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A Lawyer for Our Community | Salem Legal Services, LLC represents all individuals and business owners, including non-traditional couples and families. Our areas of practice are as diverse as the clients we serve
Estate Planning

Salem Estate Planning, Administration and Litigation Attorney

Effective Representation for Traditional and Non-Traditional Families

A comprehensive estate plan can provide peace of mind. Proper estate planning ensures that your assets go to your intended beneficiaries and that family members don't have to make difficult medical decisions in the event of an accident or incapacity.

From offices in Salem, New Hampshire, Salem Legal Services, LLC, provides comprehensive estate planning and estate administration services to clients in the Merrimack Valley, as well as adjacent counties in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine.

Many of our clients are gay and lesbian couples concerned about protecting their familial assets from outside claims. Contact our offices through e-mail or call 603-898-6954 to arrange an appointment.

Preparing Wills, Trusts and Other Estate Planning Documents

We offer sophisticated, in-depth planning for asset protection and declaration of your wishes. Among other things, we routinely prepare:

  • A simple will for distributing assets after death
  • Appointment of a guardian for children
  • Power of attorney for business and personal decisions
  • Durable power of attorney for healthcare (New Hampshire) or health care proxy (Massachusetts and Maine), to guide loved ones in medical decisions and life support measures

Developing Asset Protection Strategies

As part of our comprehensive estate planning and elder law services, we can help you prepare for the later years of your life. In addition to creating health care documents, we develop asset protection strategies tailored to meet your particular needs.

When necessary, we address business succession planning, Medicaid planning, and the creation of trusts. When used properly, trusts can preserve wealth, avoid probate, and avoid estate taxes. We can advise on the appropriate instruments to meet your estate planning goals, including revocable living trusts, irrevocable trusts and marital trusts.

Handling Estate Administration and Probate Litigation Matters

We can help you settle the estate of family member who has died by collecting assets, selling a home, paying debts and filing tax returns. When there are disputes over the probate of a will or the property included in a trust, we can also effectively handle probate litigation matters.

Particularly, we protect gay and lesbian clients who are defending assets of a partner's estate against claims by other family members.

Lawyer Mary Notaris has practiced law for 17 years, with significant experience in probate law, elder law, family law and GLBT issues. For legal representation or to schedule an estate planning consultation, contact us online or call 603-898-6954. For your convenience, we provide evening and weekend hours by appointment.