Evan Guthrie Law Firm Leads Estate Planning And Probate Class At St. Andrews Regional Library In Charleston SC
February 13, 2013
CHARLESTON, SC – February 13, 2013 – Evan Guthrie of the Evan Guthrie Law Firm in Charleston, SouthCarolina taught a class on the fundamentals of estate planning andprobate at the St. Andrews Regional Library located in West Ashley inCharleston SC on Tuesday November 13, 2012. The class was free of charge and open to the public and covered the basics of planning an estate and navigating the probate court system. This was the second time that Mr.Guthrie has taught a class at the St. Andrews library branch. St.Andrews Regional Library is part of the Charleston County Library System and provides many educational programs designed to teach the communityabout important issues.
Attorney Evan Guthrie spoke on many estateplanning topics including what an estate actually is, what are the twomain categories of assets one can own, the most common types of plansfor estates, what happens when a person dies with no plan in place, what a last will and testament can and cannot do for someone, what arevocable living trust is and the advantages and disadvantages are insetting one up, how a durable power of attorney can protect a person and their family in case of incapacity, how advance healthcare directiveshelp take difficult end of life decisions out of the hands of a familymember, the most common mistakes that people make when planning anestate, and a list of all the important papers and documents that oneshould have in order and in one findable place to make things easier onthose left behind. Those in attendance had questions that included theaverage price of a basic estate plan, how often someone should updatetheir estate plan, and what happens when someone dies minor children and ways to choose a guardian. Mr. Guthrie enjoyed being able to give backto the community by teaching classes on issues that impact families formultiple generations. Attorney Guthrie leads many classes a year,consult his website for upcoming events.
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Evan Guthrie Law Firm is licensed to practice law throughout thestate of South Carolina. The Evan Guthrie Law Firm practices in theareas of estate planning probate wills living trust special needs trusts personal injury accident and divorce and family law and entertainmentlaw. Evan Guthrie Law Firm 164 Market Street Suite 362 Charleston SC29401 843-926-3813
