Category Archives: Estate Planning

Collecting art or other valuable items can be a passion for many people. Once you have accumulated a sizable collection, what do you want to happen to it after you pass away?  

When you assume the role of surrogate decision-maker, it is crucial to understand the patient’s wishes and values.

Following the death of a family member, you may find yourself needing to sort through many possessions accumulated over the deceased’s lifetime. An estate sale is one way to distribute, quickly and efficiently, those items that you do not want or need.

Psychiatric Advance Directives (PADs), like advance directives for health care, let a person with a mental illness lay out in advance the mental health care they want during a crisis that may require hospitalization.

Powers of attorney that only allow an agent to do certain things are commonly referred to as a limited power of attorney.

“Decedent” is a legal term that refers to a person who has died with unsatisfied legal obligations.

Arranging what happens to your digital assets and information when you pass away has become an increasingly essential component of comprehensive estate planning.

Wills contain important information about who receives money, possessions, and property upon a person’s death. Who can view this information, and is it a public record?