Why Do I Need an Advance Directive? In the United States, we all take for granted the ability to make our own healthcare decisions. What happens though, if you are in a position where you are unable to make your own healthcare decisions because of your own incapacity? If that were to occur, there is … [Read More]
Include HIPAA Authorization With Advance Directives
When you think about the topic of estate planning the matter of arranging for future asset transfers after your passing may immediately come to mind. Unquestionably this is at the core of estate planning, but to be totally prepared for the eventualities of aging there are some other very important things to take into consideration. … [Read More]
Incapacity Planning in Connecticut: What Is a Living Will?
The process of estate planning should extend beyond the distribution of financial assets. Before you expire there may be an interim during which you are incapacitated. You may be unable to make and communicate your own decisions at that time. Is this a pleasant proposition to consider? Of course not, but it is a stark … [Read More]
Choosing a Medical Decision Maker
When you are planning your estate there are obviously financial considerations. You must decide who will be receiving inheritances, how much each individual will be getting, and how you will be getting the money into their hands. You have a number of different options, and the best way to proceed would be to discuss them … [Read More]
Survey Finds Most Without Living Will
Every estate plan should contain an incapacity component. It is very possible that you will become unable to communicate before you pass away. Decisions may become necessary, and you may not be able to make them for yourself. If you want to be comprehensively prepared you should execute documents called advance directives for health care. … [Read More]
Estate Planning: What You Need & Why You Need It
Once you decide that you are no longer going to procrastinate about estate planning you are going to ask yourself exactly what you need. With this in mind we would like to share the various different components that are contained within the typical estate plan. Transfer of Financial Assets: Simple Wills Clearly, arranging for the … [Read More]
Three Basic Estate Planning Terms
There are some foundational elements that are typically contained within Hartford estate planning lawyer. [Read More]
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