Cuellar Law Firm | Fargo ND

Cuellar Law Firm | 3523 45th Street South, Suite 100 | Fargo, ND | 58104-8962 Phone: (701) 552-3533 | E-mail: Daniel@CuellarLawND.com

Estate Planning

Cuellar Law Firm is available to help clients in the areas listed below. The list is not exhaustive, so feel free to contact the firm to discuss your unique situation and inquire into how the firm can help resolve your legal needs. The firm welcomes clients’ questions and concerns at any stage of what can often times be a difficult and emotionally challenging process.

Wills and Trust Agreements

The firm offers solutions for a variety of clients with needs ranging in

complexity from a simple will to estates that include sizable business

ventures. The firm will compile all necessary instruments to meet the

client’s objectives surrounding the transfer of property and determine the

manner in which assets are to be divided after death. The firm can assist

clients with establishing an estate plan that prevents or reduces the

impact of problems that the client’s estate might face, limits the

administrative burden of estate management, and reduces the risk of

intervention from a probate court into the client’s estate.

Each estate plan is unique and crafted according to each client’s individual

needs. If necessary, a trust can be formed to protect assets and avoid a

extensive probate process. The firm focuses on forming a plan that

protects the client’s property interests, minimizes the impact of taxes and

court fees, and allows the client’s family to retain control over the assets.

Powers of Attorney and Health Care Directives

Due to circumstances such as illness, injury, or age, clients may become

either mentally or physically incapable of caring for themselves or managing

their financial affairs. The firm can assist clients with planning for potential

disability issues. By initiating the proper planning in advance, clients are able

to manage their assets and avoid guardianship and conservatorship

proceedings by designating a dependable individual to handle the client’s

affairs as well as set directives involving life-sustaining treatment and end-of-

life care. The firm will prepare the required instruments to empower

individuals the client trusts to act in their behalf and allow them to carry out

the client’s financial and health care objectives.

In addition to permitting the client to determine decisionmaking authority

over their own financial, property, or other legal affairs, powers of attorney

permit clients to establish objectives as to the care of minor children and

dependents as well.

Elder Law

Elder law encompasses a diverse array of issues impacting older or disabled

clients as well as their family members. Proper long-term care planning may

help alleviate what could otherwise be a significant financial burden imposed

by health care, housing, and nursing home expenses. The firm works with

clients who are concerned over the expenses associated with long-term care

in establishing a plan on qualifying for public benefits, such as funding

available through Medicare/Medicaid and other federal and state programs.

The firm also assists clients with estate planning issues including preparing

wills and trusts, supplemental and special needs trusts, powers of attorney,

health care directives, forming guardianships and conservatorships,

vulnerable adult issues, and nursing home litigation in the event of injury or

death due to substandard care.

Estate Planning and Family Law

Disclaimer: Mere interaction with this website does not create an attorney-client relationship or assure confidentiality. Cuellar Law Firm will only accept new clients upon the signing of a retainer agreement. Please do not submit confidential personal information to the firm until an attorney-client relationship is established. The content of this website is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Copyright © 2025 Cuellar Law Firm