Estate Planning and Lakeland Probate Laws

Our Lakeland probate law firm provides a personal approach to one of the most important legal decisions a person can make.

At Pilka & Associates, PA, we know the importance of ensuring the proper transfer of family assets, the orderly succession of a family-owned business, protecting the future of loved ones, and avoiding probate. We offer a variety of effective estate planning tools and techniques to families, individuals and businesses.

Our Florida estate planning practice

We assist individuals, including domestic partners and business owners, with their estate and probate needs including the following:

In addition, when it's time for the administration and settlement of an estate, we are there for you to provide compassionate personal support and counsel.

Probabte Law Firm in Lakeland

Probate is the legal process by which an individual's debts are paid and assets are distributed to beneficiaries upon his or her death. All property titled solely in the decedent's name is considered an asset of his or her probate estate. The probate estate owns these assets until their final distribution.

For estate tax purposes, an estate is defined as the total collection of a decedent's assets whether or not they are put through probate. Administration of the decedent's estate is the distribution of both the decedent's probate and non-probate assets.

To ensure a decedent's estate assets are transferred properly, one should seek the expertise of a qualified Lakeland probate law firm.

Call the experienced Lakeland probate law and estate lawyers

For information about estate planning, asset protection, and probate laws in Lakeland, please schedule a free confidential consultation by calling Pilka & Associates in our Brandon or Lakeland, Florida law offices at 813-653-3800, or filling out our intake form on the Contact page.