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Des Moines, Iowa

Estate Planning and Probate

Des Moines Estate Planning and Probate Attorney

Des Moines trusts and estates lawyer Tod Beavers has extensive experience and advanced training in estate planning and probate law. He holds an advanced legal degree in federal taxation, and has developed sophisticated wealth preservation and tax avoidance strategies for complex and high-asset family estates. Iowa estate planning attorney Tod Beavers can help you with any situation - from drafting a simple will to family business succession planning. For further information, contact Tod Beavers in Des Moines.

Estate planning and probate lawyer Tod Beavers provides comprehensive services, such as the following:

Simple Will Package. For many families, a will together with a durable power of attorney, medical power of attorney, and/or healthcare directive to physicians ("living will") will cover their need to assure a smooth transfer of property and heirlooms, protect their financial and medical treatment interests in the event of sudden incapacity or incompetence, and make sure that end-of-life treatment decisions are carried out in accordance with stated wishes.

Complex Estate Planning. For families with extensive assets or business interests, it can be highly desirable to address tax consequences, family business succession issues, and wealth preservation objectives through trust instruments. Tod Beavers can explain the function of real estate trusts, investment trusts, family limited partnership trusts, grantor-retained trusts, and life insurance trusts, and you can decide whether any of these are right for your own unique circumstances. He also represents clients in U.S. Tax Court, and offers reliable and fully informed tax advice outside of estate planning contexts.

Estate Administration and Probate LitigationIowa probate court attorney Tod Beavers can represent the executor or personal representative in marshaling assets, distributing assets, paying creditors, and providing the final accounting. In cases involving contested or defective wills or trusts, he can represent either the estate or an heir in probate litigation. Tod Beavers also provides prompt and efficient remote estate administration services in cases where the executor or next of kin resides outside of Iowa.

For additional information about Iowa estate planning and probate lawyer Tod Beaver's ability to help you with any estate planning, tax planning, or estate administration question, contact him in Des Moines for a free consultation.   

Law Office of Tod J. Beavers, P.C.
Iowa Estate Planning and Estate Administration Attorney
309 Court Avenue, Suite 201
Des Moines, Iowa 50309
Telephone: (515) 875-4812
Fax: (515) 875-4813
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Des Moines estate planning and probate administration attorney Tod Beavers advises clients about wills, trusts, family tax planning, wealth preservation, and probate estate administration in Iowa, including Warren County, Dallas County, Story County, Warren County, Polk County, West Des Moines, Windsor Heights, Urbandale, Clive, Waukee, Indianola, and Winterset IA.



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