To protect the interests and stability of your family after you have passed, Joseph E. Walden, Attorney at Law encourages you to set up a legal will . It’s important to put in writing the details of how you wish to pass on your estate. To make it legal, you’ll need to identify an executor.

A will executor is a person responsible for carrying out the instructions you set forth in your will. This person should be a trusted agent that will be unbiased, meticulous and sensible through the process. Though we can advise you on whom to choose, the choice is yours alone, but it is an important one.

Many people choose a family member as their executor. This could be their spouse, a sibling, a child or someone else close to the immediate family. However, it’s important to remember that your family members will also be coping with your loss. Make sure your relative will remain unbiased and dutiful when emotions run high.

Another option is to choose a third party agent. Usually, this is your lawyer or the firm with which you made the will. There are also companies who will provide a will executor. These options, however, often come with a fee. That said, they will be most likely to be unbiased during the distribution.

Make sure your estate falls to your family and not the state by establishing a will with Joseph E. Walden, Attorney at Law. To start yours, call 205-419-1102.