Spokane, Washington, Estate Planning Lawyers

Do your children and heirs know your final wishes? Do they have a clear understanding of your thoughts on feeding tubes and other life-sustaining technologies? An estate planning attorney can help you clarify and record your wishes in legally enforceable documents.

At Richter & Wimberley, P.S., we handle all aspects of estate planning matters for clients in Washington and Idaho. We sit down and carefully explain the various estate planning tools available in their state. Then we draft and execute documents that faithfully record their wishes regarding assets, debts, personal properties, and end-of-life medical concerns.

Our estate planning practice offers guidance to people seeking legal instruments including:

• Simple wills
• Complex wills
• Family trusts
• Powers of attorney
• Healthcare Directives

The attorneys at Richter & Wimberley, P.S., also serve as trust and probate administrators.

Trust administration

If a trust document exists, the affairs of the decedent can be handled by a trust administrator. In this role, we oversee the payment of outstanding debts and taxes, and then divide the remaining assets and property of the estate as directed by the trust instrument.

Estate administration

In cases where no legally enforceable estate document exists the state probate court supervises the final affairs of the decedent. In these cases Richter & Wimberley, P.S., represents the interests of family and heirs in probate court. We also serve as court-appointed probate administrators, paying final debts and taxes, and distributing remaining assets according to the state probate code.

If you need estate planning services in Washington or Idaho, call Richter & Wimberley, P.S. We handle wills, trusts, and advanced healthcare directives. Contact an estate planning attorney.

The highly qualified attorneys at Richter & Wimberley, P.S., represent clients in cases involving all types of personal injury, medical negligence, family law, insurance disputes, business transactions, and commercial litigation. For more information, please contact us today.