by Laurie Ohall | Aug 14, 2012 | Estate Planning, Florida Laws, Health Care Directives, Living Trust, Living Will, Power of Attorney for Estate Planning
So, you’ve gone through a divorce (and it’s probably taken an emotional toll) and you are thankful that the process is over….or is it? Prior to your divorce, you and your spouse may have taken the time to do your estate planning. Or perhaps you had listed your...
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 | 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 | Apr 23, 2012 | End of Life Issues, Estate Planning, Living Will
Last year, a couple came into my office to sign their estate planning documents. They were Catholic and when it came time to sign the Living Will, the husband refused to sign it because he was unsure of the Catholic Church’s view on Living Wills. He stated that he...
by Laurie Ohall | Jan 10, 2012 | Estate Planning, Florida Laws, Health Care Directives, Living Trust, Living Will, Power of Attorney for Estate Planning, Probate
I was reading a Forbes magazine article the other day entitled “Make a New Year’s Resolution to Give Your Estate Plan a Checkup” by Deborah L. Jacobs, and I was reminded about how much people dislike going to visit their estate planning attorney (I think we’re right...
