Estate Planning

Tulsa County Estate Planning Attorney

The probate process can be expensive and time-consuming. For example, probate for a $100,000 estate can cost up to $10,000 and take up to three years. Estate planning is dedicated to helping your assets pass directly to your loved ones without this expense and delay. Richard E. Comfort can help you build a comprehensive estate plan that meets the needs of you and your family.

Email or call (918) 747-3679 to schedule your no-obligation consultation with an experienced estate planning lawyer.

Attorney Richard E. Comfort has more than 35 years of experience offering legal services to people throughout Tulsa County, Oklahoma, including the cities of Bartlesville, Claremore, Miami, and Vinita.

The components used in planning your estate will depend on your needs, which he will take the time to learn about. Some common tools include:

• Trusts: These can either be revocable or irrevocable trusts, and can have endless variety. For example, by putting your assets in a living trust, you can continue to use them as you see fit, and then upon your death, the assets of the trust are distributed according to your specific instructions, without having to go through the probate process.
• Wills: The will is often thought of as the traditional component of estate planning. While quickly being surpassed by trusts, wills are still very valuable estate planning tools. A pour-over will is often used in tandem with a trust, because it ensures the proper treatment of property you may inherit or purchase.
• Durable Powers of Attorney: A power of attorney allows you to name someone whom you trust to handle your financial affairs if you are unable to do so for some reason, such as incapacity. The person to whom you give power of attorney can write checks, pay bills, collect insurance benefits, apply for benefits, make living arrangements, and do everything and anything that needs to be done for you and your family.
• Advance Health Care Directives: These are commonly referred to as living wills. They allow you to appoint someone to make medical decisions for you if for some reason you are not able to communicate your wishes.

Your needs are unique, so attorney Richard E. Comfort works closely with you to determine what your needs are and help you build an estate plan that is dedicated to meeting them. When you choose him, you will remain in close communication. When you have questions or concerns, he will be there to address them.

He is also available to assist with probate and estate administration.

Contact him at (918) 747-3679 to schedule your no-obligation consultation about estate planning.