Estate Planning

MASCOUTAH, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS WILL AND TRUST LAW FIRM, METRO EAST, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE PLANNING ATTORNEYS, WHEN IT IS ANTICIPATED THERE WILL BE A WILL OR TRUST CONTEST, WE WERE HIRED TO PROVIDE REPRESENTATION IN REGARD TO AN ELDERLY FARMING COUPLE IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. THEY HAD SEVERAL DAUGHTERS. THEIR INTENT WAS THAT THE DAUGHTER THAT STAYED ON THE FARM, AND WORKED THE FARM FOR DECADES, WOULD RECEIVE THE FARM UPON THE DEATHS OF OUR CLIENTS. AFTER WE BECOME INVOLVED, WE DISCOVERED THAT ANOTHER DAUGHTER, WHO WAS NOT ENGAGED IN FARMING OPERATIONS, HAS SECURED A POWER OF ATTORNEY FROM OUR CLIENTS AND WAS WORKING WITH ANOTHER LAW FIRM IN ST. CLAIR COUNTY. WHEN WE BECAME INVOLVED, THERE WAS A TRUST WITH SIX (6) AMENDMENTS TO THE TRUST. AFTER CAREFUL EXAMINATION OF THE DOCUMENTS, WE DETERMINED THAT THE EXISTING ESTATE PLAN OF OUR NEW CLIENTS DID NOT PROVIDE FOR THE DAUGHTER THAT STAYED IN FARMING TO RECEIVE THE FARM UPON THE DEATHS OF HER PARENTS. RATHER, THE OTHER DAUGHTER, WHO HAD POWER OF ATTORNEY, AND THE LAW FIRM IN ST. CLAIR COUNTY THAT WAS INVOLVED HAD STRUCTURED THE ESTATE PLAN SUCH THAT THE DAUGHTER WHO STAYED IN FARMING WOULD ONLY HAVE A LIFE ESTATE IN THE FARM. FURTHER, UPON HER DEATH, THE FARM WAS THEN TO BE DIVIDED BETWEEN THE DAUGHTER WHO STAYED IN FARMING AND THE OTHER DAUGHTERS, WHICH WAS NOT AT ALL WHAT OUR CLIENTS WISHED. ONCE WE FOUND OUT WHAT WAS OCCURRING, WE TOOK IMMEDIATE ACTION TO CHANGE THE ESTATE PLANNING DOCUMENTS OF OUR CLIENTS, THE ELDERLY FARMING COUPLE, TO PROVIDE THAT THE DAUGHTER WHO STAYED IN FARMING WOULD RECEIVE THE FARM UPON THE DEATHS OF OUR CLIENTS. INCLUDED IN THE NEW ESTATE PLANNING DOCUMENTS WAS A WILL CONTEST CLAUSE THAT WAS BASICALLY IMPREGNABLE. IN FACT, UPON THE DEATHS OF OUR ELDERLY CLIENTS, THE SISTER WHO HAD POWER OF ATTORNEY ATTEMPTED TO FIND ANOTHER LAW FIRM THAT COULD SET ASIDE THE WILL AND TRUST BASED NOTWITHSTANDING THE IMPREGNABLE WILL CONTEST CLAUSE. THAT LAW FIRM DETERMINED THAT THE ESTATE PLANNING DOCUMENTS WERE DRAFTED IN A MANNER THAT COULD WITHSTAND ANY WILL OR TRUST CONTEST, INCLUDING ON APPEAL AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM THE PEKIN, TAZEWELL COUNTY, EUREKA, WOODFORD COUNTY, BLOOMINGTON, MCLEAN COUNTY, AREA.

