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Client Solutions, Not Just Documents: Are You A Good Fit To Work With Us?

The days of seeing one lawyer for all your legal needs are long gone. Today, fields of law have become so complex they force lawyers into specialization, or to at least limit their practice to a few areas of law.

03/02/23 • by: The Estate & Elder Law Center of Southside Virginia, PLLC

What Is the Purpose of a Guardian?

Few will argue that the most important time to have a will is when you are parents of young children.

02/21/23 • by: The Estate & Elder Law Center of Southside Virginia, PLLC

Major Blunders in Estate Planning

Hey, everyone makes mistakes! However, major blunders in estate planning can cause massive havoc, easily complicating a bad situation to make it infinitely worse.

11/30/22 • by: The Estate & Elder Law Center of Southside Virginia, PLLC

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

The staff of the Estate & Elder Law Center of Southside Virginia would like to take this time to wish you and your loved ones a Happy Thanksgiving!!! In observance of the Thanksgiving holiday for staff to spend time with their families. We are closed and will reopen on Monday, November the 28th at 8:30am. […]

11/24/22 • by: The Estate & Elder Law Center of Southside Virginia, PLLC

Estate Planning for Different Ages and Stages of Life

An estate plan works like the operating system on your phone or computer. It runs in the background. However, it needs occasional updates to keep the plan current.

11/23/22 • by: The Estate & Elder Law Center of Southside Virginia, PLLC

Factors to Consider when Picking Executor, Trustees and POAs

One of the biggest challenges that clients encounter during the process is deciding who to appoint as their trustees, powers of attorney, health care surrogates and executors.

11/15/22 • by: The Estate & Elder Law Center of Southside Virginia, PLLC

This Week is National Estate Planning Awareness Week!

This Week is National Estate Planning Awareness Week! The idea and motivation behind this nationally recognized time from October 17th through October 23rd, is to bring community-wide awareness to the need for proper estate planning, and for people to ask themselves this important question: "Have I properly planned for the future?"

10/18/22 • by: The Estate & Elder Law Center of Southside Virginia, PLLC

How Do You Provide Financial Help for a Special Needs Child and Retirement Too?

People with children who cannot support themselves need to think well past their own lifetime and figure out how to provide for these children after they are gone.

10/13/22 • by: The Estate & Elder Law Center of Southside Virginia, PLLC

What Do You Need to Do When a Spouse Dies?

Death, while inevitable, is not often predictable. This can leave many people financially unprepared if their spouse suddenly dies–especially if the deceased was the one that took care of the household balance sheet.

09/28/22 • by: The Estate & Elder Law Center of Southside Virginia, PLLC

The Risks of Creating Your Own Estate Plan

Even Consumer Reports suggests working with an experienced estate planning attorney to make sure documents are correctly prepared.

09/11/22 • by: The Estate & Elder Law Center of Southside Virginia, PLLC

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December 23, 2022.

I thought we were going to have to spend down the vast majority of my parents assets. Fortunately we found Mr Haley and not only did he help us ensure Dad's placement in a long term care facility, he was able to protect the assets for Mom! If you have a loved one in or going to the nursing home, you have to see Mr Haley and his staff!

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Client Solutions, Not Just Documents: Are You A Good Fit To Work With Us?

What Is the Purpose of a Guardian?

Major Blunders in Estate Planning

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Estate Planning for Different Ages and Stages of Life

Factors to Consider when Picking Executor, Trustees and POAs

This Week is National Estate Planning Awareness Week!

How Do You Provide Financial Help for a Special Needs Child and Retirement Too?

What Do You Need to Do When a Spouse Dies?

The Risks of Creating Your Own Estate Plan

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