Testimonials

"When I brought my parents out here ten years ago, we hired the Farr Law Firm on a life time retainer to take care of us. Over the ensuing years, Evan Farr issued precise directions on keeping records, transfers, what to do and not to do within the system, and gave careful advice that provided peace of mind and saved us thousands of dollars in the end. At the end of my mother's life, Karen Simpson, the paralegal was particularly great, even coming to my mother's wake, which I greatly appreciated. The Farr Law Firm really stuck with me and my family throughout and after.."
- John Robilette (Fairfax, VA)

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Wills & Probate

Probate is the court-supervised public proceeding used to change title to assets from the name of an individual who has passed away into the name of the living beneficiaries. It is also the process by which creditors of a decedent file claims to collect their debts and where interested parties who have a complaint regarding the deceased can file a complaint (a will contest). Even without a contest, probate can be costly and time consuming. A Will provides written instructions to the court as to how you want the probate estate to be distributed (your beneficiaries), who you want to handle the probate process (your Executor) and, if you have minor children, who you want to raise those children (your Guardians) and who you want to be in control of the money for those children (your Trustee).