Choosing A Power of Attorney
Who is the Right Person to Manage Your Assets? When you sign a general power of attorney, you authorize someone to manage financial matters on your behalf either immediately or in the event that you are unable to do so yourself, depending on which you prefer. You know...
Choosing A Patient Advocate and Caregiver
Help your doctor, your family, and yourself. When you need medical care, your doctor or the hospital is required to get your permission before beginning treatment. That permission can be difficult or even impossible to get if you are incapacitated or unconscious. Many...
Choosing A Representative for Your Will and Funeral
Choose Someone Impartial. The personal representative and funeral representative should be someone who understands you and your wishes regarding your funeral as well as your family and property. Your personal representative will have to resolve any ambiguities during...
Step-Family Estate Planning
Double the In-laws, Double the Fun; An Introduction to the Art of Step-Family Estate Planning I've been the proud patriarch of a step-family for over seven years. I would not have spent the last 85 months any other way, but it is amazing how fast these 371 weeks have...
Staying Independent As You Grow Older (With an Estate Plan)
A new movement is making headway with seniors today. Record numbers of Baby Boomers are participating in triathlons, traveling the globe, starting their own companies from scratch, creating new social circles and in general being much more active than their own...
Do You Need a Probate Lawyer?
West Michigan probate lawyers have a pretty complex job to do, and it can be even more difficult because of the fact that many people don’t really even know what the probate process is. This isn’t all that surprising, as by the time a person needs probate, it’s...
Incorporating Intangible Assets into Your West Michigan Estate Planning
Will and estate lawyers in West Michigan are charged with a number of tasks when it comes to wealth management, retirement planning, and setting up wills and trusts. For the most part, clients are concerned with their money and other assets, which makes sense. After...
Bad Estate Planning Decisions Can Be a Royal Pain
It seems that nearly everyone is paying attention to the lives of the British royal family, and now estate planning lawyers have their interest piqued, too. In September, Prince Harry—Princess Diana’s youngest son—turned 30. With his birthday came access to the rest...
What Happens to Debt When Someone Dies?
Will and estate lawyers are becoming intimately aware of their clients’ financial situations, and it’s just a fact of life that many people have considerable debt. Whether it is the person setting up an estate plan or one who has inherited from it, there are often...
Three Grandville Estate Planning Myths: True or False
Estate planning lawyers eat, sleep, and breathe estate planning and see pretty much every kind of situation unfold. Clearly, individuals who have taken the time to create a solid estate plan nearly always fare better than those who do not. Still, there are a whole...
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Choosing A Power of Attorney
Who is the Right Person to Manage Your Assets? When you sign a general power of attorney, you authorize someone to manage financial matters on your behalf either immediately or in the event that you are unable to do so yourself, depending on which you prefer. You know...
Choosing A Patient Advocate and Caregiver
Help your doctor, your family, and yourself. When you need medical care, your doctor or the hospital is required to get your permission before beginning treatment. That permission can be difficult or even impossible to get if you are incapacitated or unconscious. Many...
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Choosing A Power of Attorney
Who is the Right Person to Manage Your Assets? When you sign a general power of attorney, you authorize someone to manage financial matters on your behalf either immediately or in the event that you are unable to do so yourself, depending on which you prefer. You know...
Choosing A Patient Advocate and Caregiver
Help your doctor, your family, and yourself. When you need medical care, your doctor or the hospital is required to get your permission before beginning treatment. That permission can be difficult or even impossible to get if you are incapacitated or unconscious. Many...
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