Less than 50 percent of U.S. adults have any kind of estate plan in place, and this is in large part due to a general misunderstanding of what an estate plan does. Estate planning is not— despite popular misconception—a task you attend to in old age or ill health. On...
The holiday season is now officially over, school is back in session, and 2021 is off to the races. As routine sets in, now is a good time to look back on the past year, think about what you may have learned, and set that knowledge in motion to ensure this next year...
Ned was a prominent business man in the community before suffering a devastating stroke. Sally was young and carefree, until she was involved in a catastrophic car accident that nearly took her life. And Jane’s mother, Lucy, was near death and worried about where all...
Two patients arrived at the local hospital’s emergency room one night. Both had suffered strokes that left them unable to communicate. One family showed up with estate planning documents. The other did not. Is it ever possible to draw up estate plans in the ER?...
A power of attorney is a powerful legal document. The principal, the person signing the document, names an agent to act on his or her behalf if necessary. There are different types of power of attorney forms with different purposes. Powers or attorney also cover...
