Our attorneys help clients structure their business and personal holdings, and transfer property during lifetime or at death, in ways that help to preserve assets, minimize taxes, and reduce or avoid the cost and delay of the probate process.

Estate planning may include:

	wills, living trusts
	durable powers of attorney, health care proxies
	irrevocable life insurance trusts
	trusts for children
	realty trusts

More sophisticated techniques include:

	family limited partnerships
	family transition planning
	annual gift plans
	asset-splitting
	valuation discounting opportunities
	asset protection

MacLean Holloway Doherty Ardiff & Morse, P.C. attorneys advise clients on a wide range of elder law issues, including:

	medicaid planning and eligibility
	social security and supplemental income program qualification
	nursing home, assisted living and other senior housing options
	guardianship and conservatorship
	tax strategies for the elderly
	health and insurance issues
	preservation of the personal residence

The firm also provides trust administration and estate settlement services, including probate, asset management and tax return preparation.