The Law Office Of Steven A. Heinrich

Steven A. Heinrich is a Corvallis attorney who focuses his practice on elder law, and divorce and family law, and other matters including real estate which arise therefrom. He is a prior Chair of the Oregon State Bar Elder Law Section, and a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Inc. He is also a member of the Senior Services Advisory Council for Linn, Benton, and Lincoln Counties. His practice covers human issues, from cradle to grave, including divorce and custody, estate and incapacity planning, and business and real estate issues which arise from such matters. Dr. Heinrich has a Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of Illinois, and a law degree from the University of Washington. He has practiced in Oregon since 1994, and has had his office in Corvallis since 1998.

We can help you with matters including the following.

• Elder Law, including:
  • Estate Planning;
    • Drafting Wills
      • Preparing and Funding Trusts
      • Discussing Strategies for Probate Avoidance
  • Incapacity Planning
    • Durable Powers of Attorney
    • Advance Directives for Health Care (Living Wills)
    • Trusts
    • Nominations of Proposed Guardians and/or Conservators
  • Probates and Trust Administration
    • Probating a Will
    • Administering an Estate
    • Managing and Administering a Trust
      • While the Person Who Made The Trust Is Still Alive
      • Following Death of the Person Who Made The Trust
  • Medicaid Planning
    • Qualifying for Medicaid
    • Certain Medicare Issues
    • Asset Protection
    • Medicaid Spend Down
    • Income Cap Trusts
    • Special Issues such as Life Estates
    • Special Needs Trusts
    • Protecting Assets and/or Income for a Well Spouse
  • Guardianships and Conservatorships
    • Representing Proposed Guardians and/or Conservators
    • Advising Children or the Spouse of a Proposed Protected Person
    • Representing Protected Persons (and individuals who are responding to a proposed protective proceeding that has been filed against them).

• Divorce and Family Law, including
  • Divorces
    • Complex
      • Trials
      • Settlement Conferences
      • Cases Involving Children or Complex Assets
      • Long Term Marriages
    • Less Complex
      • Short Term Marriages
      • Uncontested Divorces
      • Stipulated Agreements and Settlement
  • Custody Issues
    • Joint Custody
    • Sole Custody
  • Parenting Time Issues
    • Parenting Plans
    • Working With Parenting and Custody Evaluations
  • Support and Alimony
    • Child Support Issues
    • Spousal Support Issues
  • Modifications
    • Child Support
    • Parenting Time and Related Issues
    • Changes Due to Moves or Relocation of a Parent
    • Spousal Support Changes
  • Property Issues and Assets
    • Asset Protection
    • Property Division
    • Pension and Retirement Issues
    • Real Estate Issues
  • Domestic Partnerships
    • Domestic Partnership Agreements
    • Division of Assets of Unmarried Partners
  • Filiation (Unmarried Parents)
    • Custody
    • Parenting time
    • Support
    • Expenses for Maternity Care, and Expenses of the Child Prior to the Filing of a Filiation Petition Lawsuit.
  • Grandparent Visitation and Rights

• Real Estate, including
  • Purchase and Sale of Real Estate
    • Land Sale Contracts
    • Earnest Money Agreements
    • Clouds on Title
    • Easements
    • Access Rights
  • Residential Property
    • Purchase and Sale
    • Leases
    • Neighborhood Issues
  • Investment Property
    • Landlord and Tenant Rights and Duties in Commercial or Business Leases
    • Understanding a 23 Page Commercial Lease
      • Issues to Be Aware of
      • Issues Which May Be Negotiable
    • Sale and Purchase Issues
  • Leases
    • Residential Leases
    • Commercial or Business Leases
  • Forms of Ownership or Holding
    • Types of Deeds
      • Warranty Deeds
      • Bargain and Sale Deeds
      • Quitclaim Deeds
    • Holding Property
      • With a Husband or Wife
      • In a Domestic Partnership
      • With an Unrelated Person
      • By Family Members (as with vacation property)
      • By a Corporation, LLC, LLP, etc.
  • Disputes Between Co-Owners
    • Rights of Use
    • Duties to Repair and Maintain
    • Suits for Partition and Sale if the Dispute Can’t be Resolved
  • Unusual Issues
    • Life Estates and Medicaid
    • Selling or Managing Property That is Owned Together With a Former Spouse
    • Property Held in Trust
    • Property of a Protected Person (Guardianships or Conservatorships)