Welcome to Gandy Legal Services, LLC
Gandy Legal Services, LLC is a solo practice law firm focusing on Estate Planning, Estate Administration, Incapacity Planning, Business Succession, and other related matters. Attorney Rebecca Gandy meets with clients in their homes, her Troutdale office, or other comfortable settings to discuss the questions that arise for all of us:
How can I provide for my family after I am gone?
Who will take care of my affairs if I become incapacitated?
How can I keep the family home - and stay in my home if possible - if I need care?
Gandy Legal Services, LLC can help you decide how to best answer these multilayered questions to meet your estate planning goals. As no one’s circumstances are the same, there is no “right answer” that fits everyone. The issues are daunting and sometimes overwhelming, and options need to be explored and weighed before decisions are made. Gandy Legal Services, LLC can help you navigate the journey.
What if a crisis occurs? An accident, diagnosis or death in the family can be overwhelming and require prompt action. Gandy Legal Services, LLC can help you understand your current circumstances, evaluate options, and help you get through the legal matters so that you can focus on the more important work of healing and acceptance.
Ready to plan now? You can be more prepared if a crisis happens and have your wishes known.
SERVICES
Estate Planning
Selecting the right vehicle for your estate planning is key – and it depends on you, your goals, and your needs.
What kind of estate planning should I do? A Will? A Trust?
What information about assets, debts and expenses needs to be accessible?
What about my home, how can I pass it down to my children in a way that avoids conflict and expense?
How can I make sure my wishes for care and finances are carried out?
Estate Administration
Probate, intestate (no Will) proceedings, simple estate affidavit, and other vehicles for transferring property upon death.
How do we find and transfer the assets if a family member has died?
What if there isn’t a Will? How do we distribute the assets?
What options to Court involvement avoid conflict and expense?
Business Succession
You might want to plan differently if you own or co-own a business
Do you have a Buy/Sell agreement with your partners, or an operating agreement that controls succession and other important terms and policies?
Do your children want to continue the family business?
Are you looking to retire and sell the business?
Incapacity Planning
You have worked hard to save money for your family. Let’s protect what we can for your kids while ensuring you have the support and care you need.
What if I need nursing long-term care and I haven’t saved enough funds? Am I eligible for Medicaid?
How do I plan for a possible health crisis in the future?
How do I seek Guardianship and Conservatorship when a family member becomes incapacitated?