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Living Will in WA
- Can I legally prepare a living will in Washington State?
Washington.
Posted 9 months ago in Estate Planning.
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In addition to the fine answer offered by my legal colleague, I suggest you ...
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Absolutely, but you need to be clear by what you mean by a living will. A ...
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Death with no will in WA
- What happens when someone in Washington dies with no will and has assets?
Washington.
Posted 9 months ago in Estate Planning.
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When someone dies without a Will, they are deemed to die "intestate" and there ...
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If the decedent owned real property, there will have to be an adjudication of ...
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Protecting parents assets
- What is the best way to protect my mother's assets? She is moving into a retirement home.
Washington.
Posted 9 months ago in Estate Planning.
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It's funny how many of us, including myself, immediately assume that seniors ...
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You will want to seek out an attorney who practices in the area of Medicaid (...
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Wills
- I am divorced but had a will written with my ex-husband. The will has not been updated since the divorce. My ex was recently killed in an auto ...
Washington.
Posted 9 months ago in Estate Planning.
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In general, provisions made for a spouse in your Will are revoked when you ...
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My colleagues are correct, upon your divorce the will became ineffective with ...
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Bills received after father's death
- My father died a few months ago with no real property and a few thousand dollars in the bank. Bills have started ...
Washington.
Posted 9 months ago in Estate Planning.
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This question comes up a lot, but that doesn't make the answer any less ...
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Ordinarily, a small probate administration would need to be started, although ...
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Property in a will
- If I leave my home to my son in my will, can I stipulate requirements of the property in his will?
Washington.
Posted 9 months ago in Estate Planning.
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You can't stipulate the provisions of your son's Will, but you can put ...
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If you leave your home outright to your son in your Will, then it is his ...
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Probate requirements
- Is probate always a requirement? My mother had no assets to speak of when she passed away and I'm wondering if I need to go through ...
Washington.
Posted 9 months ago in Estate Planning.
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If your mother did NOT own any real estate and the value of her other assets ...
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I do not practice in your State, therefore this answer is only general ...
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Legal terminology
- What is the difference between 'power of attorney' and 'durable power of attorney'?
Washington.
Posted 9 months ago in Estate Planning.
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A power of attorney is a document where you acting as "principal" can name ...
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A power of attorney is a written document in which you authorize someone to act ...
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Trust fund usage
- How can I ensure that the money that I put in a trust is porperly utilized?
Washington.
Posted 9 months ago in Estate Planning.
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From a legal perspective, there are a number of things to do when drafting the ...
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First, be careful about your choice of trustee - you want someone who you are ...
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power of attorney
- One of my daughters is requesting that I give her a Power of Attorney in case something happens to me. What are the implications? Can she ...
Washington.
Posted 9 months ago in Estate Planning.
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What does your daughter want to be able to do on your behalf? You could give ...
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Think "Terri Shiavo" when you're deciding whether you should have a power of ...
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self-made will
- I would like to write a will because I do not want any of my money to go to my wife when I die. Do I need to get a lawyer, or can I just ...
Washington.
Posted 9 months ago in Estate Planning.
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This is a complex question. If you acquired anything while you were married ...
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You need to retain a lawyer. Of course, everything is a cost/benefit analysis. ...
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living trust
- I saw on TV that I can avoid expensive probate if I make a revokable living trust and put all of my assets into it. I want to do that, but my ...
Washington.
Posted 9 months ago in Estate Planning.
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Just to add a little more to my collegues existing replies, remember that a ...
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Those ads on TV are the bane of my practice! In Washington probate is very ...
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changing my will
- I had a lawyer write a will for me 10 years ago here in Washington, but I now want to change it. Can I just write in the changes myself ...
Washington.
Posted 9 months ago in Estate Planning.
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Don’t touch that will! You will very likely invalidate your will if you ...
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You need to engage in a cost/benefit analysis. If the assets that are going to ...
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pull the plug
- I was recently diagnosed with the beginning stages of Alzheimers, and I am afraid of slowly dying in a hospital after losing consciousness. ...
Washington.
Posted 9 months ago in Estate Planning.
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You can certainly make a living will here in Washington. That would cover “...
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In California the California Medical Association has published a durable power ...
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Leaving money to pets
- I love my cats, and hate the idea of them going to the pound after I have passed. Is there a way to write my will so that my pets ...
Washington.
Posted 9 months ago in Estate Planning.
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Washington allows you to create a trust for your cats. We are one of a number ...
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Many states including Washing allow you to create a Pet Trust. There are two ...
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care for mentally ill son
- How should I write my will so that my mentally ill son will be taken care of after I die, but so that he will not be allowed to ...
Washington.
Posted 9 months ago in Estate Planning.
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Think “special needs trust” if you want your son to be helped by your gift ...
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There is a specialty known as "ElderLaw." These attorneys deal not only with ...
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Family limited partnerships
- I have heard that family limited partnerships are a great way to protect your assets in estate planning. Does anyone have any ...
Washington.
Posted 9 months ago in Estate Planning.
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Family limited partnerships, or FLPs, are useful for both asset protection ...
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I have also encountered an unexpected issue where a recipient of a family ...
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Family Savings Trust
- I am starting a new corporation and my friend in CA said that I should look into a Family Savings Trust. Apparently this can shield ...
Washington.
Posted 9 months ago in Trusts.
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Your friend was probably describing an asset protection trust. While some ...
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There are at least three different types of liabilities to be considered in ...
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Protecting assets from deep pocket litigation
- I was reading a lawyer’s website that said that offshore trusts are “exploding” as a mechanism for ...
Washington.
Posted 9 months ago in Trusts.
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An offshore asset protection trust is an excellent method of protecting assets ...
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Off-shore trusts are a great tool from some people but just as my colleague ...
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At what age should you create a will?
- I'm 26 and married. I have a house, savings, and a few investments. My wife is the beneficiary on all my accounts ...
Seattle (WA).
Posted 9 months ago in Wills / Living Wills.
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The advantage to a will is that you can specify where all of the assets will go ...
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At what age? The age when you have assets or people you care about and want to ...
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