MASCOUTAH, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS WILL AND TRUST LAW FIRM, METRO EAST, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE PLANNING ATTORNEYS, WHEN IT IS ANTICIPATED THERE WILL BE A WILL OR TRUST CONTEST, WE WERE HIRED TO PROVIDE REPRESENTATION IN REGARD TO AN ELDERLY FARMING COUPLE IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. THEY HAD SEVERAL DAUGHTERS. THEIR INTENT WAS THAT THE DAUGHTER THAT STAYED ON THE FARM, AND WORKED THE FARM FOR DECADES, WOULD RECEIVE THE FARM UPON THE DEATHS OF OUR CLIENTS. AFTER

August 4, 2020

ESTATE PLANNING CASES, METRO EAST, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS LAW FIRM, AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM CARLINVILLE, MACOUPIN COUNTY, LITCHFIELD, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, VANDALIA, FAYETTE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

ESTATE PLANNING CASES, METRO EAST, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS LAW FIRM, AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM CARLINVILLE, MACOUPIN COUNTY, LITCHFIELD, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, VANDALIA, FAYETTE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. We attempt to exceed the expectations of our clients. We have a law firm policy of an initial no charge contact. We listen to what prospective clients have to say. We look forward to inquiries and contacts to determine if we can be of any assistance. Blake Behme Gilbreth Links, P.C.

July 22, 2020

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BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS, ESTATE PLANNING, WILLS, POWER OF ATTORNEYS, TRUSTS AND STRATEGIES, METRO EAST, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ESTATE PLANNING LAW FIRM, LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT, ILLINOIS STATUTORY SHORT FORM POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR HEALTH CARE, ILLINOIS STATUTORY SHORT FORM POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR PROPERTY, REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST, ESTATE PLANNING AND OTHER STRATEGIES, PROBATE DISPUTES AND WILL AND TRUST CONTESTS, APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIANS, PROBATE, WHAT ARE NON-PROBATE ASSETS?, IRREVOCABLE TRUSTS, FEDERAL ESTATE AND GIFT TAXES, GENERATION SKIPPING TRANSFER TAX, CHANGING YOUR

June 11, 2020

METRO EAST, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS ELDER LAW ATTORNEYS, ESTATE PLANNING, PROBATE AND TRUST ADMINISTRATION, WEALTH PROTECTION PLANNING, LONG-TERM CARE/MEDICARE, PLANNING FOR INCAPACITY, PLANNING FOR INHERITANCE, PLANNING FOR HEALTHCARE, WHAT IS WEALTH PROTECTION PLANNING? HOW CAN I PROTECT MY ASSETS AND MY WEALTH? HOW CAN I PROTECT AGAINST FRAUDULENT TRANSACTIONS? WHAT IS LONG-TERM CARE HELP? HOW TO PROTECT YOUR FAMILY, CAREGIVERS, PROBATE, ALZHEIMER’S, DEMENTIA, HELPING WITH PROBATE AND TRUST, ELDER LAW FIRM, ELDER AND ESTATE PLANNING LAW FIRM, AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM JACKSONVILLE, MORGAN COUNTY, SPRINGFIELD, SANGAMON COUNTY, DECATUR, MACON COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

METRO EAST, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS ELDER LAW ATTORNEYS, ESTATE PLANNING, PROBATE AND TRUST ADMINISTRATION, WEALTH PROTECTION PLANNING, LONG-TERM CARE/MEDICARE, PLANNING FOR INCAPACITY, PLANNING FOR INHERITANCE, PLANNING FOR HEALTHCARE, WHAT IS WEALTH PROTECTION PLANNING? HOW CAN I PROTECT MY ASSETS AND MY WEALTH? HOW CAN I PROTECT AGAINST FRAUDULENT TRANSACTIONS? WHAT IS LONG-TERM CARE HELP? HOW TO PROTECT YOUR FAMILY, CAREGIVERS, PROBATE, ALZHEIMER’S, DEMENTIA, HELPING WITH PROBATE AND TRUST, ELDER LAW FIRM, ELDER AND ESTATE PLANNING LAW FIRM, AVAILABLE

June 9, 2020

I WANT TO AVOID PROBATE! METRO EAST, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY ILLINOIS LAW FIRM HANDLING DOCUMENT PREPARATION IN REGARD TO AVOIDANCE OF PROBATE HANDLING MATTERS THROUGH A FAMILY SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, TRANSFERENCE OF REAL ESTATE BY QUIT CLAIM DEEDS, CLOSING AT LAWYERS OFFICE CHESTER, RANDOLPH COUNTY, DU QUOIN, PERRY COUNTY, WEST FRANKFORT, FRANKLIN COUNTY.

