Estate planning is an ongoing, dynamic process. As relevant life events take place your existing estate plan must be updated. If you go even a single day without a properly constructed estate plan you are taking a significant risk. And, you will not be around to suffer the consequences. It would be your family members who would pay the price. Getting remarried is one of these life-changing events that can trigger the need for some estate plan adjustments. One thing … [Read more...] about Make Necessary Estate Plan Adjustments When Remarrying
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Indianapolis Estate Planning Seminars
Free advice can be a bit dangerous to accept under certain circumstances. However, sometimes genuine expertise is available to you in a readily accessible and cost-effective manner. Just such an opportunity is presenting itself over the next couple of weeks here in the Indianapolis area. Our firm is going to be presenting some very informative seminars throughout the month of September and we would like to invite all of our readers to attend. At our seminars you will find out … [Read more...] about Indianapolis Estate Planning Seminars
Advanced Age Can Hinder Decision Making Capabilities
It can be difficult to plan ahead for the eventualities of aging partially because of the fact that it's hard to envision a time when you may not have the same level of mental capacity that you have right now. But at the same time, you have to look at the statistics and plan for the possibilities so that a challenging situation does not become all the worse due to a lack of preparation. Along these lines you would do well to understand how widespread incapacity is among elder … [Read more...] about Advanced Age Can Hinder Decision Making Capabilities
Durable Powers Of Attorney: A Brief Explanation
Estate planning clearly involves arranging for the transfer of assets to your loved ones after you pass away. But, when you are making preparations for the future it would be wise to consider all the eventualities of aging. There are elder law issues that you may face when you reach an advanced age, and you may not be in a position to respond to them at that time. Therefore, to be fully protected you must make advance preparations with the assistance of an experienced elder law … [Read more...] about Durable Powers Of Attorney: A Brief Explanation
Protect Yourself With Appropriate Powers Of Attorney
Elder law involves all of the legal issues that impact our nation's senior citizens, and it is a rapidly expanding field due to the fact that the population in the United States is aging considerably. Senior citizens are the fastest-growing age group in the country, and the oldest old, people who are at least 85, are the demographic subset that is growing fastest of all. People are living longer than ever and this is creating the need for some very specific forms of end-of-life planning, … [Read more...] about Protect Yourself With Appropriate Powers Of Attorney
How to Create A Comprehensive Disability Plan
A mental disability or terminal illness can leave you unable to handle your finances and make your own medical care decisions. That is why it is important to create a disability plan. Without a disability plan, the legal system will decide who has control over your medical wellness and financial assets. Make a Medical Plan A mental or severe physical disability may leave you without the ability to tell your family members and doctors how you want to be cared for. If you would like to name … [Read more...] about How to Create A Comprehensive Disability Plan
The Importance of Advanced Health Care Directives
Many people wonder if they should include instructions in their Will to let loved ones know what kind of medical care they’d like if they’re in the final stages of a terminal illness. But your Will is not the place for this type of information. In fact, in many cases, your family doesn’t even find your Will until sometime after your death. What’s more, your Will, by definition, does not take effect until you die – so it’s powerless to make sure that your health care wishes are … [Read more...] about The Importance of Advanced Health Care Directives
