Mark A. Bennett Attorney At Law is a distinguished legal practice specializing in estate planning and elder law, offering trusted counsel to clients in Anderson, IN, and surrounding communities. With deep roots in the local area and a commitment to personalized service, the firm stands out for its compassionate approach to complex life transitions and asset protection.
Leveraging over four decades of legal experience since graduating from Indiana University School of Law in 1982, Mark Bennett provides strategic guidance tailored to individuals, seniors, and families facing matters related to aging, incapacity, and estate settlement. The firm emphasizes proactive planning to avoid probate, protect assets from long-term care costs, and ensure clients’ wishes are honored with clarity and care.
Services Offered
- Estate Administration
- Probate—Supervised & Unsupervised
- Opening, Inventory, Administration, Selling of Assets, Payment of Claims, Accounting, Closing
- Small Estates Dispensing With Administration
- Small Estate Affidavit Transfers
- Non-probate transfers from Decedent’s name to new owner’s name
- Administration of Trusts—Trustee duties, Inventory, Accounting, Distribution
- Advise Trustees
- Advise Beneficiaries
- Post Death Settlement of Financial Affairs and Transfer of Assets-Estates
- Estate Settlement- Post Death
- Estate Planning—Probate Avoidance
- Living Trusts
- Irrevocable Trusts
- Transfer on Death Deeds
- Probate Avoidance Plans
- Estate Planning—Wills and Trusts
- Simple Wills
- Complex Wills
- Trusts (Living Trusts) to avoid probate and eliminate or lower estate taxes
- Trusts for Spendthrifts
- Trust for Minors, Children and Grandchildren (for provision, education, etc.)
- Income Only Trusts
- Charitable Trusts
- Life Insurance Trusts
- Immediate Need Medicaid, Nursing Home Asset Preservation
- Nursing Home: Asset Preservation Planning
- Applications
- Appeals
- Advanced Medicaid, Nursing Home Asset Preservation Planning
- Asset Preservation Plans
- Medicaid Asset Protection Trusts (Irrevocable)
- Incapacitation Services
- Advance Planning for Incapacitation
- Incapacitation Planning and Protection
- Financial Durable Power of Attorneys
- Health Care Representatives
- Advance Directives
- Guardianships—advise, creation, accountings, inventory, closings
