What is a Plenary Guardian?
If you have a teenage child or young adult child with an intellectual or developmental disability (IDD), you may have concerns over how they will navigate the world as an adult. You may be wondering whether you need to assume legal guardianship to protect them from potentially costly mistakes. It is only sensible to think…
How To Prevent My Child from Becoming a Ward of the Court
If something happens to you and you’re unable to care for your children, the court system may step in. Making a child a ward of the court is only a last resort. If you’ve already made other arrangements, the court system would prefer to honor those arrangements as long as they account for your children’s…
12 Months of Estate Planning: A Plan to Get Your Estate Plan Set up in 2020
Estate planning can be one of the most important things you do for your family’s future, but it can also be overwhelming. Between heavy subjects you don’t want to think about, the need to do a lot of paperwork, and everything else going on in your life, it can be too easy to keep putting…
What Do I Need to Know about a Power of Attorney in WA State?
A power of attorney gives a loved one the legal authority to handle your healthcare, financial, or other important decisions for you if you’re unable to. This can help you both during major life events when you need extra help or if you’re physically or mentally unable to make decisions on your own. What Exactly…
What to Know During the Guardianship Nomination Process
If something happened to you and you were unable to take care of yourself or your children, who would step in? Ideally, it would be someone you chose. Nominating a guardian before something happens allows you to do just that. What Is a Guardian? Think back to school forms asking for a parent or legal…
The Importance of Power of Attorney During Estate Planning
Your estate planning has many different parts that all need to move in the same direction in order to be successful. A vital part of this process is how to disseminate the various powers of attorney (POA). The POA will be one of the most important estate documents that you create, so you owe it to…
Five Estate Planning Tips to Make It Easy to Discuss with Your Spouse
Chores, commitment, social media use — these are among some of the most difficult conversations couples can have. Another big sore spot on the list? Finances. We know that talking about money issues is not easy. But it is better than not talking about it now and having a bigger problem in the future. While there are…
5 Essential Estate Planning Forms You Need to Know About
Death. It is inevitable. No one likes considering their mortality but, the smartest among us prepare for it. Preparation helps the suffering of those you are leaving behind. Filing the proper estate planning forms, consolidating assets into a trust, and making sure your affairs are in order is the greatest gift you can give your…
Estate Planning: A Key Baby Boomer Family Value!
If you were born between 1946 and 1955, you are considered to be a “Baby Boomer.” If you are a Baby Boomer do not already have an estate plan established, you need one for your own sake and for your family’s. So, what is an estate plan and why is it important? In this article,…
Setting up a Durable Power of Attorney in Washington State
Setting up a Durable Power of Attorney in Washington State is pretty straightforward. In this article is a brief description of what a Durable Power of Attorney actually is, as well as some specific rules that you must follow to set up a durable power of attorney in Washington State. Durable Power of Attorney (POA)…