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Estate planning is a gift you give to those you love

Whether you are rich or poor, young or old, you owe it to yourself and those you love to plan ahead.  AvoidProbate makes it easy and affordable to plan your estate with a licensed attorney today.

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Why estate planning is so important

We owe it to ourselves and those we love to plan ahead

Avoid probate and plan for periods of incapacitation

Transferring assets to a revocable living trust will avoid the high cost of probate and help protect you during periods of incapacitation.

Protect young or otherwise immature beneficiaries

Protect the inheritance going to certain beneficiaries by leaving their inheritance in a trust which can be managed for their benefit by a trustee.

Reduce estate taxes and much more

Trusts can be used for a variety of purposes of purposes including reducing estate taxes, special needs planning, or even Medicaid planning.

Two great options to choose from
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AvoidProbate is a document services company offering flat-fee estate planning.

For clients that simply want to leave assets to their named beneficiaries outright (i.e. no rules on how the money can be spent), we have developed our flat-fee pricing model.  The process starts by us sending you an online form to complete.  Once we have all of the needed information, we use our library of templates to draft your estate plan documents.  Once you approve the draft, we send the documents to you to execute on your own.  Our flat-fee option is only for clients with adult or charitable beneficiaries.​

Gugliuzza Law, P.C. is a law firm offering quality legal services at competitive hourly rates.

For clients who want to leave assets to a trustee to manage on behalf of a beneficiary (i.e. young children or special needs) or anyone subject to the estate tax, we offer our hourly rate pricing.  The process starts with a meeting with an experienced attorney to discuss the client's needs and answer any and all questions the client may have.  Clients who choose hourly billing are welcome to call or visit the office whenever they feel its needed.  They also come to the office to execute all of their documents to make sure they are sign correctly and in accordance with all laws.

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Meet our founder

I am Attorney and Certified Financial Planner, Marc Gugliuzza, and I am passionate about wealth formation and estate planning.  We all need to plan for the future and the time to start is now!  Failing to plan can end up costing you and your family thousands of dollars and create frustration and confusion for those you love.  In my nearly 20 years of legal practice, I found that for most people estate planning is easy.  They essentially need standard forms customized to their needs and then expert advice on how to use the documents.  For these clients, I founded AvoidProbate, LLC which is a document services company that works closely with a local law firm when needed. AvoidProbate offers flat fee estate plans that allow you to add attorney assistance (for a fee) when needed.  For other clients, estate planning is much more complicated either because of the size of the estate or because of the unique nature of the assets and/or beneficiaries.  For these clients, I founded Gugliuzza Law, P.C. which is a full-service law firm offering straightforward and honest hourly billing.  To help determine which option is best for you, please click here or give us a call at 708-497-6294 opt. 1 to schedule your  AvoidProbate review call.

How AvoidProbate can help you

The crucial estate planning documents

Revocable Living Trust

A properly funded revocable living rust avoids probate and helps protect during periods of incapacitation.  It can also manage fund for young beneficiaries and reduce estate taxes.

Pour-over
Will

A pour-over will serves a back-up to the living trust and simply transfers any money acquired after death into the living trust where it belongs so that it can be distributed with the other trust assets.

Medical Directive

Obviously, you make your own medical decisions. but if you are ever incapacitated, a medical directive allows you to designate who makes medical decisions on your behalf. 

Power of Attorney

Not all assets can be transferred to the living trust.  For those assets, a financial power of attorney is required allows you to specify who can manage the assets on your behalf during periods of incapacitation.

Contact Us

1550 Spring Road, Suite 120, Oak Brook, IL 60523

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708-497-6294

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-Estate Planning Packages

-Last Will and Testament

-Living Trusts

-Financial Power of Attorney

-Power of Attorney for Health

-Pet Trusts

-Minor's Trusts

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Gugliuzza Law, P.C.

d/b/a AvoidProbate

1550 Spring Road, Suite 120
Oak Brook, IL 60523

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Tel: (844) 79-TRUST 
info@avoidprobate.com

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