Comprehensive estate planning for Alabama families — wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and strategies to protect your assets and your loved ones. Serving Birmingham, Mountain Brook, Hoover, and across Alabama.
Schedule a Consultation Call (205) 202-9801Estate planning is one of the most important things you can do for your family — and one of the most commonly postponed. At Colvin & Sawyer Law Offices, we help families across Birmingham, Mountain Brook, Hoover, Vestavia Hills, Homewood, Alabaster, and throughout Alabama build estate plans that protect their assets, honor their wishes, and spare their loved ones unnecessary pain and expense.
"Estate planning is not about planning for death. It is about protecting the people you love — making sure that if something happens to you, they are taken care of exactly the way you intend."
Ensures your assets go to the right people, names guardians for minor children, and designates a trusted executor to carry out your wishes under Alabama law.
Avoids Alabama probate entirely, keeps your estate private, and ensures seamless management of your assets if you become incapacitated. See: Living Trust services.
Names a trusted person to manage your financial affairs if you become incapacitated — avoiding the costly court-supervised guardianship process.
Designates someone to make medical decisions on your behalf when you cannot — ensuring your wishes are honored by the right person.
Documents your specific wishes for end-of-life medical treatment — relieving your family of impossible decisions and ensuring your values guide your care.
We review all life insurance, retirement accounts, and financial accounts to ensure designations are current and coordinated with your overall estate plan.
If you die without a will, Alabama's intestate succession laws determine who inherits — and the results often surprise families. Your spouse may not inherit everything. Your assets must go through public, costly probate court. The court names a guardian for your minor children. Unmarried partners receive nothing. All of this is avoidable with a proper estate plan. Read: What Happens If You Die Without a Will in Alabama?
Ready to protect your family with a proper Alabama estate plan?
Call Colvin & Sawyer Law Offices at (205) 202-9801 or send us a message. We serve families across Birmingham, Mountain Brook, Hoover, Vestavia Hills, and all of Alabama.Without an estate plan, Alabama's intestate succession laws determine who inherits — which may not match your wishes. A proper plan ensures assets go to the right people, names guardians for minor children, and can help your family avoid Alabama probate entirely.
A basic Alabama estate plan includes a will, durable power of attorney, healthcare power of attorney, and advance directive. Many families also benefit from a revocable living trust to avoid probate and provide seamless incapacity management.
Review after any major life event — marriage, divorce, birth of a child, death of a beneficiary or agent, or significant asset changes. As a general rule, review every three to five years even without major changes.
Christopher Colvin and Valerie Sawyer serve clients throughout Birmingham, Mountain Brook, Hoover, Vestavia Hills, Homewood, Alabaster, Pelham, Helena, Chelsea, Trussville, Gardendale, Bessemer, and Montgomery.
Schedule a Consultation Call (205) 202-9801