Estate Planning
Wills, trusts, and powers of attorney to codify your wishes and pass down your Parma home and savings the way you want.
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Estate planning attorney in Parma, Ohio.
Parma is the largest suburb in Greater Cleveland, home to thousands of families and small businesses. Costaras Law, just up the road in Independence, gives Parma families flat-fee estate planning, business, real estate, and contract counsel.
Local to Parma
A law firm for Parma families.
Parma is a model Cuyahoga County community built around families, first homes, and small businesses along Ridge Road and beyond. Our main office is minutes away, in Independence.
Many Parma families want the same thing: to pass their home and savings on to the next generation.
We specialize in transactional law: estate planning, business law, real estate, and contracts. Working with us, you'll have one named attorney working with you on your matter from start to finish.
How We Help Parma Clients
Four ways we protect what you have built.
Business Law
Formation, succession, and compliance for Parma small businesses.
Learn moreReal Estate
Buying, selling, or leasing property in Parma and Cuyahoga County.
Learn moreContract Review
Clear, fast review and drafting so you can sign with confidence.
Learn moreParma & Cuyahoga County
Keep the family home out of probate.
Probate for Parma runs through the Cuyahoga County Probate Court in downtown Cleveland: a public, slow, court-supervised process. For most Parma families, the goal is to avoid it.
A funded revocable living trust, a transfer-on-death deed on the house, and proper beneficiary designations can keep your estate out of court entirely.
- Transfer-on-death deeds to pass Parma homes directly to beneficiaries.
- Revocable living trusts to skip the county court.
- Estate administration for Parma families.
“Most Parma families are not looking for anything fancy. They want the house and savings to go to their kids without a courtroom. That is exactly what we set up.”
Parma FAQs
Questions from Parma clients.
Yes. Our office is minutes away in Independence, and we work with Parma families and businesses regularly. We also handle most matters by phone and video when that is easier for you.
Parma is in Cuyahoga County, so probate is handled by the Cuyahoga County Probate Court in downtown Cleveland. We help you avoid it where possible.
Usually, yes. An Ohio transfer-on-death deed or a funded revocable living trust can pass your home directly to your heirs without the county court. We will recommend the right tool for your situation.
Yes. We regularly work with clients in Parma Heights, Seven Hills, Brooklyn, North Royalton, and the rest of Greater Cleveland.
We quote flat fees in writing before any engagement, so you know the cost up front. No hourly surprises.
Talk to a Parma Attorney
Protect your family in Parma.
Book a free introduction. We will talk through what you need and how a flat-fee engagement would work, with no pressure.