by Laurie Ohall | Aug 2, 2012 | Estate Planning, Florida Laws, Health Care Directives, Living Trust, Living Will, Power of Attorney for Estate Planning
Don’t you love that Office Depot jingle where the father is all excited because it’s time to go shopping for school supplies and get the children back to school? It always makes me laugh. It’s also an exciting time for those parents who have children about to go to...
by Laurie Ohall | Jul 26, 2012 | Estate Planning, Health Care Directives, Living Will
Advance Care Directives are specific instructions about medical care if that person becomes unable to do so. An example is a Living Will, a document that explains the wishes of a person during a terminal illness. Do Not Resuscitate Order, for example: “No CPR...
by Laurie Ohall | Jul 7, 2012 | Elder Law, Estate Planning, Long Term Care Planning
I usually have a discussion with almost every estate planning client that I meet with about long term care insurance. Some clients respond by saying, “I’m too young to need that” to which I respond – ever heard of Terry Schaivo? She was only 26 years old when she...
by Laurie Ohall | Jun 19, 2012 | Estate Planning, Guardianship, Health Care Directives, Living Will, Special Needs
I have been receiving an alarmingly high volume of phone calls over the last few months from individuals who have children with special needs that are about to turn 18 and they are panicked because they have been told they will lose the ability to make legal, health...
by Laurie Ohall | Jun 12, 2012 | End of Life Issues, Estate Planning
Back in 2009, I was featured on Bay News 9 as a reporter was working on a story of a mother who wished to maintain the online presence for her teenage daughter. This question comes up quite a bit as we become a more digital population and our lives play out...
by Laurie Ohall | Jun 4, 2012 | Estate Planning
A friend of mine passed away a few weeks ago. He was not married but had a life partner. They had done all of their estate planning and thought that everything was in order. The only problem? My friend’s parent was not very accepting of her child’s partner,...
