Category Archives: Incapacity Planning

Is a Conservatorship Right for Your Family? Part 1: Disadvantages

Posted on November 2, 2016 by Roger Billings

Is a conservatorship right for your family? Usually the answer is no. Conservatorships are drastic, expensive, and stir up controversy, and yet most of the time they could have been avoided with some advance planning. Let’s review the cons of a … Continue reading →






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Courts Increasing Scrutiny of Conservatorships

Posted on February 16, 2016 by Roger Billings

There are good reasons for courts to impose conservatorships, particularly to protect individuals vulnerable to fraud. But the conservatorship order has a drastic effect. It takes away the right to manage a person’s own affairs. Some courts have been increasing the … Continue reading →






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Getting a Conservatorship Protected Their Mother

Posted on February 1, 2016 by Roger Billings

Their mother was required to mail the organizer $2,500 to receive her prize. Conservatorships are not cure-alls or panaceas, but they do have a particularly important role in protecting vulnerable adults from being taken advantage of. A surprising discovery by two sons managing their mother’s … Continue reading →






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Full-time Caregivers Need Our Support: Here’s How

Posted on November 23, 2015 by Roger Billings

November is National Family Caregivers Month. From the experience of those close to me, being a full time caregiver is a consuming and exhausting responsibility. They need our support. Texas attorney Rania Combs offers some helpful suggestions for those close … Continue reading →






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What Is an Advance Health Care Directive – Estate Planning Basics

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Roger Billings

An Advance Health Care Directive designates the people responsible for your health and may also state your health care wishes. It must be a written properly executed legal document. The health care agent designated by the Advance Health Care Directive … Continue reading →






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You’re Named in Power of Attorney – How Do You Sign Documents?

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Roger Billings

  A power of attorney gives one person responsibility for the other person’s finances. The responsible party is known as the attorney-in-fact. How should the attorney-in-fact sign documents (checks for example) on behalf of the principal? The safest answer is … Continue reading →






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Who Needs An Advance Health Care Directive? — Estate Planning Basics

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Roger Billings

As people live longer, the chances of experiencing incapacity increase, and the advance health care directive becomes ever more crucial in avoiding disputes and providing a peaceful transition for end-of-life situations. It is often asked, why do I need an … Continue reading →






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