I WANT TO AVOID PROBATE! METRO EAST, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY ILLINOIS LAW FIRM HANDLING DOCUMENT PREPARATION IN REGARD TO AVOIDANCE OF PROBATE HANDLING MATTERS THROUGH A FAMILY SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, TRANSFERENCE OF REAL ESTATE BY QUIT CLAIM DEEDS, CLOSING AT LAWYERS OFFICE CHESTER, RANDOLPH COUNTY, DU QUOIN, PERRY COUNTY, WEST FRANKFORT, FRANKLIN COUNTY. We have decades of experience proving superlative legal representation for a wide variety of clients. Blake Behme Gilbreth Links, P.C.

June 1, 2020

I NEED TO TALK TO A PROBATE ATTORNEY! METRO EAST, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS LAWYER HANDLING PROBATE, ESTATE ADMINISTRATION, ESTATE CLAIMS, TRUST DISPUTES, WILL CONTESTS, VIOLATIONS OF POWER OF ATTORNEYS, AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM PEKIN, TAZEWELL COUNTY, EUREKA, WOODFORD COUNTY, BLOOMINGTON, MCLEAN COUNTY, ILLINOIS

I NEED TO TALK TO A PROBATE ATTORNEY! METRO EAST, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS LAWYER HANDLING PROBATE, ESTATE ADMINISTRATION, ESTATE CLAIMS, TRUST DISPUTES, WILL CONTESTS, VIOLATIONS OF POWER OF ATTORNEYS, AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM PEKIN, TAZEWELL COUNTY, EUREKA, WOODFORD COUNTY, BLOOMINGTON, MCLEAN COUNTY, ILLINOIS We listed to what our clients have to say. We wish to exceed the expectations of our clients. We handle each case in a timely manner and we respect our clients. We have decades of

April 27, 2020

GETTING A WILL. METRO EAST WILL AND TRUST CONTEST LAW FIRM / BELLEVILLE / ST. CLAIR COUNTY / ILLINOIS / ESTATE LITIGATION TEAM / PROBATE AND ESTATE SETTLEMENT ATTORNEYS / AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM NEOGA / CUMBERLAND COUNTY / MARSHALL / CLARK COUNTY AND MATTOON / COLES COUNTY / ILLINOIS. WE HAVE DECADES OF EXPERIENCE OBTAINING EXCELLENT RESULTS FOR CLIENTS IN DIFFICULT ESTATE AND TRUST CONTEST CASES THROUGHOUT THE METRO EAST / SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS REGIONS.

GETTING A WILL. METRO EAST WILL AND TRUST CONTEST LAW FIRM / BELLEVILLE / ST. CLAIR COUNTY / ILLINOIS / ESTATE LITIGATION TEAM / PROBATE AND ESTATE SETTLEMENT ATTORNEYS / AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM NEOGA / CUMBERLAND COUNTY / MARSHALL / CLARK COUNTY AND MATTOON / COLES COUNTY / ILLINOIS. WE HAVE DECADES OF EXPERIENCE OBTAINING EXCELLENT RESULTS FOR CLIENTS IN DIFFICULT ESTATE AND TRUST CONTEST CASES THROUGHOUT THE METRO EAST / SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS REGIONS. OVER

April 17, 2020

$345,000 PLUS RECEIVED BY ESTATE IN REGARD TO INSURANCE PROCEEDS RELATING TO AN ESTATE RESIDENCE FIRE, THE ESTATE RECEIVED IN EXCESS OF $230,000 FOR THE HOME THAT WAS LOST IN THE FIRE AND AN ADDITIONAL IN EXCESS OF $110,000 OF THE CONTENTS OF THE HOME. AFTER OUR OFFICE DISCUSSED THE SITUATION WITH THE ADJUSTER, THE CLAIM WAS PAID WITHIN A FEW DAYS THEREAFTER. METRO EAST, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS PROBATE AND ESTATE ADMINISTRATION ATTORNEY, AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM WATERLOO, MONROE COUNTY, NASHVILLE, WASHINGTON COUNTY AND BREESE, CLINTON COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

