The Joyous Month Of Adar – In Times Like These?
In my work as an attorney I have been privileged to help families with estate planning, a process by which people plan for eventualities that will happen after they live a good, long and healthy life. In doing so, I have to raise issues and ask many questions, some more welcome than others. These include questions that they would rather not ask themselves, such as: What if you are not healthy as you grow older; who will make your health care decisions for you (Health Care Proxy)? Who will handle your financial and legal affairs (Power of Attorney)? While unsettling, those are the relatively easy questions. The hard questions are the ones that force the client to consider the possibility that disaster will strike. What if your intended beneficiaries predecease you? What if the person that you are sure will be there for you when you need them will be no longer available? Who will take ca...