Estate Planning & Probate

Every family needs an estate plan, regardless of income or wealth. Without a will or trust, Massachusetts intestacy laws decide who gets your property, who raises your children, and who manages your affairs if you become incapacitated. These defaults rarely match what families actually want.

Attorney Desmarais helps families in Springfield and Western Massachusetts create estate plans tailored to their specific situations. For immigrant families, estate planning has additional considerations: mixed-status households may need special trust structures, powers of attorney must account for the possibility that a family member could be detained or deported, and international assets may require coordination across legal systems.

Whether you need a straightforward will and healthcare proxy or a more complex trust arrangement, Attorney Desmarais will walk you through your options in plain language and help you put a plan in place that protects the people you care about.

If a family member has passed away and you need help with the probate process, Attorney Desmarais can guide you through estate administration in Hampshire and Hampden County probate courts.