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Power of Attorney for Property
Mar 23, 2015
By Estate Planning Attorney Rick Law, Managing Partner at the Estate Planning Center of Law Elder Law in Chicagoland An Estate Planning attorney can draft a power of attorney for property (financial decisions) to include one or more specific actions, such as for paying bills; but a power of attorney for property may also be […]
The Health Care Power of Attorney
Mar 21, 2015
By Rick Law, Senior advocate at the Estate Planning Center at Law Elder Law in West Suburban Chicago, IL There are several limitations that Illinois has put on health-care agencies. For example, neither the attending physician nor any other health-care provider may act as agent under a health-care power of attorney. Other forms of powers […]
Protect Your Right To Refuse Treatment
Mar 18, 2015
By Attorney Rick Law of the Estate Planning Center at Law Elder Law. Providing estate planning, wills, trusts, guardianship, and probate services to the Chicagoland area in Illinois Another example of a powerful Power of Attorney is having the opportunity to pre-emptively say, “You know what? I don’t want antibiotics either.” Everyone has a constitutional right to […]
Life Support Decisions
Mar 15, 2015
By Attorney Rick Law of the Estate Planning Center at Law Elder Law in Aurora, Illinois. Providing wills, trusts, probate, guardianship, estate plans, Medicaid crisis planning and much more to the residents of Kane and Kendall Counties One afternoon, I met with a client who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, along with his wife of many years […]
Life-Prolonging Treatment and Powers of Attorney
Mar 11, 2015
by Senior Advocate and Estate Planning Lawyer Rick Law of the Estate Planning Center at Law Elder Law. Located in Aurora, IL just off the I-88 Tollway, LEL provides wills and trusts, probate, guardianship, Medicaid crisis planning, estate planning and more. An example of a powerful power of attorney is one that includes language that […]
Qualifying Conditions that Trigger a Living Will
Mar 08, 2015
By Illinois Senior Advocate Rick Law. Estate Planning Attorney and Medicaid Crisis Planner in Aurora, IL just off the I-88 tollway. In Illinois, “qualifying condition” means the existence of one or more of the following conditions in a patient certified in writing in the patient’s medical record by the attending physician and by at least […]
Terminal Illness and the Living Will?
Mar 05, 2015
By Rick Rick Law, Senior Advocate and Estate Planning Lawyer at Law Elder Law in Chicago, IL. An important fact to keep in mind when looking at the statutory health-care power of attorney (or the living will) is that the terms and concepts that are used are defined in a manner that would surprise most […]
The Power of Attorney: An Important Part of Your Planning
Mar 01, 2015
By Rick Law of the Estate Planning Center at Law Elder Law in Aurora, Illinois. Providing wills and trusts, probate, guardianship and more to residents of Kane, DuPage, Will and Kendall Counties in Illinois. Two of the most important documents to put in place when dealing with Alzheimer’s are durable powers of attorney for financial […]
What Is a Living Will?
Feb 26, 2015
By Rick Law, Lead Attorney at the Estate Planning Center of Law Elder Law, LLP; Senior Advocates in West Suburban Chicagoland. Advanced planning is always the preferred course of action. As we say in the elder law world — don’t wait till you’re out of money and out of options. When it comes to an Alzheimer’s […]
Advance Directives and the Danger of DIY (Do It Yourself)
Feb 23, 2015
By Estate Planning and Elder Law attorney Rick Law. Senior Advocate at the Estate Planning Center at Law Elder Law in Aurora, Illinois. “So what’s wrong with a ‘Do-it-yourself’ plan?”…. In this Internet age when seemingly everything is available online, many people may be tempted to download their own living will or health-care power of […]
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