Protecting Your Healthcare Decision Making Rights By: Barry E. Haimo, Esq. November 11, 2021 When it comes to medical treatment, most value their ability to freely make their own healthcare decisions. The bad news is that one day you might lose the capacity to make...
Florida Health Care Power of Attorney Covers Mental Health, Too By: Barry E. Haimo, Esq. July 30, 2021 Does medical power of attorney cover mental health? The answer may surprise you. Florida health care advance directives don’t just cover physical incapacity – they...
Who Are the Parties in a Power of Attorney? By: Barry E. Haimo, Esq. May 18, 2021 A Power of Attorney is an advance care directive that permits another person to act on your behalf in a variety of financial and administrative situations and circumstances. They are...
How to Remove Someone’s Power of Attorney Privileges By: Barry E. Haimo, Esq.May 5, 2021 A power of attorney document can be relatively succinct and quite simple to execute. Don’t let this fool you, though — it’s a very powerful estate planning tool....
What Happens If You Don’t Have a Living Will? By: Barry E. Haimo, Esq. March 22, 2021 Designating a health care surrogate is incredibly important. After all, this is the person who will make important medical decisions for you if you become incapacitated due to...
#FreeBritney: Petition to Remove Her Father from Conservatorship Denied By: Barry E. Haimo, Esq. January 14, 2021 The #FreeBritney community is huge, and its movement has brought widespread awareness of the pop star’s ongoing conservatorship issues, which in Florida...