BELLO & MORTON, LLC
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Attorney Jilian A. Morton is principal of Bello & Morton, LLC with extensive experience representing the interests of her clients in real estate transactions, probate matters, and business law. Attorney Morton represents clients in civil cases in Housing, District, and Superior courts. She has successfully helped her clients navigate the Probate Court system and work through title issues on real estate purchases. Her goal is to assist clients in their legal matters whether transactional or in litigation.
Our Practices
Estate Planning
Estate Planning services include the preparation of Wills, Revocable Trusts, Credit Shelter Trusts, Durable Powers of Attorney, Health Care Proxies, and Declarations of Homestead.
Business Law
An attorney can guide you through the process of forming the structure, drafting the operating agreement, and policies.
Probate litigation
Our firm specializes in probating estates including Formal Probate, Informal Probate, and Voluntary Administrations. Representation of Personal Representatives and heirs in probate matters and litigation.
Family Law
Our firm can help manage legal problems between persons with familial relationships. These issues can include paternity, guardianship, juvenile delinquency, emancipation, custody, child support, adoption, and divorce.
Civil Litigation
Representing plaintiffs and defendants in civil lawsuits A civil lawsuit can arise in many different areas of law and often concerns the recovery of money or property.
Construction Law
Representing developers, contractors, or home improvement companies in drafting & negotiating construction contracts, preparation of mechanic liens, employment contracts, and contract disputes.
Recent News
Take Your Power Back from COVID-19: Estate Planning Steps to Protect Yourself and Your Loved Ones
Scenario #1 - The blended family Facts: Al (age 72) and Lois (age 65) are a newly married couple seeking estate planning advice. Both were married previously and prepared individual estate plans over 20 years ago. Their plans are outdated and therefore need updating....
To Halve or to Hold? Joint vs. Separate Trust Planning for Married Couples
Revocable living trusts are an increasingly popular estate planning tool for married couples. They can be extremely useful for incapacity planning, probate avoidance (including the ability to avoid probate in other states so long as real estate in another state has...
How to Protect Your Estate From Unhappy Relatives
Having an updated last will and testament is more important than ever, especially now. However, a will that is poorly created or not frequently updated can be vulnerable to contestation. What is contestation? It is the formal objection to a will’s (or trust’s)...