Madeline Gauthier

Peace of Mind Hiring a professional estate lawyer Is worth way more than your time and money, It’s Worth Your Peace of Mind and Contentment. I needed to redo my 15 year old Will, Powers of Attorney, Health Directive & Living Trust. I wanted to add my granddaughters to the trust. Ms. Gauthier sav...ed me money by just adding an amendment to the trust, which will include a provision for my granddaughters. She also had a promisory note drawn up for me. If I was to DIY health directive, I wouldn’t have known that on top of having a health directive, I would also need a so-called "HIPAA" release form. Ms. Gauthier was very patient & calm, if I didn’t understand something, she explained it in simple language that I could comprehend. I felt so comfortable with her, there was no such thing as a "dumb question". I am very satisfied with Ms. Gauthier and would highly recommend her. A lot of my friends were telling me that I could just go online to get forms & DIY. One of the most valuable services an estate planning attorney can provide, is the opportunity for me to discuss my situation with an expert. A proper Will must clearly state the intent, what you want to happen, actually happen, when you die to dispose of assets. The language used must be dispositive in nature (a letter of instruction or words stating a person’s general preferences will not suffice). Those who draft their own Wills run the risk of using words, terms or descriptions that could fail to make effective dispositions. For those reasons, I opt to proceed with caution in using DIY estate planning as a substitute for a proper, professionally-drafted plan.

I heard about Madeline Gauthier's services thru my neighborhood website. There were a lot of positive comments suggesting to employ Madeline for making my will and trust for my son. I hired her to both, and after meeting in her office for just the initial meeting and the final signing, I was able ...to complete these much needed documents in a timely fashion, with only a few changes from what we originally planned that first meeting. Her prices are very reasonable, and some of her suggestions and advice really made sense after the explanations, and probably saved my executor some heartache down the line when things are to be settled. I would definitely use her again, and highly recommend Madeline for your estate and tax needs.

Madeline created a codicil for our wills to solve a problem our previous attorney created for us when he created a rather boilerplate will. She created a special needs trust for us and then, when my husband passed away, performed a painless probate. Since then (almost 20 years ago) she has created... new estate planning documents for me and has always been available to answer questions by phone. Her book, "Where There's a Will There's a Way" has good ideas, too.

My wife and I worked with Madeline to complete our will. We had put it off for way too long. The process was pleasant from start to finish. Madeline is very knowledgeable and informed. She kept us on track and the finished product was what we wanted and we feel comfortable that it is complete and co...rrect.. Madeline was very thoughtful and we can heartily recommend her to anyone looking to do their will or trust.