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Estate Planning Guidance

If you have questions about what your legacy will look like, we can help you find solutions. Get in touch with us today to schedule your free initial consultation.

Providing Hope & Security for Your Future

Elder Law & Estate Planning Guidance

If you have questions about what your legacy will look like, we can help you find solutions. Get in touch with us today to schedule your free initial consultation.

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Philadelphia
Estate Planning Lawyer

Setting Families Up for Success

At Chestnut Hill Legal, we are among the best estate lawyers in Philadelphia, and we put your family's needs first. Our firm offers trusted legal guidance and estate planning services through a broad range of probate and estate planning matters. We serve the area's needs to get your questions answered and problems solved.

Our firm and our estate attorney is committed to providing clients with a sense of security and hope about their futures. To navigate our clients through the legal process as peacefully as possible, we handle their matters in an encouraging manner. We do more good with the cases we handle by taking a transparent approach. Rest assured that when you turn to our Philadelphia Estate Planning Attorneys, we devote ourselves to steering you in the right direction.

When looking for an estate attorney near me, or an estate planner near me, think Chestnut Hill Legal.

Schedule a free consultation with our attorney. Give us a call at (215) 650-8633 or fill out our online contact form.

Client-Centered Representation

The Chestnut Hill Legal Difference

Chestnut Hill Legal understands how difficult the legal process can be, whether you are in need of representation for estate planning or probate. For that reason, we are committed to simplifying it as much as possible. When speaking to clients about probate law, we use as little "legalese" as possible, and we keep the process comprehensible, taking it one step at a time. Our attorney is simply here to provide you with clarity on how the legal system works, and navigate you through the matters you are dealing with.

When looking for an estate or trust attorney near me, or a Chestnut Hill law office, think Chestnut Hill Legal.


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Frequently Asked Questions

If you don’t own anything or if everything you own is jointly held by you and your spouse (i.e. a shared bank account and family home), then odds are your estate won’t need to go through the probate process because everything will transfer to your spouse automatically. However, this is relatively rare, and you’ll probably want a little more flexibility with your final wishes. Also, a will allows you to choose who you'd like your executor to be, which is the person in charge of the probate process after you pass.

It's important to have an estate plan even as a relatively young person. And as your wishes change over time, you'll need to change your estate plan along with them. Minor changes can be accomplished with a document known as a “codicil,” but it's often easier to start with a clean slate, revoking your old estate planning documents and drafting new ones.

It’s not uncommon for an estate to be open for a year or more, but an executor who has proper counsel and guidance in their duty can often complete their job in less time. Pennsylvania’s probate process is fairly efficient, but simply fulfilling all required duties and filing the mandatory paperwork can take some time, which means distributing the assets to heirs can take months. As a good rule of thumb: the more complex an estate is, the longer it will take to administer.

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