising an estate plan, we consider how best to protect your children, support your loved ones and contribute to the charitable causes that are special to you. Every adult should create a will to put in writing their wishes for the distribution of their assets upon death. You should change and update your will as your financial circumstances change or if your marital or family status changes. Our firm will gladly visit you in your home or at the hospital.
We thoroughly analyze your estate and strategize the best means of transferring your assets, minimizing taxes, establishing guardianship for your children, caring for your pets, supporting your personal philanthropic causes and protecting your loved ones. We can draft a will that reflects your desires and establish living trusts if that would serve your individual needs and your estate planning goals.
Probate
We assist executors in all steps of the complex process of probating a will in probate court, including:
- Creating a plan of action to probate the estate fairly and expeditiously
- Filing the will in probate court
- Closing and opening bank accounts
- Transferring assets from the deceased to the estate
- Paying taxes and other debts
- Locating beneficiaries
- Hiring professionals and experts when necessary
Real Estate Services
The law firm of Francis A. Cosky is well versed in real estate market conditions and the latest rules and regulations that enable us to provide you with the best real estate counsel possible. Our three+ decades of experience consistently result in successful representation of real estate owners, landlords, developers, and individuals.
Every real estate transaction is handled with high attention to every detail, so each sale, purchase, lease or property transaction brings the best result and value to our client. This is why many of our clients refer colleagues and family members for our value-added real estate advice.
Municipal Court Matters
Thousands of tickets are issued each day throughout the state, before you consider pleading guilty or representing yourself in a Municipal Court, take time to discuss your case with us to learn the consequences this may have. If you plead guilty or are found guilty of certain charges you may face serious consequences.
Remember, by simply paying the associated fine, as insignificant as it may seem, is considered a guilty plea.
No matter what charge you are facing, we will work closely with you to make sure you achieve the best possible outcome. We are a client-centered law firm, giving people easy access to qualified law advice and council.
Call a friendly lawyer you can trust at Frank A. Cosky Law Office
(856) 234-5440 or contact us online to schedule your free initial consultation.