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Kansas Trusts and Estates Attorneys Helping You Plan

Whether you are planning the care or support of loved ones upon your death or wrangling with the probate process while mourning the loss of a loved one, trusts and estates attorney Charles J. Andres in Olathe can help. He has 18 years of experience assisting with all aspects of trusts and estates issues, including:

Estate planning

Estate tax issues

Executorship duties

Guardianship

Living wills

Living trusts

Probate

Probate and will disputes

Wills drafting and execution

Estate planning

You work hard for your family, so knowing that you have planned for their long-term well-being and financial security can bring you comfort. When devising an estate plan, attorney Andres considers how best to protect your children, support your loved ones and contribute to the charitable causes that are special to you.

He thoroughly analyzes your estate and strategizes the best means of transferring your assets, minimizing taxes, establishing guardianship for your children, caring for your pets, supporting your personal philanthropic causes and protecting your loved ones. He can draft a will that reflects your desires and establish living trusts if that would serve your individual needs and your estate planning goals.

Appointing a guardian

Your will allows you to make decisions about the future care of your minor children. This is especially crucial if you are a single parent or in the event that both parents die in a common incident. If you have not named a guardian for your children, the court appoints one, who may make parental decisions contrary to what you would have wanted. In your will, you can also make arrangements for the care of your pets, naming a guardian to take responsibility for them.

Trust administration

Once a trust is established by a grantor, its operation must be overseen by a qualified administrator. This trustee manages the investment of funds and distribution of assets according to the grantor’s design contained in the trust’s documents. Trust administration requires careful attention to each detail of the grantor’s wishes. A conscientious trustee must have comprehensive knowledge of the law and be scrupulous regarding client service. Attorney Charles J. Andres provides highly ethical and reliable administration to a variety of trusts, maintaining the fiscal strength of these entities to serve beneficiaries through the intended life of the trust. He is available to provide administration services to new clients on a wide variety of trusts, including:

Credit shelter trusts (CST)

Incentive trusts

Living trusts

Generation-skipping trusts

QTIP trusts

Charitable remainder trusts

Irrevocable life insurance trusts

Meticulous administrative services

He has extensive experience in all duties expected of a trust administrator, including:

Investment of assets

Management of assets

Preparation of accountings

Preparation of tax returns

Distributions to beneficiaries

Advice to trustees

A trustee can be personally liable for mistakes or omissions that result in losses for the trust. Attorney Andres offers sound advice to trustees to ensure accurate and complete compliance with all aspects of trust administration. If you have been named a trustee, he strongly recommends that you retain professional assistance from a trustworthy source. As an established law firm with a long record of success in trust administration in Kansas, Charles J. Andres, Attorney at Law can help.

Contact an estate planning lawyer you can trust

Call Charles J. Andres, Attorney at Law at 913-782-8298 or contact the firm online to schedule an appointment.