Posts Tagged ‘Living Will’
How Does Estate Planning Help Protect those with Mental Health Struggles
It’s important for individuals with mental health issues to work closely with experienced estate planning attorneys and mental health professionals who can provide guidance on creating a plan that addresses their unique needs and circumstances.
READ MORE →Money Magazine: Being There for your Partner Beyond your Lifetime
As a married couple, you have a responsibility to imagine the unthinkable with your spouse. It takes trust to talk about death with someone and relationships deepen as trust is granted.
READ MORE →Toddler Death Highlights Need for Pediatric Organ Donation
You may remember back in 2016 a small young boy was tragically attacked and killed by a wild alligator at Disney World. His name was Lane Thomas Graves and he was only 2 years old and on the shore of the lagoon in the park watching a movie and playing with his family. This sudden…
READ MORE →National Healthcare Decisions Day 2021
Each year on National Healthcare Decisions Day, I write about how having a Living Will and a Healthcare Power of Attorney at minimum is extremely important. And this was before Coronavirus changed our lives and continues to do so. Sadly people are still coming face-to-face with what happens if they or a loved one gets…
READ MORE →What is a Power of Attorney and Why It’s Important, Especially Now
With the COVID virus starting to make a second surge across the United States, including here in Arizona, one of the most common questions I get from people both online and in person is relating to Medical and Financial Powers of Attorney. Usually it is from folks with an aging or ill parent or parents or parents of…
READ MORE →Chronic Illness & Estate Planning
Sean Connery passed away in his sleep at age 90 after suffering from dementia. One in three seniors dies with Alzheimer’s or another dementia, according to the Alzheimers Association. “He was a model of a man. It is going to be very hard without him, I know that. But it could not last forever and…
READ MORE →Why COVID-19 Makes National Healthcare Decision Day 2020 Even More Important
Each year on National Healthcare Decisions Day, I write about how having a Living Will and a Healthcare Power of Attorney at minimum is extremely important. And this was before the pandemic that is Coronavirus. Many people are coming face to face with what will happen if they get sick or pass away without having…
READ MORE →Breast Cancer & Legacy Planning
It’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month and thankfully we have made a lot of solid progress towards saving the lives. In general, the prognosis for most women diagnosed with Breast Cancer has improved greatly. Let’s pause and celebrate that, keeping in mind that no one should rest on progress — THE FIGHT CONTINUES. Anyone over the…
READ MORE →Why Unmarried Couples Need Estate Planning the Most
If you have ever watched Judge Judy on TV, you may have heard the iconic judge tell couples who have been living together “without the benefit of marriage” that courts are not designed to handle the legal ramifications of “setting up shop” together. Yet it is happening more and more. For many reasons, older couples…
READ MORE →What is a Power of Attorney?
One of the most common questions I get from people both online and in person is relating to Medical and Financial Powers of Attorney. Usually it is from folks with an aging or ill parent or parents or parents of teens turning 18 and moving away from home (usually either traveling or away at school).…
READ MORE →Why Advance Directives are Essential: NHDD
Next week (Tuesday the 16th) is National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD). Why is such a day necessary or even important you might be thinking? According to a 2003 article by the US Agency for Healthcare Research and Study: Less than 50 percent of the severely or terminally ill patients studied had an advance directive in their medical…
READ MORE →6 Estate Planning Myths Debunked
US News and World Reports wrote an excellent blog post detailing the six most common estate planning myths. I thought I would share the list with you because it is a great overall reference: A will is perfect for making sure property in your name alone is distributed properly, such as a house, jewelry, cars etc.…
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