Family & Estate Planning Law Firm Daly Mills protecting what’s yours

A Family & Estate Planning Law Firm

Daly Mills protecting what’s yours

BY » Jeff Winke | PHOTOGRAPHY BY » Lisa Crates

If you think about it, there are times when an attorney can be your best friend. A good attorney will navigate you through tough situations, untangle complexities, and safeguard you from harm. Life is not “Your neighbor might be a really great attorney, but that doesn’t mean this is the right attorney to help you divide your assets during a separation and divorce. Ask some basic questions when you are deciding whether to attorney will tell you if something is outside their scope of practice. Talk to an attorney who practices in your areas of need. Don’t be afraid to meet with several attorneys to find the person who is right and comfortable for you.” always easy. Things happen. And sometimes the professional services of a lawyer is what is needed.

“You want an attorney that can help with your particular concerns and give you honest, unbiased opinions,” stated Miranda Mills, partner with Daly Mills Family Law, Statesville, North Carolina. hire an attorney. For example: Does this attorney handle a lot of cases like your case? Will this attorney help you achieve your goals in the way that you want to achieve them? Can you be honest with this attorney about your situation? The same questions can be asked for any area of law. A good Daly Mills Family Law offers help in two practice areas: (1) Family Law which includes Divorce, Child Custody, Child Support, Adoptions, Third-party Grandparents’ Rights, and LGBTQ Family Law and (2) Estate Planning which includes Wills, Trusts, Medicaid Planning and Estate Administration.

The area of Family Law encompasses more than divorce and separation issues. Daly Mills attorneys help clients with adoption, domestic partnership, guardianship, court order enforcement matters, and LGBT family law issues.

“In all of these areas, the legal paperwork and process can be complex, but our attorneys will make it easier for you and your family to understand,” Mills said. “For divorce or custody issues, you may not need us at the moment. Not everyone needs a divorce lawyer. However, we will always take the time to have a conversation with you about what you might need and how to prepare if you think you might need us.”

In addition to divorce, child custody and child support, the Daly Mills Family Law attorneys handle the whole gambit of family law legal issues such as enforcement of court orders. guardianship proceedings, fathers’ rights and paternity, mediation for divorce or custody, adoptions, LGBTQ issues, and domestic partnerships. One can quickly see how having a trusted lawyer can help guide and advocate when working through these complex family law thickets.

Perhaps the biggest mistake is thinking “I’m smart... I don’t need to involve an attorney.” No one wants to spend money on something that they think they can do themselves.

“People find forms and sample documents online, so they think that an attorney is not necessary,” Mills cautioned. “I can’t emphasize this enough: Every state is different. Laws are different. Interpretations of legal terms are different. Pay an attorney to do it right the first time. Trust me. It’s way more expensive to clean up a bad mess later on.”

When it comes to estate planning too often there is the false comfort in thinking that everything is covered if one has a will. A will or testament is a legal document that expresses a person’s wishes as to how their estate is to be distributed after their death and as to which person is to manage the property until its final distribution.

Miranda Mills said: “For our 55+ clients, the biggest misconception is that they have a will, so they have nothing else to worry about. People don’t think about or don’t want to think about what happens if they need long term care or they need in-home care in the future. We have seen more and more cases where aging family members need help managing their affairs and if you don’t have a proper plan in place, family members may be in conflict about what is best for you. Long term care planning and Medicaid planning are crucial.”

Plus, Mills added, “You don’t need to be wealthy to afford an estate plan. We offer affordable services for people from all backgrounds, including seniors and those nearing retirement, smallbusiness owners and entrepreneurs, police officers, firefighters, first responders and other public servants, child care providers, teachers at public or private institutions, and military service members and veterans to name a few. It makes sense to take advantage of a free estate planning consultation to take the first step toward protecting what matters.”

Daly Mills Family Law has been based in the Lake Norman area for more than 15 years. They are said to enjoy meeting people from all walks of life. The community is diverse, but is still small enough to have southern charm.

“Every case we work on is different,” Mills stated. “No two people walk in and have exactly the same issue or exactly the same facts. So, as attorneys, we really do take time and put thought into the best approach for each client.

“Attorneys often get a bad reputation. While I can’t speak for all attorneys, the attorneys at Daly Mills genuinely want to help clients. We don’t do this job for the money. We do this job because we care about helping people. We often meet people during very challenging and emotional times. They need us to be compassionate and patient, but they also need us to protect them during vulnerable moments. We are here to help!

“No matter what type of family law matter our attorneys handle, we take pride in working closely with a limited number of clients. We find that this allows our legal team to provide better service especially when dealing with emotional family law issues. We are also able to invest more time, resources and energy into each of our client’s cases when we limit our caseload.

“As our slogan says: ‘We’re Ready To Fight For What You Hold Dear.’”

For more information: 866-575-2011 www.dalymills.com

111 W Broad Street Statesville, NC 28677

131 Plantation Ridge Drive, Suite 400 Mooresville, NC 28117

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