Estate & Probate

Chanhassen Estate Planning and Probate Administration Attorneys

Regardless of whether you’re just starting a family or helping an elderly parent qualify for Medicaid, estate planning is essential for establishing both legal and financial security. At . Mertz, Bledsaw and Benson, our estate planning lawyers work with accountants, tax experts, and financial planners when necessary, identifying sound, effective estate planning options for our clients. Whether you need to establish a healthcare trust for a disabled child, protect your business, or reduce your tax liability, we have the resources needed to create everything from simple wills to more sophisticated trusts and elder care plans. Our office regularly works with financial companies in drafting documents that establish well-defined fiduciary duties and permit the smooth transfer of trusteeship, should the need arise.

We can help you secure your family’s future – contact estate planning lawyers at the law office of Mertz, Bledsaw & Benson, P.S.C. today. We will evaluate your situation and help you get to where you want to be in the coming years ahead.

Planning For Your Future – Considering Estate Planning Options

The law office of Mertz, Bledsaw & Benson, P.S.C. advise and represent clients in regard to the following:

• Living will
• Simple will
• Tax planning
• Asset protection
• Power of attorney
• Special needs trust
• Healthcare directive
• Charitable remainder
• Probate administration
• Revocable Irrevocable trust
• Business succession planning
• Guardianship / conservatorship
• Medicaid eligibility / nursing home financing

Entering Probate – Avoiding Problems

Despite what you might have heard, probate does not have to be complicated. Working closely with our clients, our office prepares necessary financial information for clients facing probate administration. Working with accountants, we determine the assets of an estate, as well as any outstanding debt against it while taking steps to ensure your rights are protected under any will or trust left by the deceased. When necessary, we’re prepared to defend a will or contest one when undue influence or capacity may be involved regarding the deceased’s last will and testament.

Getting Started – Contact Mertz, Bledsaw & Benson, P.S.C. Today

We realize it can be a little strange to plan for a time when you won’t be around anymore. Even so, you can make sure your family is taken care of and more of your assets and property protected for them. Take advantage of what you can do now to help your loved ones later – contact estate planning attorneys at Mertz, Bledsaw & Benson, P.S.C. today.

Contact Us

The law office of Mertz, Bledsaw & Benson, P.S.C. represents clients located in the western suburbs of Minneapolis, including the communities of Shakopee, Prior Lake, Chanhassen, Eden Prairie, Minnetonka, Chaska, Victoria, Waconia, Carver County, Scott County, Hennepin County, and the seven-county metro  area.

Mertz, Bledsaw & Benson, P.S.C.
Market Street Station
600 Market Street, Suite 240
P.O. Box 623
Chanhassen, MN 55317
Phone: 952-975-9960
Fax: 952-975-9963
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