Liberty County Probate - Probate in Florida
Christopher Q. Wintter Florida Probate Lawyer of Wintter & Associates, P.A.
Contact information: 2239 Hollywood Blvd. Hollywood, FL 33020 - Hollywood: 954-920-7014
Miami-Dade: 305-948-6788 - Boca Raton: 561-470-3448 - Fax: 954-920-7080
Wintter & Associates, P.A. is a Florida trust and estate law firm focusing its practice in the areas of probate administration, trust administration, guardianship administration, probate litigation, trust litigation, guardianship litigation, and estate planning. The firm's professionals are devoted to the representation of clients in estate, trust, probate, and guardianship proceedings. The firm is well known and is well respected by its colleagues, competitors, adversaries, and judges.
Christopher Q. Wintter has over 23 years of experience as a practicing attorney and is a recognized expert in Trust and Estate matters by the Florida Bar. Mr. Wintter earned his Juris Doctor from Duke University School of Law (1987) and earned his Bachelor of Science in Accounting with High Honors from the University of Florida (1982).
Our attorneys have a thorough understanding of the legal, tax and financial issues that come into play with complex Trusts and Estates. Mr. Wintter holds the prestigious Board Certification by the Florida Bar in Wills, Trusts, and Estates, a credential held by fewer than 350 attorneys out of the more than 90,000 attorneys licensed to practice law in Florida. Mr. Wintter has been Board Certified since 1999. Prior to becoming an attorney, Mr. Wintter was a CPA and maintained his license as a Certified Public Accountant from 1984-2002.
To learn more about Wintter and Associates, P.A., please visit our web-site www.WintterLaw.com.
Taxes can really take a large chunk out of your estate when it is passed on to your beneficiaries. The good news, though, is that there is a way around it, and your Liberty probate lawyer can show you how with estate planning. Here are some reasons why you should contact your Liberty probate lawyer now for more information.
When you relegate your estate to family members and relatives with a will, you also may be leaving them with a large tax bill. You also may be leaving your estate open to be contested - which means your plans for your assets may not be distributed as planned.
Estate planning is a way around all of these things. Your Liberty probate lawyer can show you how to set up your estate so that not only can your taxes be greatly reduced, but it can also provide you with a way to make sure your assets are distributed into the right hands.
Trusts can be set up that literally takes your assets out of the probate system, and help you pay less in taxes. Such trusts include insurance trusts, retirement account trusts, a trust for your business, trusts for your special needs children, and more. In addition to these, you also need to establish a living will and a proxy for your medical care - in case you ever become unable to choose your own medical care. This adds a further protection to your assets - so that they are not all consumed with healthcare costs.
Through the giving of gifts to charitable causes, you will find another way to reduce your taxes. Your Liberty probate lawyer can show you how to do this effectively both to charitable organizations and personal gifts of assets to individuals. Donations can also be set up in your will after you die to reduce taxes even further.
When it comes time to select your Liberty County Probate Lawyer , you may simply want to go online and look at the various Web sites that apply. There you will find listed the specialties of that probate lawyer's office. Just choose the one that has much experience in estate planning, and let him or her show you what methods of estate planning will do you the most good for your situation. Another way to choose is to call the Liberty County Bar Association and request an experienced probate attorney. They are usually happy to oblige.
