Wills, Estate Planning and Probate
At J. Clay Maddox, LLC, we know that estate planning is important. We want to make sure you and your loved ones are covered, and that’s why we offer a variety of services to help you with your estate planning. If you need a will, or if you want to make sure that your assets are handled properly after your death, let us help!
We offer Estate Planning, Probate services as well as just Last Will & Testaments. This helps you make sure that your loved ones are taken care of when you’re gone. If you need a Will, we can help you with that.
Having a will completed by professionals is important, and we want to help you make sure that it’s done right.
We know how hard it is to think and discuss these types of issues. But we also know how important it is for you to have peace of mind that your family will be well taken care of after your death. Let the team at J. Clay Maddox LLC help!
If you’re like most people, you’ve probably never given much thought to what happens to your estate after you die. But as important as it is to plan for your future, it’s even more important to plan for the future of those who will be left behind when you’re gone.
Life is full of uncertainties, and none of us can predict what the future holds. Yet, taking control of your legacy is within your power. One important way to ensure that your wishes are honored and your loved ones are taken care of is by having a Last Will and Testament.
Contact us and let our team of legal professionals help you.
Wills and Estate Planning in Birmingham, Hoover, Alabaster, and Clanton
We draft wills, powers of attorney, and advance directives for families across central Alabama.
Clients in Birmingham and Hoover meet with us at our Highway 280 office. Families in Alabaster, Pelham, Helena, Calera, and Montevallo work with our Shelby County office, and our Clanton office serves Chilton County. We also handle estate planning for clients in Spanish Fort and Baldwin County.
Most people come to us with a straightforward question: what happens to my house, my accounts, and my children if something happens to me. Alabama has default rules that apply when there is no will, and those rules rarely match what a family would have chosen. A will lets you decide instead.
We keep the process plain. You tell us what you own and who you want it to go to, we explain the options in normal language, and we prepare the documents.
Probate Attorneys Serving Hoover, Birmingham, Alabaster, and Clanton
If you have lost a family member and are trying to work out what happens next, we can help.
We guide executors, administrators, and families through probate in Jefferson County (serving Birmingham, Hoover, Vestavia Hills, and Mountain Brook from our Highway 280 office), Shelby County (from our Alabaster office, serving Pelham, Helena, Calera, and Montevallo), Chilton County (from our Clanton office), and Baldwin County (from our Spanish Fort office).
Probate in Alabama runs through the probate court in the county where the person lived. It covers opening the estate, notifying heirs and creditors, inventorying assets, transferring real property out of the estate, and closing it out. If there is a house involved, or if the heirs do not agree, it gets more complicated.
You do not need to have everything figured out before you call. Most people do not know where to start, and that is a normal place to begin.