Berks Estate Planning
Estate Attorneys in Berks County
Believe it or not, everyone has an estate and planning is necessary to protect yourself, your business and your family. Nevertheless, planning for the future of your estate can be sensitive for you and your loved ones.
We’re Here to Help with Your Estate Planning & Estate Administration
The Estate Attorneys of Antanavage Farbiarz listen to your goals and handle the oversight of your estates and trusts. Above all, Estate Planning ensures you are in charge of your finances, your family does not incur undue expenses hence, there is no confusion when you pass or become unable to make any decisions. As a result, we will guide you through probate litigation, having the proper records and preparing tax filings with federal and state officials. Finally, you will have the comfort in knowing that your interests are protected.
Estate Attorney Russell E. Farbiarz
Russell E. Farbiarz joined the firm in October 2009, and is also the firm’s Managing Partner. Mr. Farbiarz’s practice includes all areas of the law especially estate planning, domestic relations, real estate, corporate law and criminal defense/DUI.
Atty. Farbiarz is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, the Supreme Court of New Jersey, the New York State Court of Appeals, also the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, and the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
Before joining Antanavage Farbiarz PLLC, Mr. Farbiarz served as an Assistant District Attorney Berks County where he gained experience in DUI and theft cases, and the prosecution of other matters. Following, Atty. Farbiarz served as a Law Clerk to the Family, District, and Superior Courts in Bennington County, Vermont.
A few of the Estate Planning areas we assist with include, but are not limited to:
Estate Administration
The collecting and managing your estate, paying taxes and debts, and distributing assets to heirs. Our team will make certain your estate will be handled properly.
Estate Litigation or Disputes
Litigation is the practice of law for resolution and protective proceedings. Before you have a dispute, our team will come up with a plan of attack for the best outcome.
Family Limited Partnerships
An arrangement family members pool money to run a business. Since family are part owners, we will discuss what your options are, and what you can do.
Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts
This trust cannot be changed after it is created. Additionally, the grantor will contribute property or life insurance death benefits to the trust.
Living Wills
A living will explains the medical wishes someone wants so they can get the help they wanted if they can longer explain for themselves.
Nursing Home Planning
A proper health plan is given to a nursing home since you cannot help yourself.
Power of Attorney
This is a written request to represent or act on another’s behalf in private affairs, or other legal matters.
Revocable and Irrevocable Trusts
A revocable trust can be altered dependent on the grantor. An irrevocable trust means its terms cannot be modified without the grantor’s named beneficiary.
Special Needs Trusts
This trust allows the disabled beneficiary to enjoy the use of property that is held in the trust for his or her benefit, while the beneficiary can receive essential needs-based government benefits.
Wills
A will is the last testament of how assets are given to family or loved ones. Finally, we handle administration of simple and complex, estates and trust, probate litigation, maintain records, and prepare inheritance tax filings with federal and state officials.
Estate Planning News & Information
Powers of Attorney
A common question we get is who’s going to make my financial decisions? Whenever you’re able to make your own financial decisions, you’re going to make them. What we want to talk about is can you appoint someone else to make financial decisions for you? You can do...
What is Asset Protection?
Whenever you have assets, asset protection should be considered. It protects items from creditors, and a need for everyone. We hate to admit this, but anyone can get sued. Generally, lawsuits can come from anything like car accidents, credit card debt, foreclosure,...
Redo Your Estate Plan When You Remarry
If you are getting remarried, you obviously want to celebrate, but it is also important to focus on less exciting matters like redoing your estate plan. You may have created an estate plan during your first marriage, but this time it may be more complicated-especially...
Powers of Attorney
A common question we get is who’s going to make my financial decisions? Whenever you’re able to make your own financial decisions, you’re going to make them. What we want to talk about is can you appoint someone else to make financial decisions for you? You can do...
What is Asset Protection?
Whenever you have assets, asset protection should be considered. It protects items from creditors, and a need for everyone. We hate to admit this, but anyone can get sued. Generally, lawsuits can come from anything like car accidents, credit card debt, foreclosure,...
Redo Your Estate Plan When You Remarry
If you are getting remarried, you obviously want to celebrate, but it is also important to focus on less exciting matters like redoing your estate plan. You may have created an estate plan during your first marriage, but this time it may be more complicated-especially...
Health Care Decision Making
What is involved when it comes to an individual’s health care decision making? There was a hospital in Chicago that was trying to compel all COVID 19 patients to sign DNR’s or do not resuscitate orders so that they wouldn’t need to be resuscitated. As our health and...
Powers of Attorney
A common question we get is who’s going to make my financial decisions? Whenever you’re able to make your own financial decisions, you’re going to make them. What we want to talk about is can you appoint someone else to make financial decisions for you? You can do...
What is Asset Protection?
Whenever you have assets, asset protection should be considered. It protects items from creditors, and a need for everyone. We hate to admit this, but anyone can get sued. Generally, lawsuits can come from anything like car accidents, credit card debt, foreclosure,...
Contact Us
Two Convenient Locations
ANTANAVAGE FARBIARZ, PLLC
64 N. 4th Street
Hamburg, PA 19526
Phone: (610) 562-2000
Fax: (610) 562-8889
ANTANAVAGE FARBIARZ, PLLC
928 Penn Avenue
Wyomissing, PA 19610
Phone: (610) 562-2000
Fax: (610) 562-8889