Has a person you know asked you to execute a power of attorney naming that individual as your agent? Make sure that you don’t sign this document without first having your own estate planning attorney to review it. Although this is a very popular legal tool and one that you should certainly have in your… Read More »
Posts Categorized: Estate Planning
Saving a Loved One from Challenges After You Pass Away
One of the most common reasons that people neglect the estate planning process is because they don’t wish to discuss the topic of death. It can certainly feel morbid and very difficult to talk to your loved ones about what might happen if you are no longer around but it can simultaneously be one of… Read More »
Creating a Lasting Legacy for Causes and People You Care About
Careful planning now when it comes to your estate can go a long way towards establishing your goals and ensuring that your wishes and desired philanthropic causes are supported later in life and in future generations. What’s your legacy? What do you hope that other people remember about you when you’re not around? One of… Read More »
Why Does Hiring the Right Estate Planning Attorney Make a Difference in Reducing Family Friction?
Discussions around mortality and estate planning are difficult to start with but if you don’t have the right estate planning lawyer guiding you through that process it can be made unnecessarily difficult. Scheduling a consultation with the right estate planning lawyer can help you to identify the steps that you need to take and open… Read More »
How to Use a Personal Property Memorandum with Your Will
When you sit down to create your will, this is probably driven primarily by your desire to decide who will be appointed as the guardian for your minor child and who will receive your property when you pass away. Part of this decision-making process, however, is about how much detail you intend to go into… Read More »
Protect Your Children by Planning for Your Estate
As a parent, it’s one of your primary goals to protect your children as much as you can. Unfortunately, far too many parents overlook the aspects of estate planning that should be considered as part of this overall view on protection. Inappropriate planning can lead to devastating consequences for your loved ones and proper planning… Read More »
Be Aware of the Dangers of Financial Exploitation with an Alzheimer’s Patient
Unfortunately, older adults in the United States are especially susceptible to scams and financial exploitation. They are often targeted with a variety of different types of fraud all designed to take away the financial resources that person has accumulated over the course of their lives. As you plan to adjust your life or the care… Read More »
Workers Nervous About the Impact of Long-Term Care
If long-term care isn’t at the top of your mind for your own reasons, you might be thinking about this issue from the perspective of being an adult child looking ahead to help your parents navigate their own transition to retirement. But even if your most immediate concerns have to do with aging loved ones,… Read More »
Massachusetts Governor Temporarily Allows Remote Notarization
Remote notarization of estate planning documents has been a hot topic of conversation all over the United States, but important news has come out for Massachusetts residents. Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker recently signed a temporary law effective immediately that suspends the previous requirements stating that witnesses and notary publics be present in the same room… Read More »
Preparing for Incapacity
Whether it’s as a result of the current pandemic or because you’ve had a loved one who suddenly became ill or otherwise disabled, it is important for all adults to think about how their children might be affected by a parent’s incapacity. Young adults should also have basic incapacity documents for young adults in place… Read More »