Attorney Mateya was honored to be asked to write a chapter in the Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s “Estate Planning in Pennsylvania”. Attorney Mateya wrote about Power of Attorney, Health Care Power of Attorney, Living Will, and Mental Health Care Power of Attorney.
Attorney Mateya explains how you can creatively use life insurance to Leave your Legacy. This can be utilized for family members, friends, or charities and non-profits.
I recently received the following email from a client (names have been removed for privacy). I thought this might be something others have been questioning and it might be helpful to put in my blog.
(Client Email):
I have been thinking about our estate planning a lot recently. Morbid – I recognize.
That said, should we add a standard clause in either the Living Will or Health Care Power of Attorney to include a dementia specific directive? That’s the end of life condition I fear most. Rather […]
I know it’s no fun to think about this topic, but you are going to leave a legacy when you leave here. For better or worse, you will leave a legacy. I am going to use the next few blogs to cover topics you need to address as a part of your estate plan. If you have a Last Will & Testament in place, that’s great. Look at this blog and the next few as reminders of other steps you need to take.
If you have any debts when you die, be sure that you leave a wide paper trail. You […]
I know it’s no fun to think about this topic, but you are going to leave a legacy when you leave here. For better or worse, you will leave a legacy. I am going to use the next few blogs to cover topics you need to address as a part of your estate plan. If you have a Last Will & Testament in place, that’s great. Look at this blog and the next few as reminders of other steps you need to take.
This may sound elementary, but not being able to locate your Last Will & Testament is tantamount to […]