By: Barry E. Haimo, Esq.May 30, 2019 Last will and testament I Wrote A Will…Now What Do I Do? Well done. You’ve officially taken the first – and arguably the most important – step in ensuring your last wishes for your property and its heirs will be...
Health Care Decisions Need to Be Made While Healthy By: Barry E. Haimo, Esq. May 28, 2020 Estate planning is about more than what happens to your assets when you pass away, it’s also about protecting yourself at the end of your life. It’s critical to have a...
By: Barry E. Haimo, Esq. May 17, 2018 Kim Kardashian's Estate Plan Ensures She'll Always Look Her Best When you think of estate planning, it’s likely you imagine deciding who gets which assets. This is the reason many people give for avoiding it. After all, maybe you don’t...
What's a Living Will? September 4, 2015 By: Barry E. Haimo, Esq. What is a Living Will, and Why Should I Care? A Living Will is a document that enables you to choose your preference as to whether to be kept alive artificially on life support in the event...
The Coronavirus is One of Many Reasons for Getting a Power of Attorney By: Barry E. Haimo, Esq. May 7, 2020 The coronavirus pandemic has led many to re-evaluate their estate plans. In particular, people are reviewing their decisions regarding utilizing a Power of Attorney. The serious consequences...
Why You Need a Health Care Surrogate for Your Young Adult Child: An Unexpected Sports Injury By: Barry E. Haimo, Esq. February 12, 2015 When you are a parent, it sometimes seems as though your children become young adults in the blink of an eye. Even if you...
By: Barry E. Haimo, Esq. February 9, 2016 What Are Some Use Cases of a Power of Attorney? When we start to plan for our future, we have to think about what will happen when we can’t make decisions for ourselves. Who will make those important decisions for...
We Know We Can’t Stop Aging, But It’s Always a Surprise September 14, 2014 By: Barry E. Haimo, Esq. One of the main reasons to go through estate planning is to make sure that your family is taken care of after you’re gone and that your assets go...
By: Barry E. Haimo, Esq. December 22, 2015 What Is a Persistent Vegetative State? For many families, witnessing a loved one enter a persistent vegetative state is incredibly traumatic and hard to understand. Different than a coma, a persistent vegetative state is a condition marked by cycles of sleeping...
By: Barry E. Haimo, Esq. February 23, 2016 What’s a Limited Power of Attorney? A Power of Attorney is a legal document that allows someone else to act on your behalf if you become incapacitated or are unavailable to perform an activity. It is one of many important...