Estate Planning Attorneys in Sussex County, Delaware

34 estate planning firms have an office in Sussex County, Delaware. Each listing carries the firm's practice areas, its Sussex County office and its phone.

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County

City

Practice Area

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Planning ahead

Estate Planning34 Tax Planning8 Special Needs Planning9 Asset Protection13 Medicaid Planning12

Settling an estate

Trust Administration12 Probate30 Probate Litigation9 Trust Litigation7

Capacity and care

Elder Law10 Guardianship10

Firm Type

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34 firms

Aleman & Associates

326 High Street, Suite 101, Seaford, DE 19973

Serves all three Delaware counties from Seaford, with further offices in Camden, Milford, Rehoboth Beach, Bethany Beach and Middletown. Represents executors, administrators, trustees and beneficiaries in probate filings, creditor notices, deed transfers and distributions, and in trust administration. Attorneys work in English and Spanish, and Steve Nowak heads the estate planning department.

Serves the whole stateEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax PlanningSpecial Needs Planning+2

1-302-990-8801

Adkins Law Firm, P.A.

401 Broadkill Road, Milton, DE 19968

Serves Sussex County from Milton. Guides executors and beneficiaries through estate administration before the Register of Wills, advises trustees on administering trusts that hold local real estate or family businesses, and handles trust disputes over validity, distributions and breach of fiduciary duty. Jason W. Adkins and Jennifer A. Tartt also practise real estate and business law.

Serves 1 countyVirtual consultationsEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTrust LitigationAsset Protection

1-302-505-5773

Law Office of David W. Baker

109 South Race Street, Georgetown, DE 19947

Serves Sussex County from an office on South Race Street in Georgetown, the county seat. David W. Baker prepares wills and trusts and handles estates and asset protection.

Solo PracticeServes 1 countyEstate PlanningAsset Protection

1-302-856-7714

Brockstedt Mandalas Federico LLC

1413 Savannah Road, Suite 1, Lewes, DE 19958

Serves all three Delaware counties from offices in Wilmington, Dover, Lewes and Georgetown. The Estates & Trusts group advises executors and trustees on settling estates and administering trusts, and represents fiduciaries and beneficiaries in will contests, guardianship, accounting and fiduciary duty disputes. Its elder law practice handles Delaware Medicaid long-term care planning.

Serves the whole stateEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+6

1-302-645-2262

Barros, McNamara, Malkiewicz & Taylor, P.A.

959 Norman Eskridge Highway, Seaford, DE 19973

Serves Kent and Sussex counties from Dover, with further offices in Seaford and Lewes. Its Wills & Estates practice prepares wills, trusts, powers of attorney and advance directives and updates estate plans after divorce or custody changes; its main practices are personal injury and family law. Consultations for wills and estates matters carry a fee; the firm has practised in Delaware since 1981.

Since 1981Serves 2 countiesEstate PlanningFamily LawPersonal Injury

1-302-628-9504

DiPietro Law, LLC

108 Main Street, Millsboro, DE 19966

Serves Sussex County from offices in Millsboro and Millville. Represents executors through estate administration before the register of wills, advises trustees on trust administration, and handles adult guardianship petitions for relatives whose incapacity planning was not completed. Its VA-accredited attorneys help clients qualify for long-term care Medicaid, and meetings can be held virtually.

Serves 1 countyVirtual consultationsEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawGuardianship+3

1-302-725-4593

The Law Offices of Doroshow, Pasquale, Krawitz & Bhaya

1008 N. Walnut Street, Milford, DE 19963

Serves New Castle, Kent and Sussex counties from eight offices, with its main office on Kirkwood Highway in Wilmington. Its trusts and estates lawyers prepare wills, powers of attorney and living wills, explain probate before the Register of Wills, and advise families considering guardianship of an elderly relative. The firm has practised in Delaware since 1978.

Since 1978Serves the whole stateEstate PlanningProbatePersonal Injury

1-302-424-7744

Doyle Law, LLC

20245 Bay Vista Road, Unit 204, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971

Serves Sussex, Kent and New Castle counties from Rehoboth Beach. Guides families through probate, trust settlement and asset distribution after a death, and petitions for court-appointed guardianships of adults and minors. Founded in February 2024 by Rebecca N. Doyle, named a Delaware Today Top Lawyer five consecutive years; consultations are free.

