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Individualized Solutions for Your North Carolina Estate Planning Goals

At Armor Trust Attorneys, we believe in taking the simplest route in protecting your financial and legal interests. This efficient approach comes from over 25 years of experience in finding solutions for our clients in Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, and the surrounding communities of the Triangle counties.

Our estate planning and probate lawyers are committed to personalized service. We take the time to identify current and long-term threats to your assets, and help you consider issues you may not have thought about. To explore your options or discuss a specific legal issue, contact our Raleigh office at (919) 571-4398.

Estate Tax Planning — Paying taxes is part of our responsibility as citizens, but who wants to pay unnecessary taxes? Get advice on ways to avoid mistakes that can trigger unnecessary estate taxes.
Asset Protection — With proper planning, your hard-earned assets can be protected from a multitude of threats, such as taxes, government liens, lawsuits, and nursing home care.
Disability Planning — Our lawyers can help you establish a special needs trust for a family member who lacks the capacity to manage his or her own affairs or to plan for your own anticipated illness or disability.
Avoiding Probate — There are situations where probating an estate may be the best course of action, but why put an added burden on your family when you can plan for the distribution of your assets privately without involving the court?
Avoiding Guardianship - Powers of Attorney — If you or your spouse becomes incapacitated, having powers of attorney in place avoids the demeaning and emotionally difficult incompetency hearing and the necessity of having a court-appointed guardian to control your affairs.
Preserving Retirement Assets — We can suggest sound strategies for transferring your IRAs, 401(k), and other tax-deferred compensation to a spouse and/or children with the least penalty and hassle.
Charitable Gift Planning — Through a charitable remainder trust, you can provide a legacy for both your heirs and a favorite charity.
Long Term Care Planning — As hard as it is to contemplate a time when we cannot care for ourselves, chances are that most of us will need some kind of nursing home or assisted care at some point. The costs of care can be tremendous, but careful planning can provide ways to meet these costs without depleting assets.
Probate & Guardianship — Armor Trust Attorneys represents executors and personal representatives in settling the North Carolina estate of a loved one, and we help families find dignified solutions when an elderly parent or other family member can no longer handle their own financial or health care matters.

Armor Trust Attorneys of Raleigh, North Carolina

Call (919) 571-4398 to schedule an appointment.