Our family is wealthy. Do we still need to create a Special Needs Trust?
Yes, you should still establish a Special Needs Trust to protect your disabled beneficiaries from potential creditors. For example, if [...]
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Who can establish a Special Needs Trust?
While Special Needs Trusts are typically established by parents for their disabled children, any third party can establish a Special [...]
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When should a Special Needs Trust be established?
Generally, a Special Needs Trust should be established no later than the beneficiary’s 65th birthday. If you have a disabled [...]
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What is the purpose of a Special Needs Trust?
While you can certainly bequest money and assets to those with special needs, such a bequest may prevent them from [...]
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What is a HIPAA Authorization?
Some medical providers have refused to release information, even to spouses and adult children authorized by the Healthcare Power of [...]
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What is a Living Will?
A Living Will informs others of your preferred medical treatment should you become permanently unconscious, terminally ill, or otherwise unable [...]
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What is a Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care?
The law allows you to appoint someone to decide about medical treatment options if you lose the ability to decide [...]
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Who may act as an agent under a Power of Attorney?
In general, an agent, or attorney in fact, may be anyone who is legally competent and over the age of [...]
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Who can establish a Power of Attorney?
Generally, any individual over the age of majority and who is legally competent can establish a Power of Attorney.
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What is a Durable Power of Attorney?
A Durable Power of Attorney is a document that empowers another individual to carry on your financial affairs in the [...]