Leanna Hamill, Attorney at Law, P.C. provides estate planning and related legal services to clients of all ages, with a focus on the needs of older individuals and their families.
As you ready to send your kids off to school (kindergarten to college) you'll want to make sure you've taken care of a few things:
For any minor children, have you signed an Emergency Guardianship Proxy appointed a guardian in the event that you and their other parent are unavailable or unable to care for [...]
One of the most important reasons that parents of minor children need to make a Will, is to name guardians to care for their children in the event neither parent is available. Sabrina Winters, who writes the North Carolina Estate Planning Information Blog has a recent post listing 10 Items to Consider When Choosing a [...]
Are you taking a vacation without your children this summer, even a weekend away? Make sure you have the proper documents in place so that whoever is caring for your children has the authority to obtain medical care for them in an emergency. Also, make sure that you leave detailed instructions about their medical history, [...]
I recently had a client who was having surgery, and was leaving her pets in the care of some friends. She left extensive instructions about what her pets eat, what they are allergic to, who their vets are, their medical history and current issues, and any quirks they have such as a favorite toy or [...]
Whether you are caring for an aging parent, small children, or just yourself – everyone can use time for themselves to regroup and recharge. One way that I like to recharge is with a short yoga practice during the workday. Stacey Shipman of Let It Flow has a great 10 minute Yoga At Your Desk [...]
I recently heard a story about a man who had passed away suddenly, leaving behind a young adult daughter. He had been at a job that had offered him life insurance and certain other benefits when he retired a few years back. However, as the grieving daughter began to sort through things, she realized that [...]
People like to set resolutions for the New Year – lose weight, spend more time with family, get their estate plan in order, put finances in order. But resolutions always seem to fade by February. Maybe it’s because they are too vague, too big, too unwieldy. Why not set goals instead, with mini-goals along they [...]
The Boston Globe had an article today about a Rhode Island man who had disinherited his two young children, and their mother’s fight in court to obtain some of the estate for their use.
What struck me about the article were the last few paragraphs:
Family members on both sides of the dispute agree on [...]
Do you buckle your seat belt when you get in the car? It’s easy, doesn’t take much time, and you know you’ll be protected in the event of an accident.
Do you figure that since things are fine now, you’ll wait to fasten your seat belt until you feel the car start spinning out of [...]
People often consider putting an estate plan together when they are going through a crisis. But how often do they think about doing (or re-doing) their estate plan when their child is in crisis? A recent article in the Boston Globe about parents of heroin or oxycontin addicts who have formed support groups made me [...]
