TRUE STORY. A GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEE BOUGHT FRUIT FROM A STAND OPERATED BY A FARMER AND HIS WIFE, OUR CLIENTS. OUR CLIENTS HAD NO CHILDREN. OUR CLIENTS CAME TO OUR OFFICE WITH THE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE AND INDICATED THEY WISHED TO LEAVE EVERYTHING, AN ESTATE VALUED AT MORE THAN $1,000,000.00, TO THE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE. AFTER THAT, OUR CLIENTS INDICATED THAT THEY DID NOT WISH TO LEAVE EVERYTHING TO THE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE BUT THEY WISHED TO LEAVE EVERYTHING TO THEIR LONG-TIME TENANT FARMER. AFTER THAT, OUR CLIENTS INDICATED THAT THEY DID NOT WISH TO LEAVE EVERYTHING TO THE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE, OR THE LONG-TIME TENANT FARMER, BUT THAT THEY WISHED TO LEAVE EVERYTHING TO THEIR CLOSEST BLOOD RELATIVES. ESTATE PLANNING ATTORNEYS HANDLING WILLS, TRUSTS AND ESTATES AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM THE BLOOMINGTON, MCLEAN COUNTY, ILLINOIS GEOGRAPHICAL AREA
WHEN GIVING ADVICE REGARDING ESTATE PLANNING, WE ARE COGNIZANT OF CONFLICTS OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, NOT TO MENTION ISSUES HAVING TO DO WITH DURESS, UNDUE INFLUENCE, LACK OF MENTAL CAPACITY AND INTERFERENCE WITH AN INHERITANCE EXPECTANCY. WE ATTEMPT TO DO OUR DUE DILIGENCE IN REGARD TO OBTAINING AS MUCH RELEVANT HISTORICAL AND/OR BACKGROUND INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE GIVEN FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES, BEFORE WE MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS AND GIVE ADVICE REGARDING ESTATE PLANNING DOCUMENTS. WE ADVISE CLIENTS REGARDING STRATEGIES AND OPTIONS. WE HAVE DECADES OF EXPERIENCE IN REGARD TO ESTATE PLANNING DOCUMENTS AND RELATED MATTERS.