Saint Louis, MO
Estate planning Lawyer at Saint Louis, MO
Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Elder Law ... +4 more
OUTCOME: Settlement Reached
Our clients were the beneficiaries of an estate. There was a serious family dispute as to the legitimacy of the beneficiary documents and the dispute was taken to court. Ms. Alsop litigated this case a ... nd achieved a settlement on her clients' behalf.
OUTCOME: Trust Wind-Up & Distribution Implemented
Our client's parents had established and funded a Trust (which also included a Special Needs Trust). Both of his parents passed away within one year of each other. Ms. Alsop assisted our client, who se ... rved as trustee, in winding-up the trust, performing an accounting of all transactions and distributing the assets pursuant to his parents' intent as spelled out in the Trust.
OUTCOME: Estate Distribution Implemented
Our client's great aunt passed away. She owned many different types of accounts that were held at numerous financial institutions. Ms. Alsop and her firm performed comprehensive research, calculated a ... full accounting and filed all of the necessary pleadings with the Court to finalize the estate. The estate was successfully transferred to the legal heirs.
OUTCOME: Estate Plan Implemented
A younger client came to our office and wanted to put an estate plan in place. She was not married and did not have any children. She stated that she was nervous about moving forward with her estate pl ... anning. Ms. Alsop assured her that she would be with her every step of the way, help her to understand each and every document and answer all of her questions.
OUTCOME: Order Granted
Our client's husband passed away and left several vehicles behind that were titled in his name alone. Ms. Alsop assisted our client in obtaining an Order from the Court allowing her to transfer the tit ... les of the vehicles.
OUTCOME: Letters of Guardianship and Conservatorship Granted
Our client had a sister who had several disabilities. While she was able to work and manage simple daily activities, she was in need of a guardian to ensure her well-being and a conservator to ensure t ... hat her financial interests were being protected. Ms. Alsop drafted all of the necessary paperwork, attended a guardianship hearing on behalf of our client and obtained an Order from the Court appointing our client as guardian and conservator of her sister. Our office continued to handle the full accountings and annual guardian status reports on behalf of our client.
OUTCOME: Special Needs Trust Implemented
Our client was involved in a debilitating personal injury accident and had a large settlement coming his way. Ms. Alsop drafted a Special Needs Trust for our client in order to protect his government b ... enefits and ensure that he would have the necessary funding to sustain him and maintain his quality of life.
OUTCOME: Medicaid Approved & Estate Plan Implemented
The wife of an older client was in failing health and she needed immediate skilled care. The couple did not want to spend their entire life savings on nursing home bills. Ms. Alsop assisted the family ... with the drafting and execution of all of their estate planning documents and applied for Medicaid (MO HealthNet) benefits on their behalf. The application was approved and the wife received Medicaid coverage as of the date of application.