Estates

Estate and Disability Planning
Marilyn Shell is Board Certified in Estate Planning and Probate law.

Wills
Trusts, including Revocable, Irrevocable, Inter Vivos, Tesamentary and Special Needs Trusts
Medical and Health Care Power of Attorney
Durable General and Special Power of Attorney (for property)
Revocation of Power of Attorney
Release under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ("HIPAA Release")
Advance Directives to Physicians, sometimes called Living Wills
Declaration of Guardian in Event of Later Need or Incapacity
Anatomical Gifts
Appointment of Agent for Disposition of Remains
Marital Property Agreements, including Right of Survivorship Agreements, Pre- and Post- Nuptial Agreements, Agreements to Convert Separate Property to Community Property or Community Property to Separate Property, and Non-marital Cohabitation Agreements.
Beneficiary Designation for Retirement Plans and Insurance Policies
Out of Hospital DNR

Probate and Administration of Decedent's Estates
We also provide representation contested probate cases involving inheritance disputes in probate court, as well as fiduciary litigation.

Probate of Will
Court Determination of Heirship
Affidavit of Heirship
Partition of Sale of Property
Administration of Estate of Person Dying without a Will
Will Contest
Family Settlement Agreement
Petitions for Declaratory Judgment
Contested Trust and Fiduciary Matters
Guardians of minors and Incapacitated Persons
All phases of guardianship proceedings