If something happens to you and you become incapacitated and unable to make your own decisions, don't you want to know that the person making choices on your behalf really has your best interests at heart? Say you suffer a stroke. In the span of a few seconds, you can...
Month: April 2019
Unmarried couples need to protect the surviving individual
On Behalf of Cushing & Dolan, P.C. | Apr 17, 2019 | Wills
Legally speaking, unmarried couples are not "together." You can live together for 20 years, but, unless you officially tie the knot, the state does not care. This can lead to a lot of issues when couples do not draft an estate plan or write out a will. It may mean...
Handwritten wills lead to a lot of problems
On Behalf of Cushing & Dolan, P.C. | Apr 10, 2019 | Wills
It used to be that all wills were written by hand. Today, though, most are typed out. Often, you have both electronic copies and paper copies. There are a lot of reasons for this change -- the rise in computer technology over the decades not being least among them --...
Does a legal power of attorney matter after death?
On Behalf of Cushing & Dolan, P.C. | Apr 2, 2019 | Powers Of Attorney
If your elderly parent sets up a legal power of attorney for you, it gives you a lot of options to work on their behalf while they're still alive. You get to access their bank account, pay their bills, pay taxes and do many other things of this nature. Imagine that...
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