Practice Area
Wills & Personal Planning Documents
The documents that keep decisions about your property, your health, and your children in your family's hands rather than a court's.
South Carolina has rules for what happens when someone dies without a will. They are unlikely to match what you would have chosen, and your family discovers the difference at the worst possible moment. A will, a power of attorney, and a health care directive are a short afternoon of work that spares them months of it.
This is straightforward work for most families, and it is priced and handled as such. You come in, you talk through who should receive what and who should decide what if you cannot, and you leave with documents that are properly executed under South Carolina law.
The firm also guides families through probate, the court process of settling an estate. That work takes attention to both the legal steps and the fact that the people going through it have usually just lost someone.
Matters handled in this area
- Last will and testament
- Durable power of attorney
- Health care power of attorney
- Living will / advance directive
- Updating documents after a marriage, divorce, or death
- Naming guardians for minor children
- Probate and estate administration
- Guidance for personal representatives and executors
Talk it through with an attorney
Call (803) 348-3418 and you will speak with Barry J. Bernstein about your situation.