by Lisa Adler | Jul 5, 2015 | Appointment of Healthcare Representitive, Incapacity Planning
It’s the stuff of parents’ worst anxieties when headed out of town for business or vacation, leaving their minor children at home in the care of a friend of family — their child is injured or becomes sick in their absence. Imagine, leaving with your...
by Lisa Adler | Jun 19, 2015 | Appointment of Healthcare Representitive, Incapacity Planning, Living Wills, Power of Attorney
Having a child attain the age of 18 brings with it the legal age of majority and autonomy in her decisionmaking. One aspect of this age of “adulthood” that may not be readily apparent to both the now-adult child and her parents is the immediate loss of...
by Lisa Adler | Sep 10, 2014 | Appointment of Healthcare Representitive, Elder Law, Guardianship, Incapacity Planning, Living Wills, Power of Attorney
Fellow legal bloggers Danielle and Andy Mayoras (find them here and here) have a great article today about end-of-life lessons to be learned from Joan River’s passing. All estate plans should include planning for incapacity and end-of-life decision making. The...
by Lisa Adler | Aug 29, 2014 | Elder Abuse, Elder Law, Guardianship, Incapacity Planning, Litigation, Power of Attorney, Trustee Breach, Trusts, Will Contest, Wills, Wills & Trusts
High profile celebrity deaths are regularly in the headlines. The ongoing legal battle faced by Anna Nicole Smith, and now her Estate, continues. That case included allegations of interference with inheritance. Casey Kasem’s last months raise questions about...
