Since 1997 WM Law has been helping real people in the Kansas City area create, protect, and leave a legacy for the next generation. WM Law has been selected as the “Best of the Bar” and we have been the subject of a Time Magazine cover story, but the greatest honor we have received continues to be the thanks of thousands of satisfied clients. With four locations in the Kansas City area, we are never more than a phone call away. Above all, WM Law is here to help!
Have a kid in or about to head off to college? Ensure they are taken care of with our college student package. See the benefits of the following documents and important issues to consider.
If you and your partner recently purchased a home or plan or have recently obtained joint assets, it’s important to plan for the transfer of those assets in your passing. See the benefits of protection your joint assets and important issues to consider.
In case the unthinkable happens, ensure your minor children are taken care of after you pass. If you have a current plan, if there are changes like a new marriage, the plan may need to be revised. See the benefits of protecting your assets and looking out for your minor children and important issues to consider.
Better late, than never. As you get older, your kids move out and your family grows, your goals and priorities may shift from when you were first starting your family. Typically, the earlier the estate plan is created, the better. It is not a good idea for individuals or families to wait until the last possible moment to create a plan for their assets after they pass.
Own a small business or rental properties? It’s important to ensure your properties and assets are protected from liability and will transfer to someone you trust after you pass. See the benefits of protecting your business assets and important issues to consider.
When a person passes away either with or without a will, a court order will be required to finalize the affairs of that person and to transfer the property that person owned to the person who will own it now. This process is called probate. The purpose is to make sure that the estate is properly managed, that the parties are treated fairly, and there is something that definitively says what has happened with this property and the estate is closed.
While many of our clients are able to avoid probate entirely, there are occasions where probating an estate is necessary, advantageous, or both. In those cases, WM Law is ready, willing, and able to help you navigate the probate process. Whether WM Law helped you develop your estate plan or not, we will strive to get you the best possible outcome of a probate proceeding and we will strive to get that outcome in the most cost effective way possible.
The attorneys at WM Law have the courtroom experience you need to make sure that the estate is quickly and professionally resolved, without bleeding the estate’s assets dry from attorney fees.