Since 2024Serves the whole stateFree consultationEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateGuardianshipSpecial Needs PlanningAsset Protection

1-302-532-3139

Giordano & Gagne, LLC

20238 Coastal Hwy, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971

Serves New Castle, Kent and Sussex counties from offices in Wilmington, Hockessin, Greenville, Middletown, Rehoboth Beach and Milford. Guides executors and personal representatives through probate and estate administration, using mediation and negotiation to settle family disputes over an estate, alongside wills and trusts. Joseph Giordano and David Gagne lead the firm.

Serves the whole stateEstate PlanningProbateFamily LawReal Estate

1-302-827-6050

Fuqua, Willard & Schab, P.A.

26 The Circle, Georgetown, DE 19947

Serves Sussex County from the Paynter House on The Circle in Georgetown, with offices in Lewes and Rehoboth Beach. Attorney William Schab drafts wills and settles estates, and the firm handles wills, trusts and probate after a death in the family alongside real estate settlements and land use matters.

Serves 1 countyEstate PlanningProbateCriminal DefensePersonal InjuryReal Estate

1-302-856-7777

Gonser and Gonser, P.A.

100 N. Bedford Street, Georgetown, DE 19947

Serves all three Delaware counties from offices in Wilmington, Dover and Georgetown. Attorney Lisa Coggins focuses on probate, guardianship and estate planning, has represented executors, personal representatives and trustees, and often serves as a court-appointed attorney ad litem in adult guardianship matters.

Serves the whole stateEstate PlanningProbateGuardianshipCriminal DefenseFamily LawReal Estate

1-302-362-1016

Chesapeake Legal Counsel LLC

29 H Atlantic Avenue, Ocean View, DE 19970

Serves Sussex County from Ocean View, near Bethany Beach, with a second office in Annapolis, Maryland, and sees clients from throughout Delaware. Guides personal representatives through estate administration with the Register of Wills, from inventory and creditor claims to final accounting, alongside Medicaid, special needs trust and estate planning. Founded in 1993 by attorney John F. Robbert.

Solo PracticeSince 1993Serves the whole stateFree consultationVirtual consultationsEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax PlanningSpecial Needs Planning+2

1-302-537-4559

Hudson, Jones, Jaywork & Fisher, LLC

309 Rehoboth Avenue, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971

Serves Kent and Sussex counties and clients throughout Delaware from offices on South State Street in Dover and Rehoboth Avenue in Rehoboth Beach. Provides probate, estate administration, fiduciary and beneficiary guidance alongside wills, trusts and incapacity planning. Founded on December 31, 1956, it is one of Southern Delaware's oldest law firms.

Since 1956Serves the whole stateEstate PlanningProbateBusiness LawCriminal DefenseFamily Law+2

1-302-227-9441

Law Offices of Phillips & Gay

215 East Market Street, Georgetown, DE 19947

Serves Sussex and Kent counties from offices in Georgetown, Dover and Ocean View. Prepares wills, powers of attorney, advance healthcare directives and complete estate plans alongside real estate transactions, with criminal defense and family law as the firm's other practices.

Serves 2 countiesFree consultationEstate PlanningCriminal DefenseFamily LawReal Estate

1-302-855-9300

Law Offices of Bonnie M. Benson, P.A.

33576 Crossing Avenue, Unit 2, Lewes, DE 19958

Serves Kent and Sussex counties from offices in Camden and Lewes, and clients throughout Delaware. Guides executors through probate and estate administration and closing, handles will contests, and files guardianships for adults and minors alongside Medicaid and long-term care planning. Bonnie M. Benson has practiced since 1983, and the firm prices its services on a flat-rate basis.

Serves the whole stateEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationElder LawGuardianship+3

1-302-549-0160

Moore & Rutt, P.A.

122 West Market Street, Georgetown, DE 19947

Serves clients statewide from offices in Georgetown and Milford. Handles the probate and administration of estates, from identifying assets and paying debts and estate taxes to distribution, counsels on will contests, and represents clients in guardianships. Founded in 1990 by J. Everett Moore, Jr. and David N. Rutt, the five-attorney firm also practices real estate and municipal law.

