by Laurie Ohall | May 9, 2013 | Estate Planning, Florida Laws, Health Care Directives, Living Trust, Living Will, Power of Attorney for Estate Planning
Do you have children that have turned eighteen or about to turn eighteen? Do you have children that are in college or on their way to college? A few things every parent should know when your child turns 18 Did you realize that once your child turns eighteen your...
by Laurie Ohall | Apr 25, 2013 | Elder Law, Estate Planning, Health Care Directives, Living Trust, Living Will, Power of Attorney for Estate Planning
You’ve seen the commercials with OJ Simpson’s attorney telling you to go to a certain website, put in some information, and you can prepare your own estate planning documents with the click of a mouse. And I say – absolutely, go ahead and do that. Why would I say...
by Laurie Ohall | Sep 24, 2012 | Estate Planning, Health Care Directives, Living Will, Power of Attorney for Estate Planning
Who do I name in my estate planning documents? The hardest decision for some (once they’ve decided to do their estate planning) is who to name in the documents to make decisions. Who do you want to name as the personal representative (also commonly referred to as the...
by Laurie Ohall | Sep 20, 2012 | Estate Planning, Health Care Directives, Living Will, Power of Attorney for Estate Planning
They are intimidated by the process. Estate planning does not have to be intimidating – you just need to know what to expect. Most attorneys will have you fill out a questionnaire that lists your assets and liabilities and asks you questions like, “Who do you want to...
by Laurie Ohall | Sep 14, 2012 | Estate Planning, Guardianship, Health Care Directives, Living Will
Making End of Life Decisions Whenever I talk to people about creating a living will (which outlines important health care decisions that you want – and, not to be confused with a Last Will and Testament, which specifies who you want to inherit your assets and who will...
by Laurie Ohall | Aug 25, 2012 | Estate Planning, Florida Laws, Health Care Directives, Living Trust, Living Will, Power of Attorney for Estate Planning
Estate Planning for LGBT couples Estate planning for “non-traditional” families is a very relevant topic and one that I do not think gets enough attention. Same-sex couples have the same estate planning needs as do opposite-sex couples – probably more so, than...