What exactly is an estate plan? I hear it often. An “Estate Plan” is simply a plan for what you want done with your things and with you either upon your death or if you become incapacitated. An Estate Plan has at a minimum the following pieces -A will -Durable Power of Attorney -Medical Power […]
Author: Lindsey Drake
Consequence of Not Naming a Guardian for your Child
Guardianship of a child is a critical component of an estate plan and often a triggering event in a person’s life. Often the arrival of a child is what brings young clients into the office. It is so important for you to declare who you wish to serve as the caretaker of your children because […]
Why Do People Wait?
He Waits for the Muse Artist: DeLoss McGraw (American, born 1945) Date: 2002 Met Museum Online Collection People confess to me that they don’t have a will and they keep putting it off, often a look of guilt in their eyes. Why, if we feel guilty, do we wait so long? Sometimes 30 years after having children […]
DIY Wills Have Issues
The Experts by Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps(French, Paris 1803–1860 Fontainebleau) Some things must be left to professionals, and your last will and testament is absolutely one of them. When my car makes a funny noise (and it does!), I take it to my mechanic because he is a pro. He studies, he trains, and he has years of […]