How we can help
Real life comes first.
The legal plan follows.
Protecting your independence, dignity, quality of life and ability to make your own decisions comes first.
Good Grief Law looks at more than the legal document in front of you. Aging, housing, finances, family relationships, care needs, and future decisions often overlap. Rachael's approach is to understand the whole situation first, then help build a legal plan that fits the life you are actually living.
Guardianship & Conservatorship
A day may come when someone you love is clearly struggling to make safe decisions. If the right powers of attorney were never put in place, your family may need the court's help to establish who has authority to step in.
Estate Planning
Estate planning is not only for wealthy families. It is about making your wishes clear, protecting the people and things that matter to you, and reducing the number of decisions your family may have to make during an already difficult time.
Aging Support Services
Sometimes the hardest part of aging is not one legal problem. It is that several decisions start happening at the same time.
Transfer on Death Deeds
Probate can be time-consuming and stressful. For some West Virginia property owners, a Transfer on Death Deed may be one way to keep real estate out of the probate process.
Powers of Attorney
Without a doubt, one of the first places to start when planning for your later years is deciding who should be able to act for you if you cannot act for yourself.
Probate Administration
Probate is difficult enough without having to learn the entire process while you are grieving.Executor GuidanceProbate Litigation
Long-Term Care & Medicaid Planning
You are concerned about the cost of care. You want to protect what you have worked for without losing sight of what you or your parent actually needs.
Elder Law & Protection
A relative is controlling access to a parent. Money is disappearing. Someone is pressuring an older adult to sign papers. These are difficult things to bring up, but they deserve attention.Financial Exploitation of the Elderly
Your Legal Plan Does Not Exist in a Vacuum
When it makes sense, Good Grief Law can also coordinate with the financial planners, insurance professionals, accountants, real estate professionals, and other trusted advisers already involved in your life. The goal is not to make legal decisions in isolation, but to help the different pieces of your plan work together.
Talk With Good Grief Law About Your Situation
Every family and every situation is different. Call the office to make an appointment, or send an inquiry through the website if that is more convenient.