Contact Us
Phone: (970) 247-3510
Fax: (970) 247-9195
Address: 2855 Main Ave
Suite B 101
Durango, Colorado 81301
Contact Us
Phone: (970) 247-3510
Fax: (970) 247-9195
Address: 2855 Main Ave
Suite B 101
Durango, Colorado
Elder Law Practice Areas
Soignier Law Firm, LLC is a law firm that specializes in the trusts and estates, probate administration and litigation, estate planning, guardianship, and conservatorship areas. The firm practices in the following areas:
Probate Litigation
This can include will contests, breach of fiduciary duty, abuse of power of attorney, trust litigation, ancillary probates, joint bank account litigation.
Probate Administration
Probate is the process of passing the assets of a deceased person to his or heirs, after the payment of creditors.
Estate Planning
We handle all aspects of estate planning, including drafting wills and trusts, planning to minimize the estate tax, dealing with issues of the Colorado Probate Code and trust and estate administration.
Guardianship Litigation
If a senior has become incapacitated and has not previously put in place the tools to allow someone else to manage their affairs (living trusts, power of attorney, health care proxies), a guardianship and conservatorship may become necessary to allow financial management of their affairs.
Trust Litigation and Administration
The attorneys at the Soignier Law Firm also represent the trustees on numerous trusts in fulfilling their fiduciary and administrative duties to the beneficiaries. We also serve as the trustees on trusts for a select number of our clients.
Power of Attorney Abuse
The principal (the person granting the power of attorney) gives the agent, also known as the attorney-in-fact, the authority to make legal decisions on his/her behalf, including handling bank accounts, real estate, and other assets.