Since 1990Serves the whole stateEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationGuardianshipMunicipal LawReal Estate

1-302-856-9568

Morris James LLP

19339 Coastal Highway, Suite 300, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971

Serves all three Delaware counties from offices in Wilmington, Newark, Dover, Georgetown and Rehoboth Beach. Handles the probate and administration of multi-jurisdictional estates and trust administration, and represents clients in the Court of Chancery in fiduciary litigation, contested will cases and elective share proceedings. Practicing since 1931.

Since 1931Serves the whole stateEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+2

1-302-260-7290

McAndrews, Mehalick, Connolly, Hulse and Ryan P.C.

20151 Office Circle, Georgetown, DE 19947

Serves Delaware clients from offices in Wilmington and Georgetown, with its main office in Berwyn, Pennsylvania. Handles estate administration and probate, guardianships, and will contests, trust distribution disputes and guardianship abuse cases, alongside special needs trusts and long-term care Medicaid planning. Founded in 1982 by Dennis McAndrews, the firm also practices special education law.

Since 1982Serves 2 countiesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrust LitigationElder Law+3

1-302-380-4975

Parkowski, Guerke & Swayze, P.A.

19354C Miller Road, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971

Serves all three Delaware counties from offices in Dover, Wilmington and Rehoboth Beach. Handles estate administration and probate, estate litigation and adult guardianships, with estate and guardianship work based largely in the Rehoboth Beach and Dover offices. A general practice firm that also covers real estate and land use, government relations and commercial litigation.

Serves the whole stateEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationElder LawGuardianshipReal Estate

1-302-226-8702

Parkway Law, LLC

17527 Nassau Commons Blvd, Ste 108, Lewes, DE 19958

Serves Delaware statewide from offices in Townsend, Wilmington, Christiana, Dover and Lewes. Lists probate among its fields of expertise and drafts wills, revocable trusts, powers of attorney, advance healthcare directives and funeral instructions. Real estate settlements, business formation and incorporation services make up the rest of the practice.

Serves the whole stateEstate PlanningProbateBusiness LawReal Estate

1-302-449-0400

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Probate in Sussex County

Probate Court Record

Sussex County Register of Wills

Sussex County

Phone

1-302-855-7875

willsinfo@sussexcountyde.gov

Hours

Monday-Friday 8:30 AM-4:30 PM

Office

5 East Pine Street, Georgetown, DE 19947

Website

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Required for attorneys

Filing in person

Appointment required

Self-represented filing

Allowed

Self-help forms

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How to file probate in Sussex County →

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Estate Planning Firms Serving Sussex County

Copeland Taylor Harpell, LLC

4 W. Rockland Road, Suite 200, Montchanin, DE 19710

Serves New Castle, Kent and Sussex counties from Montchanin, near Wilmington. Andrew P. Taylor drafts wills, powers of attorney and advance health care directives and helps families with the administration and settling of an estate after a death. The firm's other practices are family law and real estate, and Taylor is Legal Counsel for the Delaware Association of Realtors.

Since 2018Serves the whole stateEstate PlanningProbateFamily LawReal Estate

1-302-281-5550

Dimichele Law, LLC

724 Yorklyn Road, Suite 370, Hockessin, DE 19707

Serves Delaware and Pennsylvania from Hockessin. Frederick J. Dimichele guides executors, administrators and beneficiaries through probate, from filing the will and petitioning for letters through short-form administrations, creditor claims and distribution, and handles trust administration, guardianship proceedings and Medicaid and long-term care planning. Initial consultations are free.

Solo PracticeServes the whole stateFree consultationEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawGuardianship+3

1-302-626-2091

Brian Frederick Funk, P.A.

24 Polly Drummond Hill Road, Newark, DE 19711

Serves Delaware from Newark and handles probate for estates of any size in all three counties. Works with personal representatives through the Register of Wills filing, the estate inventory and the eight-month creditor claims period to a first and final accounting. Brian F. Funk also prepares wills and durable powers of attorney and runs a real estate settlement practice.

Solo PracticeServes the whole stateEstate PlanningProbateReal Estate

1-302-368-6233

Holly & Morton, LP

603 Main Street, Odessa, DE 19730

Serves New Castle, Kent and Sussex counties from Main Street in Odessa. Handles estate administration for probate and non-probate estates, including opening a probate estate at the Register of Wills, and guardianship issues alongside wills and powers of attorney. Partners Lacy E. Holly, III and Gene W. Morton are on the New Castle County Register of Wills probate attorney list.

