Who Needs an Estate Planning Attorney

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Who Needs an Estate Planning Attorney?
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Contrary to what most people believe, it is not
just the rich and the elderly who need the
services of an estate planning attorney. An
estate planning attorney is extremely important
regardless of your age of financial status
everyone needs to retain one in order to ensure
that their affairs and those of their loved ones
are well taken care of in the event that you have
died. Estate planning is extremely important
especially for people whose children are still
minors.
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There are people whose line of career exposes
them to consent danger every other day such
people need to consult estate planning attorneys
who can help them put all their affairs in order.
While it is not all the time that you could get
involved in a fatal accident, there are other
unfortunate circumstances such as being unable to
make your own healthcare decisions. In such a
case, your nominated estate planning attorney
will have made ready the correct documents that
will ensure that your care is well managed by
another person.
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Estate planning attorneys are responsible for the
preparation of important documents such as the
last will and testament, an advance health
directive or a living will, healthcare surrogate
designations in addition to powers of attorney
where you name the person who will handle some
particular or all your affairs in case you are
incapacitated or in the event of death. It is
also the business of an estate planning attorney
to provide other important services such as asset
protection in order to protect your wealth from
creditors, advice regarding elderly abuse and
elder law, estate administration and estate
probate disputes, Medicaid planning as well as
trusts and living trusts.
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Wills A will transfers all the property that is
in your name to another entity or person like you
may have specified in case your children are
minors, your will can also specify who their
legal guardian is going to be. You may also name
the executor of your will this is a person who
is legally responsible for ensuring that your
instructions are carried out to the letter.
Power of attorney Durable powers of attorney
for health, also known as health care proxies
provide the names of the person who will become
responsible for making your important healthcare
decisions in the unfortunate event that you are
unable to make those decisions on your own.
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