A good estate plan is more than a will. It is a coordinated set of documents that protects your assets, names the people you trust to act on your behalf, and ensures your wishes are followed when you cannot speak for yourself. LaMagna McKenna designs estate plans built around real Staten Island families.
Personalized service. Compassionate counsel. Trusted advocacy.
Two families with similar assets can have very different planning needs. We design around your situation, your family structure, your priorities, your concerns, rather than handing you a packet.
Estate planning rarely stands alone. It connects to elder law, long-term care eligibility, business succession, and real estate. We address those connections in the planning rather than discovering them later.
Life changes. Children grow up, marriages happen, businesses are sold, family members move. We build plans that can be updated as the facts shift, and we encourage Staten Island clients to revisit them periodically.
Properly funded trusts and beneficiary designations can keep significant assets out of probate altogether. For Staten Island families, that often means faster distribution and lower cost.
Estate planning is not only about death, it is about incapacity. Powers of attorney and healthcare proxies ensure someone you trust can act for you if you cannot. Without those documents, court proceedings are often required.
A plan can distribute outright to capable adult beneficiaries while protecting minors, beneficiaries with disabilities, or beneficiaries with creditor concerns through tailored trust provisions.
A: It depends on your assets and goals. For many Staten Island families a properly drafted will is enough; for others, particularly those with significant assets, real property in multiple states, or beneficiaries who need protection, a trust adds important benefits.
A: We recommend reviewing it every three to five years and after any major life event, marriage, divorce, the birth of a child or grandchild, a significant change in assets, or the death of a named beneficiary or fiduciary.
A: Real property is one of the most important pieces of the planning. We coordinate the title, the planning documents, and any tax considerations so the home passes according to your wishes, often without probate.
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