Illinois Estate Planning, Wills, Trusts, & Tax Legal Services

As each estate is unique, your financial map may include components of personal finance, tax, medical, and business succession planning. With our demonstrated experience and success in business law, and real estate law, Sivia Business & Legal Services, P.C. will complete your estate plan and provide plan updating as your situations change throughout your life. Our attorneys specialize in asset protection, and this goes beyond simple document drafting. Working closely with you, the lawyers at Sivia Business & Legal Services, P.C. can create instruments that will speak and act for you when you can no longer speak and act for yourself. Our services start with Wills and Trusts that can minimize estate taxes and avoid probate. We then create powers of attorney over medical care and property, so others can act for you when you are unable to do so yourself.  Our other services may include components of personal finance, tax, medical, and business succession planning.

For Business Owners:
Superior business transaction and dispute resolution services are crucial, especially in succession planning, partnerships, possible mergers and acquisitions. Many of our clients are individuals who own family businesses and want them included in their estate assets. Sivia Business & Legal Services, P.C. provides comprehensive asset valuation and business succession planning advice and services for families with complex and high value estates.

Sophisticated Asset Preservation Law
Staying abreast of the ever changing estate law requires a law firm and its attorney’s to be dedicated to keeping up to date on state and federal regulatory changes. This ensures that you, the client, get the most current direction and advice. Our asset protection attorneys are experts in these areas and will assist you in handling complex estate matters, asset distribution, and inheritance tax planning for spouses, family members, and estate beneficiaries.

Contact us today for an in-depth consultation addressing a full range of estate planning expert services, including:

• Wills and Trusts
• Gifts
• Guardianships and Conservatorships
• Living Wills and Trusts (Advance Medical Directives)
• Business Successions
• Financial and Medical Powers of Attorney
• Testamentary Wills
• Trust Administration
• Assets Passing Outside of Probate
• Probate Court Representation
• Special Needs Trusts
• Charitable Remainder Trusts
• Elder Law
• Family Limited Partnerships
• Family Limited Liability Companies
• Retirement Benefits Planning
• Appointment of Guardians for Minor Children
• IRA Trusts

	Estate Administration Estate administration involves the proper handling of an estate after a person dies. Where the decedent has left a will, the estate of the decedent in handled in accordance to the will. Where no will is left, the distribution of assets is done according to the law of the state. Learn More >>
	Estate Probate The probate process is often very hard on a family when dealing with the loss of a loved one. At Sivia Business & Legal Services, P.C., we are here to help you through every step of the probate process. Whether you are a beneficiary or executer, our office will assist you in accordance with the law. Learn More >>
	Elder Law Today more than ever, our seniors need the assistance of Elder Law attorneys to guide them through the many Elder Law issues. The expertise of Elder Law counsel is essential so that the issues that particularly affect our senior citizens are properly addressed. Learn More >>
	LGBT Planning At Sivia Business and Legal Services, P.C., we understand that gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) couples deserve the same legal services as heterosexual couples. We are a private practice law firm that represents the rights and interests of both heterosexual and same-sex couples. Learn More >>
	Special Needs Planning Sivia Business and Legal Services, P.C. knows planning for the future of an individual with special needs requires in-depth knowledge of the federal laws as they pertain to government benefit eligibility and legal documents such as special needs trusts and guardianships. Learn More >>
	Child Guardian Selection Program As part of our trademarked child protection plan, we will create a comprehensive set of documents and instructions that will provide different types of care and guardianships for your children in different situations. Learn More >>