January 17th, 2008

Living Wills: Will Your Living Will Survive You?

A living will is also known as an advance directive, and it is a written document indicating a person’s wishes in the event that they are reduced to a vegetative state by some accident or trauma, and whether doctors treating them should go to all efforts necessary to keep them legally living, or to “allow nature to take its course”.

December 18th, 2007

Good Intentions Could Lead To Family Feuds

Although it sounds smart and reasonable to make a “Who Gets What List” regarding furniture and personal items as part of an estate plan, such action could cause problems rather than solve them. One of the most common stories I’ve heard is how a parent would attempt to prevent heirs from fighting over an estate by predetermining “who gets what” or by going ahead and giving things away in advance without all heirs present at the time.


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