Practice area
Wills
Wills can transfer assets upon your death to a specific entity or individual.
If you don’t own real estate, normally all of your assets can be passed outside of probate. If you have specific people or charities that you wish to give your assets to, a will may be sufficient.
Wills can be simple or complex. If a will is uncontested in probate, it can take almost any form. To stand up to legal assault, a will normally is printed, dated and signed in front of two witnesses. A handwritten will, or holographic will, can be signed and dated without witnesses.
Wills can be found in many forms online, however, the quality varies significantly. Just as you would not want to diagnose your own illness and print a drug prescription off of the internet, producing your own will without an attorney may not have the effects you intend. Even attorneys that focus on other types of law often make avoidable errors due to inexperience with estate planning.
A Utah State Bar member since 2006, Ken has reviewed many wills that failed to meet the goals of the signer. Call today and let Ken put his experience to work for you!
How Ken can help
- Name the people and organizations who inherit, and in what shares
- Appoint the personal representative who will settle the estate
- Name a guardian for any children who are still minors
- Update or replace a will you already have
Where to start
Call and describe your situation. The first conversation is free, and Ken will tell you what you need — including if it is less than you thought.
Or send a message.
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What to expect
Two visits, and it is done
Most estate plans take one conversation and one signing appointment. Here is how that works.
First visit
We talk it through
You explain what you have and who you want to look after. Ken listens first and then tells you what he would recommend, in plain language, at the pace you need. There is no charge for this conversation.
In between
Ken prepares your documents
Ken drafts everything your plan needs. You are told what it will cost before any work begins, so the figure never moves after the fact.
Second visit
You review, sign, and take it home
You read the documents through together and Ken makes changes there and then. You sign, and you leave with your finished plan in your hands. For most clients that is the whole thing done.
Talk it through with Ken
The first conversation is free, and you will know what everything costs before any work begins.