Understanding a Power of Attorney What is a Power of Attorney? A Power of Attorney (POA) is a legal document that gives someone the ability to make financial decisions and enter into transactions on your behalf. In signing a Power of Attorney, you are considered the “Principa [...]
What It Is One of the issues most of us will face as we get older is the possibility of a critical and/or debilitating disease that may limit our independence, ability to experience a high quality of life, and increase the risk that we will outlive a fixed income. This is wh [...]
This question is one that many patients and their families ask. Even though a Health Care Directive and a Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) form deliver similar instructions, it is important to know the particulars of both. A Health Care Directive is a u [...]
There are four law schools in the Twin Cities area. This means there are approximately 1,200 new lawyers graduating each year. With the economy as it is today, these new lawyers — as well as more seasoned lawyers — are finding jobs hard to find. Choosing a good Elder Law att [...]
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc., (FINRA) the brokerage industry’s largest regulator, has issued a warning against financial advisors using authoritative-sounding titles like “certified senior advisor” or “certified retirement counselor” because the use of th [...]
It’s that time of year again: children graduating from high school – when they prepare to spread their wings and fly off to college. For the first time the kids won’t be at home and underfoot. Additionally, after they turn 18 they are legally adults. We, as parents, won’t [...]
Recently, I talked about the need for high school graduates to complete their Health Care Directives upon turning age 18 to enable parents to make medical and health care decisions on their behalf. (This presumes your child will appoint you as his/her parent and not his/her B [...]
