Category: Legal Notes
Understanding Advance Directives and Medical Powers of Attorney
This often includes directives about life-sustaining treatments such as mechanical ventilation or resuscitation.
Designating Beneficiaries
If you’re a grandparent with a life insurance policy who wants to leave the money to your grandchildren, consider using a trust.
Deeds And Divorce
One reason for having the deed drafted so it can be signed around the same time as the decree is to minimize the opportunity for a hostile spouse to drag out the misery.
Do I Need A Trust?
It helps if the trust is named as the beneficiary of life insurance policies if the children or grandchildren beneficiaries are under age 18.
Know Your Rights During An ICE Encounter
Despite their immigration status, individuals in the United States are entitled to certain constitutional protections.
Funeral Planning
by Sheryll Bonilla, esq.For some of us, 2024 was a year when we said goodbye to someone we loved. The passing could have been expected [Read More…]
Tying Up Loose Ends – Advance Directive and Power of Attorney
The Advance Directive and Durable General Power of Attorney are two basic documents that are very helpful to have and save families expenses and delays when using them.
Special Powers of Attorney
Special powers of attorney (SPOA) are different from durable general powers of attorney.
Funding Your Trust: Other Assets
by Sheryll Bonilla, Esq. In our last article, we looked at funding your trust as it relates to real estate. This article discusses other types [Read More…]
