Existing Estate Plan
If you already have an Estate Plan, Last Will, or Trust, you might want to go retrieve it from the back of the closet. Your plan matters more now than ever as we have seen in the past year. Covid-19 has rampaged through the world and disrupted the lives of countless individuals. The uncertainty of the pandemic remains a threat to this day, but that doesn’t mean you can’t prepare for it.
Everyone affected by Covid-19 will feel the need to have a set of documents that provides explicit instructions for your wishes. Should you have created an estate plan before 2019, there have been many changes in estate planning laws. Additionally, there may be changes you want to make in your planning. This may include whom to include in your documents for your wishes to be carried out.
Pandemic-Proofing
We are all worried about an unforeseen death, not just for ourselves, but for everyone who is named in our documents. This makes up-to-date legal documents of the utmost importance. Such as a Health Care Directive that allows you to appoint an agent to make health decisions on your behalf. For instance, if you were losing the ability to breathe, this document could instruct doctors to place you on a ventilator, or not. There are many more relevant legal documents thaenjoyfit from a Pandemic-Proofing review.
How We Can Help
Estate planning documents can be overwhelming, especially for those who are not aware of the exact laws affecting their documents. To ensure the effectiveness of your plan, we recommend you to schedule a consultation with our firm. We may review your estate plan and related documents to keep you and your assets as protected as possible.