Ordway Estate Law LLC
Wills, trusts and powers of attorney for families in Columbus, Ohio. Marisol Ordway drafts every document herself.
You get a written flat fee before any drafting starts, and a signing appointment where the witnesses and the notary are already arranged.
Most plans are finished in three meetings: what you have, what you want, and signing.
Who comes to see us
Parents of young children
The will is where you nominate a guardian. Without it, a court that never met your family chooses from whoever comes forward.
Blended families
A second marriage and children from a first one is where an old will and an older beneficiary form quietly disagree. We read both.
Owners of a small business
Who signs the checks the week after you die is an operating agreement question, not a will question. We look at both documents together.
Families after a death
If someone has died and you are holding a folder of paperwork, bring the folder as it is. We will tell you what has to be filed and what never goes near the court.
What most people need
The five core documents
Will, financial power of attorney, health care power of attorney, living will and HIPAA authorization. That set covers most people who do not need a trust.
Revocable living trust
A trust earns its cost when there is real estate, a blended family, or a child who should not receive money outright at eighteen. It only works if it is funded.
Powers of attorney
The documents that matter while you are alive. A durable power of attorney is the one that keeps working after you lose capacity, which is what durable means.
Probate administration
When someone has died: the filings, the notices, the inventory and the accounting, plus a clear list of the assets that never enter the court file.
Who you would be working with
Marisol Ordway is the only attorney in the firm. She is the person who drafts your documents, sits with you at signing, and answers the phone when your bank asks about the power of attorney two years later.
She is licensed to practice law in Ohio. If a parent or a property sits in another state, say so on the first call, because the documents one state accepts are not always the ones the other will.
Start with a first meeting
Bring a rough list of what you own and the names of the people you would trust with it. That is enough for the first meeting, and the first meeting is free.