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Friday, October 16, 2015

Preventive Legal Assistance For Peace Of Mind

By Della Monroe


Most people cannot get through life without having to hire an attorney at least once. While many people can foresee needing an attorney's help, others are caught off-guard entirely. Rather than face such a surprise, more people are seeing the wisdom of retaining preventive legal assistance as they see fit. The types of help available through these services can allow people to live without worry, yet also take care of important financial and custodial matters just in case.

One of the biggest worries that parents have involves what would happen to their kids if they were to die early. If both parents were to die in an accident or due to illness, people worry that the family court would have to determine who would get custody of their kids. When they want to ensure that their children will go to people whom they trust, parents might retain a lawyer to draw up a will for the family. The will would outline the custodial arrangements of a couple's minor children.

The judge can also divide up the couple's assets if needed. But again, a will would answer the question of who got what assets and who would remain in charge of any life insurance left behind by the deceased parents. A lawyer can help a couple set up a trust in case either one of them die prematurely. The attorney could also stipulate who will get possession of valuables and money.

The question of who gets assets and valuables after a divorce can also lead to an ugly courtroom battle. Rather than allow an impartial judge to get involved, some couples prefer to draft a prenuptial agreement. The agreement would detail that each person would get to keep his or her premarital assets and the valuables gathered during the marriage would be divided up evenly between the spouses.

Like these documents, partnership agreements also may fit under this category of law-related help. Entrepreneurs who plan to go into business with friends or family members might wish to have a partnership agreement devised in case one of the partners died or became unable to participate in the business. A lawyer could establish guidelines that would allow the remaining partner to retain ownership of the company.

It also can give stipulations for buying out one of the partners if both agree to the buyout. These guidelines would be put into writing. The written agreement helps the partners having to go to court and involve a judge in the matter. It also might spare the partners' relationship with each other and allow them to avoid having to go to court and spend a lot of money on the dilemma's resolution.

Finding law-related help for this purpose can be done by using the Internet. Many attorneys outline these services on their websites. People also could call and meet with lawyers in person for more information.

Legal assistance for preventive reasons may allow people to live without worry about what would happen to their family or money in the event of their death, disability, or divorce. Lawyers are skilled in drafting legally binding paperwork that outlines what people want to happen. These services can be found online or in a person's local phone directory.




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