$345,000 PLUS RECEIVED BY ESTATE IN REGARD TO INSURANCE PROCEEDS RELATING TO AN ESTATE RESIDENCE FIRE, THE ESTATE RECEIVED IN EXCESS OF $230,000 FOR THE HOME THAT WAS LOST IN THE FIRE AND AN ADDITIONAL IN EXCESS OF $110,000 OF THE CONTENTS OF THE HOME. AFTER OUR OFFICE DISCUSSED THE SITUATION WITH THE ADJUSTER, THE CLAIM WAS PAID WITHIN A FEW DAYS THEREAFTER. METRO EAST, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS PROBATE AND ESTATE ADMINISTRATION ATTORNEY, AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM

April 2, 2020

GETTING A WILL / METRO EAST WILL AND TRUST CONTEST LAW FIRM / BELLEVILLE / ST. CLAIR COUNTY / ILLINOIS / ESTATE LITIGATION TEAM / PROBATE AND ESTATE SETTLEMENT ATTORNEYS / AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM WATERLOO / MONROE COUNTY / NASHVILLE / WASHINGTON COUNTY AND BREESE / CLINTON COUNTY / ILLINOIS. WE HAVE DECADES OF EXPERIENCE OBTAINING EXCELLENT RESULTS FOR CLIENTS IN DIFFICULT ESTATE AND TRUST CONTEST CASES THROUGHOUT THE METRO EAST / SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS REGIONS.

GETTING A WILL / METRO EAST WILL AND TRUST CONTEST LAW FIRM / BELLEVILLE / ST. CLAIR COUNTY / ILLINOIS / ESTATE LITIGATION TEAM / PROBATE AND ESTATE SETTLEMENT ATTORNEYS / AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM WATERLOO / MONROE COUNTY / NASHVILLE / WASHINGTON COUNTY AND BREESE / CLINTON COUNTY / ILLINOIS. WE HAVE DECADES OF EXPERIENCE OBTAINING EXCELLENT RESULTS FOR CLIENTS IN DIFFICULT ESTATE AND TRUST CONTEST CASES THROUGHOUT THE METRO EAST / SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS REGIONS. OVER

March 27, 2020

TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND ($225,000.00) CONTESTED TRUST AND ESTATE ADMINISTRATION SETTLEMENT, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS, TRUST AND WILL DISPUTE LAW FIRM, AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM NEOGA, GREENUP, CUMBERLAND COUNTY, MARSHALL, MARTINSVILLE, CLARK COUNTY AND MATTOON, CHARLESTON, COLES COUNTY, ILLINOIS, METRO EAST LAWYER HANDLING ESTATE LITIGATION CLAIMS. WE REPRESENTED TWO OUT-OF-STATE SISTERS, ONE FROM NEW YORK, THE OTHER FROM SOUTH CAROLINA, IN REGARD TO A CONTESTED ESTATE AND TRUST INVOLVING THEIR BROTHER. AFTER DEPOSITIONS, BUT WITHOUT A TRIAL, WE WERE ABLE TO OBTAIN A SETTLEMENT THAT EXCEEDED THE EXPECTATIONS OF OUR CLIENTS IN AN EXPEDITIOUS AND TIMELY MANNER.

TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND ($225,000.00) CONTESTED TRUST AND ESTATE ADMINISTRATION SETTLEMENT, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS, TRUST AND WILL DISPUTE LAW FIRM, AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM NEOGA, GREENUP, CUMBERLAND COUNTY, MARSHALL, MARTINSVILLE, CLARK COUNTY AND MATTOON, CHARLESTON, COLES COUNTY, ILLINOIS, METRO EAST LAWYER HANDLING ESTATE LITIGATION CLAIMS. WE REPRESENTED TWO OUT-OF-STATE SISTERS, ONE FROM NEW YORK, THE OTHER FROM SOUTH CAROLINA, IN REGARD TO A CONTESTED ESTATE AND TRUST INVOLVING THEIR BROTHER. AFTER DEPOSITIONS, BUT WITHOUT A TRIAL, WE

March 20, 2020