Here’s a round up of things I’ve been reading this week. All the links open in a new window, so feel free to read one and then come back, without fear of getting lost in the internet.
Damomma, also known as Elizabeth Soutter and the woman who helped design my website, has a beautifully touching post [...]
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Category Archives: Estate Planning
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“Exactly How Much Power Am I Giving You?”
“Exactly how much power am I giving you?”
This was the question my father asked me when I wanted him to sign a durable power of attorney. (Yes, just as the cobbler’s children have no shoes, the lawyer’s father had no power of attorney.) He was in the middle of selling his house and buying a [...]
Better Sleep* and Peace of Mind – What Does An Attorney Sell?
Ironically, the idea for this post came to me during a bout of insomnia.
It’s often said that estate planning attorneys sell “peace of mind.” That is, we help people put the pieces in place that allow their family members (or people of their choosing) to legally assist them with their health care and financial decisions [...]
I Can’t Lead a Horse To Water, or Make It Drink
Many times my biggest competition is not other attorneys – it’s inertia. It isn’t that people are meeting with other attorneys and getting their estate plans in order, it’s that they just aren’t doing them.
The biggest excuses I hear are usually “I don’t have any thing to leave to people and my family knows how [...]
Action Item – Write It Down
Some people get overwhelmed with the idea of getting their affairs in
order and as a result find it easier to do nothing. To help people
with that inertia, I'll be posting weekly Action Items – little steps
that take an hour or less that will move you forward in the process and
make it less daunting.
Today's Action [...]
Action Item – Keep Your Attorney in the Loop
Some people get overwhelmed with the idea of getting their affairs in
order and as a result find it easier to do nothing. To help people
with that inertia, I'll be posting weekly Action Items – little steps
that take an hour or less that will move you forward in the process and
make it less daunting.
Today's Action [...]
Action Item – Check Your Beneficiaries
Some people get overwhelmed with the idea of getting their affairs in order and as a result find it easier to do nothing. To help people with that inertia, I'll be posting weekly Action Items – little steps that take an hour or less that will move you forward in the process and make it [...]
How To Find a Lost Will (or at least where to look)
I always recommend that my clients keep their original wills (and other important documents) in a fireproof box in their house, and that they let some family members know where the documents are located, and where the key is (or what the combination is) if the box is locked. This is so that when the [...]
New Guide for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Elders
The National Center for Lesbian Rights has released a new planning guide for LGBT Elders called Planning With A Purpose: Legal Basics for LGBT Elders. Download PlanningWithAPurpose. This booklet provides basic information about how the laws affect the rights of LGBT elder's in terms of financial issues, health care decisions, long term care planning, and [...]
Protecting Your Privacy and Your Children’s with a Trust
There has been much talk in the media lately about Michael Jackson's death – what he owed, what he owned, and who would get it. People were waiting for his Will to be presented to the Court to perhaps get a deeper look at his financial life. Well, his will was presented to the Court [...]
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