Estate Planning

We help people plan their estate so that their assets are distributed according to their wishes, not the wishes of the State of Minnesota, which has statutes that dictate who gets what when a person dies without a will.  When you have children who are younger than age 18, it is almost malparenting not to have a will.  Instead of you deciding who will be your children’s guardians, a judge who doesn’t know them from Adam will spend about 10 minutes deciding who your children will be raised by.  Don't leave your children's future to chance!

We make estate planning easy and affordable for our clients. We provide a checklist up front so you can compile the documents and paperwork, and we offer:

• House calls in the Twin Cities area!  We meet with you in your home at your convenience
• First meeting free                                 
• Flat price per package based upon the complexity of your situation
• Everything can be done in one week

Estate Planning clients Bob and Barb Kenutis review their "Financial Organizer" with Attorney Paul Heckt (left) at their home in Eden Prairie, MN.

One of the greatest benefits of our estate planning services is that we organize your estate and compile every document into a comprehensive Financial Estate Organizer. The organizer includes all pertinent  documents—your wills, trusts, powers of attorney, health care directives, IRA and 401k statements, bank statements, investment account statements, car titles, life, disability and long term care policy summaries and deeds to your home and cabin– every document that will be needed for the probate process. This substanitally reduces the stress on a family when a loved one passes away.

Customer quote:

“Paul gave us a binder with everything laid out clearly. Anybody who needs it can just pick up that binder and know everything about our estate. It’s really put into a nice format.”

Jim Strempke, Estate Planning Client