Planning you estate does not only get you covered and give peace of mind; it is as well a form of protection for your family, loved ones from financial decline and asset loss. Estate planning is a process of making many important decisions and plans over your future and that of your loved ones. Estate plans, concerns what happen to your assets, finances both while you are alive and well or dead, how you want to share your assets to family, children or spouse, who takes over making certain important decisions for you in cases of mental incapability and lastly transfer of ownership of a property. However, it is a wise decision to plan with an estate planning attorney near you. An estate planning attorney can provide the necessary documents in the form of wills and testament, living trust, that would help protect your interest.