Estate Planning

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Estate Planning

End-of-Life decisions are heart rendering and complex. We have to consider all the issues: health, the estate itself, the heirs and of course taxes, lawyers, creditors, and etc, etc,.

At Far Point Colorado, Inc we work with clients to develop Estate Plans that take into consideration their mental, surgical, physical, and financial Powers of Attorney needs.

The Grantor of a Trust places valuable assets into the Trust and normally protects those assets from outside forces. Since the Grantor is also normally the Trustee, he or she. controls the assets as long as they live.

We help client create an Estate Plan that meets client desires and needs while also keeping in mind a smooth transition that avoids Probate and costly Estate expenses. Next we assist in writing Wills, and sometimes Trust Agreements, the will both protect the client in this life and secure the Estate in a manner envisioned by the client.

Next we assist in writing Wills, and sometimes Trust Agreements the will both protect the client in this life and secure the Estate in a manner envisioned by the client.

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Nearly half of all Americans adults have:

  • No Will or have an “out of date” Estate Plan;
  • No Living Will in case they are seriously ill or injured;
  • No End of Life medical instructions;
  • No Representative to make emergency decisions.

These headlines are shocking since few things are more expensive, time consuming, hard to handle and devastating to loved ones than the probate process that can follow serious illness, terminal hospitalization, and even death.

Then, there’s the Estate Problem.

  • If you don’t make plans, the courts and state will do it for you.

  • If you owe debts, or incur debts near the end of your life for medical bills, nursing care, business dealings, loans, etc you can bet your “last $$” that doctors, emergency services, caregivers, tax authorities, and others will head right to the courts to get a “friendly” court appointed executor who will wipe out the assets you own to get their pound of flesh and that “last $$” for their client.

  • Unfortunately there may also be family members who want more than their fair share, or want to cut out others, causing unnecessary family disputes.

  • And, may we ask? “What instructions do you want to give the family and doctors if you can’t make ‘End of Life’ or ‘Critical Care’ decisions”?

The major headlines above say “nearly half” of all individuals have no will, and just as alarming, most people do not have end of life instructions, leaving those critical decisions to traumatized or grieving relatives.

PS: If you have a business, landholdings or major investments, the problems only get worse so don’t let these be your excuse:

  • Don’t have time
  • Cost is too great, Lawyers aren’t cheap
  • Don’t know how to even start or what questions to ask!!!!

Call Us 303-249-1486 and we can help put this serious situation to rest. So you can live in peace.


A letter from Denny Osborn to his friends and clients

Dear Friends:

I’m writing this letter to all of my business and tax clients about a problem I see all over the nation and it has to do with Wills and Estate planning. Almost half of all American households have no Wills for the adults in the house. When you add to that the number of people who do not have Living Wills that guide their loved ones when life threatening or life ending decisions have to be made, you can understand the significance of the problem.

Perhaps you have your bases covered…perhaps not. Think about it.

Over the course of the last 40+ years in preparing taxes and working with business clients I have often been thrust into a supporting role as loved ones cope with major sickness, injuries, or near death situations. Often these loved have no clue as how to move forward. Believe me, it is sad, and the same goes when a person dies without an estate Will

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Estate Planning - Creating Dreams and Starving Off Disaster

America is the wealthiest country in the world, with a lot of wealth to pass on to future generations. As you would expect when most people die they want their assets (Estate) to pass on to someone or something of their choosing. One big problem: America is also the most legalistic society on Earth… it has ben said that Denver has more lawyers than the whole of Japan, and all want a share of your Estate’s assets.

Needless to say, a large portion of the assets decedents thought, or wanted, to pass on to their heirs wind up in the hands of Courts, attorneys, accountants, miscasts, wayward children, and out of the woodworks claimants not anticipated by the decedents.

It doesn't have to be that way if Will Makers, had plan properly they can have success in passing on their hard earned wealth in a manner that fits their vision… let’s call the an “Estate Plan.” The Guy or Gal creating the plan we’ll call “Grantor(s).”

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