Living Wills and Health Care Directives What is Involved? Posted By : Blake...
What is involved in creating a Health Care Directive? They typically have 3 basic parts. 1) Appointment of the Health Care Agent, 2) Health Care Instructions, and 3) Making the Document Legal.
View ArticleWills and Why You Need Them Posted By : Martin Petroff
Most people think that a Will is only for people who want to set up trusts or save on estate taxes. The primary reason for making a Will, however, is to leave your property to those you care about in...
View ArticleHistorical Wills and Famous Final Words Posted By : Melissa Gordon
Leaving items behind for your loved ones means the chance to leave a final gift that will provide them with something to remember you by. It also means an opportunity to see to it that, if you have...
View ArticleWhat is a Will... Really? Posted By : Melissa Gordon
Your will otherwise known as your Last Will and Testament is effectively your last word on this planet. It is what will be left when you have passed away, and its intention is to divide up your...
View ArticleWhat to Think about When Changing Your Will Posted By : Melissa Gordon
Making a will can be an emotionally challenging experience. The fallout from a poorly or provocatively worded will can cause a huge amount of pain for those you love, and can lead to schisms that would...
View ArticleThe Importance Of Writing A Will (UK Only) Posted By : George Lambert
Recently my Father died. He was a successful businessman, all his life he had been meticulous in keeping his paperwork up to date, the one thing he kept putting off was the writing of his will. Despite...
View ArticleThe Living Will - Establishing Your Medical Decisions Posted By : Ronald Hudkins
A living will is not about who inherits your stocks and bonds when you die and it doesn't designate who gets the family home or your mother's jewelry. What a living will does is establish your wishes...
View ArticleHow To Write A Will Posted By : Neil Mercer
Why Do You Need a Will? Are you going to provide for your family as you would wish? Do you want everything to be decided by the rules of intestacy? Is your husband or wife going to have to sell the...
View ArticleEverything You Must Know Before You Fill Out Your Last Will And Testament...
Avoid family disagreements. Many families struggle over who should get what. A will allows you to give your things to whomever you want, not to whomever a judge decides will get it.
View ArticleDo You Need A Living Will Form Or A Health Care Power Of Attorney Form?...
The purpose of a Living Will declaration is to document your wish that life-sustaining treatment, including artificially or technologically supplied nutrition and hydration, be withheld or withdrawn if...
View ArticleMaking A Will Using Online Services Posted By : James Walsh
70 per cent of people in the United Kingdom do not make a will for they feel that a visit to the solicitors is not worth the expense, and the thought of death has an unsettling effect. They rest...
View ArticleWhat Is A Will... Really? Posted By : Melissa Gordon
Your will - otherwise known as your Last Will and Testament - is effectively your last word on this planet. It is what will be left when you have passed away, and its intention is to divide up your...
View ArticleWhat To Think About When Changing Your Will Posted By : Melissa Gordon
Making a will can be an emotionally challenging experience. The fallout from a poorly or provocatively worded will can cause a huge amount of pain for those you love, and can lead to schisms that would...
View ArticleThe Wonderful World Of Probate (And Why To Avoid It) Posted By : John Fraker
Probate is a court-supervised process by which a decedent's assets are gathered, valued, and distributed according to the decedent's last wishes, as stated in his or her will. Learn how, through...
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