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Tag Archives: Incapacity Planning
Is a Conservatorship Right for Your Family? Part 1: Disadvantages
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
Posted in Conservatorships, Incapacity Planning, Probate
Tagged Conservatorships, Expense, Incapacity, Incapacity Planning, Loss of Rights, Privacy
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Courts Increasing Scrutiny of Conservatorships
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
Posted in Conservatorships, Estate Planning, Incapacity Planning
Tagged Auditors, Conservatorships, Expense, Incapacity Planning, Scrutiny
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What Is an Advance Health Care Directive – Estate Planning Basics
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
Posted in Disability, Estate Planning, Estate Planning Basics, Incapacity Planning, Long Term Care
Tagged Disability, Health Care, Incapacity Planning, Long Term Care
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Who Needs An Advance Health Care Directive? — Estate Planning Basics
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
Posted in Disability, Estate Planning, Estate Planning Basics, Incapacity Planning, Long Term Care
Tagged Advance Health Care Directive, Communication, Estate Planning, Estate Planning Basics, Incapacity Planning, Terri Schiavo
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What are the Benefits of a Living Trust? – Estate Planning Basics
It is time again to get back to basics. You want an estate plan, but why go to the trouble of setting up a living trust? It may not be a good fit for everyone, but a living trust … Continue reading
Posted in Estate Planning, Estate Planning Basics, Incapacity Planning, Living Trusts, Probate
Tagged Estate Planning, Estate Planning Basics, Incapacity Planning, Living Trust, Probate, Wills
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The High Cost of Financial Elder Abuse
As Americans live longer, many of them become targets for the unscrupulous. William P. Isele, a New Jersey Elder law attorney, discussed the problem in JDSupra. Here is an excerpt: “When I went to the bank last week, it was obvious the … Continue reading
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Tagged Conservatorships, Elder Law, Financial Elder Abuse, Incapacity Planning
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