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What is Hospice?

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Rather than a place to receive medical care, hospice is an approach to medical care for patients nearing the end of life.  Its goal is to enhance the quality of life for patients with terminal illness.  Hospice focuses on pain management and symptom relief, while addressing the patient’s emotional, social and spiritual needs – as well as those of family members.  Hospice lets patients and families … [Read more...] about What is Hospice?

What should my Power of Attorney include?

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A Power of Attorney is a legal document where you name a person to step into your shoes when you are unable to make decisions for yourself.   A Power of attorney may be immediate or having springing powers.  The difference is that if a power of attorney is immediate then it can be used by the agent (the person you designate) the moment you sign the document.  A power of attorney with springing … [Read more...] about What should my Power of Attorney include?

Estate Planning, Hollywood Style

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Hollywood often dramatizes serious estate planning issues that we all need to consider.  Recently I watched the movie, The Descendents.  This movie touched on several estate planning topics: family trusts, the responsibility of a trustee, the rule against perpetuities and living wills.  For me the most powerful and thought provoking scenes in the movie involved the estate planning document called … [Read more...] about Estate Planning, Hollywood Style

Expecting the Unexpected

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Has your life turned out exactly as you expected? Most of us would answer this question with a resounding “No!” For better or for worse, plans change, surprises arise, and we adapt. Maybe you chose a career that is completely different from the one you envisioned for yourself back in college. Perhaps your children chose very different paths in life than you would have picked for … [Read more...] about Expecting the Unexpected

How to Fund Your Revocable Living Trust

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At Sinclair Prosser Gasior, we believe that the best estate plan has a Revocable Living Trust as the foundation.  A Living Trust is a way to hold title to assets, just like sole ownership, joint tenancy or as a married couple.  The main reason most individuals choose and appreciate a Revocable Living Trust is, if set up properly and all assets are titled properly, your estate will avoid … [Read more...] about How to Fund Your Revocable Living Trust

Pre-nuptial Agreements

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Are you thinking of getting married?  You may have heard of pre-nuptial agreements but you are not sure if such an agreement is right for you.  Since many of my clients seek my advice after they have acquired a level of wealth, I am usually working on pre-nuptial agreements to make certain the assets acquired during a lifetime are left to a person’s family prior to the new marriage and are not … [Read more...] about Pre-nuptial Agreements