Ohio Trusts and Estates Attorneys Helping You Plan

Preserving your family’s wealth for future generations
Whether you’re planning the parameters of your future medical care or establishing support for loved ones upon your death, Malone, Ault & Farell can help with all aspects of trusts and estates issues, including:

Estate planning Estate tax issues Choosing the appropriate executor Guardianships

Living wills Living trusts Wills drafting Probate

Securing your legacy
You work hard for your family, so knowing that you have planned for their long-term well-being and financial security can bring you comfort.  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 personal philanthropic causes and protecting your loved ones.

The process of probate
Most executors have rarely, if ever, probated a will and know little about the process. We can guide you through all aspects of probate, including:

Filing the will with the Ohio or Michigan probate court Developing the best strategy for fairly and expeditiously probating the estate Finding and collecting assets Closing and opening bank accounts Locating beneficiaries

Transferring assets from the deceased to the estate Paying estate taxes Valuing, managing, preserving and liquidating the estate Hiring experts, when appropriate

Valuing and managing the estate
Our attorneys assist executors with the arduous process of collecting, managing, valuing, protecting and liquidating the assets of the estate. Malone, Ault & Farell has a team of experts available to assist in every aspect of estate probate. When appropriate, the firm calls upon accountants, financial advisors, real estate agents, property managers and other professionals to assist with executor duties. We can access expert opinions about unique assets such as antiques, rare books, automobiles and other collectables for accurate valuation, management and possible sale.

Probate disputes
Even in apparently straightforward estate cases, there are sometimes disputes between beneficiaries. Our attorneys’ professional courtroom presence can calm the emotionally charged process of probating a challenged will, or disputed executor or judicial decision. When it is in the best interests of our client to preserve cordial familial relationships, our attorneys are adept at mediating these disputes. When necessary, we assertively defend our client’s beneficiary rights within the Ohio probate court.

Contact the thorough estate planning lawyers at Malone, Ault & Farell
We serve clients in Toledo and throughout Northwest Ohio. Call us at 419-843-1333 or contact us online.