Next Steps after an Alzheimer’s Diagnosis
Obviously, the first step is to work with your doctor to slow the progression. However, there are legal steps you need to take as quickly as possible.
Ethan Huizenga
February 4, 2021
4 Types of Powers of Attorney
Powers of attorney come in different forms, each suited for a specific purpose. They serve as useful tools in any estate-planning effort.
Ethan Huizenga
February 1, 2021
Estate Planning Roles: Executor, Trustee, agent
Has a family member or close friend asked you to serve as their executor, trustee or power of attorney? If you accepted the responsibility, do you know what this entails? Have you been given a copy of the documents you were named under? Do you know when you would begin serving in these roles? These are all important questions to ask or consider.
Ethan Huizenga
December 22, 2020
Wrong Powers of Attorney Have Consequences
When do you need your estate plan to ‘go to work’ for you? While you may think the right answer is ‘after I die,’ the actual answer is ‘if I lose the ability to manage my own affairs.’
Ethan Huizenga
November 14, 2020
How to Ask Parents about Estate Planning?
Do you expect your parents to leave you a financial legacy? Nearly half of working-age Americans assume that they will receive an inheritance that will support them later in life, according to a survey by financial services company HSBC. Perhaps the bigger question, though, is how to even approach this topic with your parents.
Ethan Huizenga
November 9, 2020
Powers of Attorney and Asset Protection
Many people focus on only protecting their estate from probate. However, in the big picture, probate is the least of their worries.
Ethan Huizenga
October 29, 2020
Reviewing Your Estate Plan Protects Goals
Most people wish to have more control over who and how their assets are managed than what the state laws provide, and so they draft documents that can override the Laws of Intestacy, when those laws do not match their objectives.
Ethan Huizenga
October 26, 2020
They Refused My POA Document, What Now?
The possibility that a power of attorney might be rejected may be one reason not to simply pull a form off the internet and hope it will be accepted.
Ethan Huizenga
October 15, 2020
4 Types of Powers of Attorney
As you age, it is important to have your affairs in order to ensure peace of mind for you and your family. Several documents need to be in place to help your family know and carry out your wishes.
Ethan Huizenga
August 4, 2020
POAs Don’t Mix With Social Security Benefits
Social Security benefits are one of the items that fall through the cracks in many estate plans.
Ethan Huizenga
July 27, 2020