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Dear Jonathan: My parents are coming out to visit me next month. One of the reasons for the visit is to prepare durable power of attorneys for financial and health care matters because they want me to act on their behalf in the event they are unable to act for each other. I have no problem being named as their agent, but shouldn’t those documents be drafted by a lawyer in the state where they live? Jonathan Says: Yes, you are absolutely correct. Every state has its own laws regarding durable power of attorneys for financial and health care m...
Dear Jonathan: I am a widowed mother of four adult children and I am in the process of making out a new will, and I have a question. I want to treat my children equally, but I have financially supported two of my children to the tune of $200,000 or more over the past several years. Consequently, unless they pay that money back to me, which I really don’t see happening, I don’t think it is fair to my other two children if I were to divide my estate equally among them. Any suggestions as to how I might approach this? Jonathan says: This is a com...
Dear Jonathan: I went to see a lawyer because I wanted a simple will drawn up. By the time I was done, not only did I have a will, which was not the least bit simple, but I had a financial durable power of attorney, a health care power of attorney and living will, a trust, and a rather large bill from the lawyer. I was shellshocked. Do I really need all of these documents or was I scammed by the lawyer? Jonathan says: Without knowing anything about your personal circumstances, or what your objectives were when you went to see the lawyer, it is...
