OFC Legal
Estate Planning, Wills & Trust
Estate Planning and Trusts.
We advise on structuring your property and affairs to ensure that you are properly guided on bequeathing a sustainabe legacy to your intended beneficiaries as we assist you to transfer your property and assets in such a way that your estate passes on seamlessly even commencing in your lifetime and devolving in the most tax-efficient way unto when you eventually pass on.
We will guide you through proven tax and succession planning strategies and also cater to issues which could adversely impact transfer of wealth if not well managed.These include challenges in mental incapacity, unforseen physical impairments, education endowments, marital breakdown, financial immaturity and providing for disabled beneficiaries.
We are sensitive and concerned that the confidentiality of your affairs is handled discreetly as our private client team provides you comprehensive counsel on your estate planning in diverse faculties as in:
Wills & Probate
Wills for clients of various profiles, whether with complex assets or circumstances and/or high-net-worth estates or otherwise as well as Probate Matters in general, including processing and counseling on Letters of Administration, Succession Laws and Family Laws etc.
Trusts
The incorporation of Trusts within wills and the constitution of those trusts after the demise of the client
Advising on the establishment and implementation of Trusts including Revocable Living Trusts(RLT), Interest in Possession Trusts, and Legacy Trusts, issues raised by pre-existing trusts, cross-border succession etc.
The Administration of Trusts, including advising upon the Tax consequences of estate planning and trusts, and preparing appropriate tax returns.
Power of Attorney
Where circumstances give rise to the need for a Power of Attorney, we’d be glad to advise as well as secure our clients’ best interest with durable/ lasting Power of Attorney and or Advance Care Directives(ACD) to cater to health and other challenges like loss of mental capacity, physical handicaps due to accidents or diseases etc.