by Keith Hajovsky | Jul 3, 2024 | Asset Protection, General Estate Planning, Trusts
If you plan to leave assets to your children then it’s definitely a good idea to create either a testamentary trust or a living trust for them in your estate plan, especially if they are minors or possibly even if they are still young adults. It’s generally not a good...
by Keith Hajovsky | Jun 26, 2024 | General Estate Planning, Living Trusts, Trusts
Unlike a testamentary trust which is created through a will and doesn’t come into being until you die, a living trust, sometimes called an inter vivo trust, is created and funded while you are still alive. Unfortunately there are lots of advertisements out there that...
by Keith Hajovsky | Jun 19, 2024 | General Estate Planning, Guardians
One of the most important questions for every parent is this: Who will be the guardian of my children if I die before they are adults? If you have minor children and you were to pass away, then, barring some very extreme circumstances, your children would be raised by...
by Keith Hajovsky | Jun 5, 2024 | General Estate Planning, HIPAA Authorization
Many people ask “Do I need a HIPAA Authorization?” or they may never have even heard of one. But it is one of the five estate planning documents that everyone should have (the others are a will, power of attorney, medical power of attorney and living...
by Keith Hajovsky | May 29, 2024 | General Estate Planning, Living Will
A living will is another one of the five estate planning documents that everyone should have (the others are a will, power of attorney, medical power of attorney and HIPAA authorization). Heaven forbid, but if you ever became incapacitated and diagnosed with a...
by Keith Hajovsky | May 15, 2024 | General Estate Planning, Medical Power of Attorney
Do I need a medical power of attorney? A medical power of attorney is one of the five estate planning documents that everyone should have (the others being a will, power of attorney, living will and HIPAA authorization). Compared to a ‘regular’ power of...