Serves the whole stateEstate PlanningProbateGuardianshipReal Estate

1-302-376-5850

John A. Macconi, Jr., LLC

900 Philadelphia Pike, Suite B, Wilmington, DE 19809

Serves clients throughout New Castle, Kent and Sussex counties from a Philadelphia Pike office in Wilmington. Handles probate and estate administration and guardianships alongside wills, powers of attorney and family law. Attorney John A. Macconi, Jr. is admitted in Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey and holds a bachelor's degree in finance.

Solo PracticeServes the whole stateEstate PlanningProbateGuardianshipCriminal DefenseFamily LawPersonal Injury

1-302-660-0892

Law Office of Kevin A. O'Brien

3801 Kennett Pike, Suite C-204, Greenville, DE 19807

Serves clients throughout Delaware from a Greenville office, with a father-son team of Kevin and Paul O'Brien. Handles probate and estate administration, trust administration, small estate affidavits and federal estate tax returns, and drafts special needs trusts and Delaware asset protection trusts. Planning documents are quoted as a flat fee after the initial consultation.

Serves the whole stateEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawTax Planning+3

1-302-888-2707

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Forms for Planning and Settling an Estate in Delaware

Free Delaware forms to plan or settle an estate: a will, trust, powers of attorney, TOD deed and the probate forms. Prepare each form for Delaware.

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Revocable Living Trust

Create a revocable living trust to avoid probate, protect privacy, and control asset distribution.

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Last Will and Testament

In Delaware, a will is signed before 2 witnesses, and a self-proving affidavit signed with it lets the court admit it without witness testimony.

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Healthcare Power of Attorney

Delaware requires 1 witness for a healthcare power of attorney; notarization is not required.

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Financial Power of Attorney

Delaware requires explicit durability language for a power of attorney to survive incapacity, and it is signed before 1 witness and a notary.

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Pour-Over Will

In Delaware, a pour-over will is signed before 2 witnesses and moves anything left outside the trust into it through probate.

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Transfer on Death Deed

In Delaware, a transfer on death deed is signed before a notary and 2 witnesses, then recorded with the county before the owner's death. Delaware does not recognize a Lady Bird deed.

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Tools for Planning and Settling an Estate in Delaware

Free calculators and checklists to plan or settle an estate in Delaware: will and trust costs, probate, executor pay and taxes. Run each tool for Delaware.

Trust or Will: Which Costs Less?

In Delaware, a will-based plan pays probate attorney fees of typically 2.5% to 3.9% of the estate; a funded revocable trust keeps those assets out of probate and off that fee.

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Do I Need a Revocable Trust?

Probate in Delaware takes 9 months to 12 months for a simple estate and charges attorney fees of typically 2.5% to 3.9% of the estate; assets held in a revocable trust skip both.

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What Does Estate Planning Actually Cost?

An attorney-prepared revocable trust in Delaware runs $4,390 to $6,585 and a simple will $1,317 to $2,634, against $0 to $549 up front plus a subscription with an online service.

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How Much Does Probate Cost?

Probate on a $500,000 estate in Delaware costs an estimated $33,964. Attorney fees run 2.5% to 3.9% of the estate under a reasonable-compensation standard.

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Are My Beneficiary Designations Protected?

Delaware does not revoke an ex-spouse as beneficiary at divorce; employer plans under ERISA follow federal rules either way, so a 401(k) beneficiary changes only by a new designation.

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What Are the Estate Laws in My State?

Probate on a $500,000 estate in Delaware costs an estimated $33,964 and takes 9 months to 12 months for a simple estate, with attorney fees of typically 2.5% to 3.9% of the estate. Estates under $50,000 can use a small-estate procedure instead.

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Estate Planning Attorneys in Sussex County, Delaware

Probate in Sussex County

Sussex County Register of Wills

Estate Planning Firms Serving Sussex County

Forms for Planning and Settling an Estate in Delaware

Revocable Living Trust

Last Will and Testament

Healthcare Power of Attorney

Financial Power of Attorney

Pour-Over Will

Transfer on Death Deed

Tools for Planning and Settling an Estate in Delaware

Trust or Will: Which Costs Less?

Do I Need a Revocable Trust?

What Does Estate Planning Actually Cost?

How Much Does Probate Cost?

Are My Beneficiary Designations Protected?

What Are the Estate Laws in My State?

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Estate Planning Attorneys in Sussex County, Delaware