Services We Offer
Dell, Burtis & Anspach, Ltd. provides legal advice to clients in all of the following areas:
Legal Services
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- Estate Planning
We help you find the most efficient way to pass your assets and property to your family members
and other beneficiaries at your death while minimizing taxes and administration expenses.
We'll help you evaluate all possible estate planning options to determine which one is right for
you and your particular circumstances.
Among the options we consider with clients are wills, trusts, lifetime gifts and non-probate
transfers (such as "payable on death" and "transfer on death" designations). We make sure that
you understand not only which option is right for you, but also the reason that option best suits
your needs. We explain your estate plan in clear, simple understandable terms so you stay in
control.
We'll help you answer these questions:
Avoiding Probate
- What exactly does it mean?
- Is it right for you?
Living Trusts
- What are they?
- What are the benefits?
- Are there alternatives?
- Do you need one?
- Are assets in a trust taxable in your estate?
- Are assets in a trust protected from nursing home expenses?
Wills
- Do you need a will?
- What happens if you don't have a will?
- If you have a trust, do you still need a will?
Please contact our office for more information or to schedule an appointment or a phone
consultation.
- Nursing Home Planning
We know that the ever-increasing cost of nursing home services is a big concern for our clients.
We'll explain your options for protecting your assets from nursing home expenses in clear,
simple terms so you can make informed decisions about your nursing home planning. We'll
provide information about options to protect thousands of dollars from nursing home expenses.
We'll answer these questions:
- Can you give away money, real estate or other property?
- If you give away money, real estate or other property, will it impact your eligibility for
Medicaid?
- How far in advance should gifts be made?
- How does nursing home insurance impact nursing home planning?
- How can nursing home insurance protect assets?
- Do trusts protect assets from nursing home expenses?
- How can I protect assets from nursing home expenses?
- What is the difference between Medicare and Medicaid?
- Which long-term care/nursing home expenses are paid by Medicare and which are paid
by Medicaid?
Please contact our office for more information or to schedule an appointment or a phone
consultation.
- Powers of Attorney
A power of attorney allows you to designate a person to act as your agent. Selecting the person
who will serve as your agent is an important decision. There are two types of powers of attorney.
They are two separate documents and they serve two very different purposes.
They are:
- Financial power of attorney. (Sometimes referred to as a "business power of attorney").
- Medical power of attorney. (Sometimes referred to as a "durable health care power of
attorney").
We'll answer the following questions:
- What is a financial power of attorney?
- What is a medical power of attorney?
- What is the difference between the two kinds of powers of attorney?
- Do you need both kinds of power of attorney?
- If you have a living will, do you need a medical power of attorney?
- What makes a power of attorney "durable"?
- Can a family member act as your agent under a power of attorney?
- Can your agent make gifts?
- Can your power of attorney be revoked?
Please contact our office for more information or to schedule an appointment or a phone
consultation.
- Living Wills
A living will allows you to direct in advance the kind of medical care you want if you are ever in
a permanently unconscious state or in a terminal condition. We'll help you decide if a living will
is right for you.
We'll answer the following questions:
- Do you need a living will?
- What is the difference between a living will and a medical power of attorney?
- If you have a living will, do you also need a medical power of attorney?
Please contact our office for more information or to schedule an appointment or a phone
consultation.
- Real Estate
We provide a full range of real estate services, including representing our clients in purchases
and sales of real estate and in matters regarding land contracts, leases, easements and adverse
possession. We prepare purchase contracts, mortgages, leases, easements and a variety of other
real estate documents.
Through our title agency, Professional Title Services, we also provide title exams, title
insurance and closings. We also close loans for area lenders. Professional Title Services issues
title insurance through Ohio Bar Title, a First American company.
Please contact our office for more information or to schedule an appointment or a phone
consultation.
- Estates and Trusts
We represent executors, administrators and trustees in administering estates and trusts. Our
experience in estate and trust administration helps us guide our clients through this process.
- Income Tax Preparation
We assist clients with individual income tax preparation. We also prepare income tax returns for
partnerships, estates, trusts and guardianships.
- Business Planning
The type of entity you choose for your business is an important decision. We'll help you
evaluate the available options, including whether your business should organize as a corporation,
limited liability company, partnership or sole proprietorship.
- Litigation
We represent clients in a variety of litigation matters, including lawsuits concerning business
relationships, real estate, probate estates, trusts and corporate disputes. We assist financial
institutions, corporations and universities, as well as individuals and small business when they
are involved in court proceedings.
- Guardianships
A Guardianship is a court proceeding in which one person is appointed to be legally responsible
for a minor or person who is unable to manage his or her own affairs because of advanced age or
mental or physical disability. We represent clients in establishing guardianships and maintaining
them, including preparation of accountings and annual reports for the Probate Court.
- Adoptions
We represent clients in adoption proceedings in Probate Court.
Professional Title Services
Professional Title Services, Ltd. offers a full range of title, escrow and closing services.
We are an underwriter for Ohio Bar Title Insurance Company, a First American Company.
For more information please contact us at 419.448.4488.
Scheduling an Appointment
Office Consultation
We are available for in-person consultations at our office at 60 Sycamore Street, Tiffin, Ohio.
In-home Consultation
We offer in-home consultations in Tiffin and the surrounding area for clients who are unable to
travel to our office due to physical limitations or medical conditions. An additional fee applies.
Please contact our office to determine whether in-home
consultations are available in your area.
Telephone Consultation
We offer telephone consultations for most services.
Video Consultation
We offer video consultations for most services.
Please contact our office to schedule an appointment.
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