Tag: Wisconsin
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KEY PEOPLE IN YOUR ESTATE PLAN
During Your Lifetime Healthcare Agent In your Healthcare Power of Attorney (HCPOA), you appoint individuals who will serve as your Agent and your Successor Agent for your medical decisions. You’re HCPOA Agent cannot act on your behalf until and unless your HCPOA is “activated” by two (2) physicians who have evaluated you and determined that…
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Staying safe this July 4th Holiday Weekend
Families and friends throughout Wisconsin are planning outdoor activities this 4th of July to enjoy summer to its fullest. Keeping those celebrations fun means thinking ahead about a few ways to ensure everyone stays safe. After winter, a cold spring, and years of various Covid-19 restrictions, we’re all ready to jump into summer with both…
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Planning To Ensure Your Independence this 4th of July
Jul 4, 2020 | Estate Planning, Rebecca Mason Law Blog For the first time in 15yrs, we are not celebrating our independence by walking in the Racine 4th of July parade. We are all sad about this and it underscores the uncertainty of 2020. As we consider Independence Day 2020, a lesson we can learn from this…
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On Earth Day We asked… Can Estate Planning be Eco-Friendly?
My husband and I try to instill in our children a love for nature. This photo is of our middle daughter, Amelia, as we hiked through Johnson Park in Racine last fall. Living in such a beautiful part of the world, it’s easy to spend hours outside with loved ones. We take the kids hiking…
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It’s National Healthcare Decision week!
April 16th kicks off National Healthcare Decision week. Now is the time to commit to yourself and your loved ones that you will have that difficult conversation about medical interventions you want and don’t want when you are unable to make decisions on your own. Perhaps because you are at the end stages of a…
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National Healthcare Decisions Day
April 16th is National Healthcare Decisions Day. NHDD is an effort to encourage people to sign a Health Care Power of Attorney and engage in conversations about end-of-life care. Advance care planning involves making future healthcare decisions that include much more than deciding what care you would or would not want. National Hospice and Palliative…
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Why everyone needs an estate plan.
Some people think they don’t need an estate plan because they do not have millions in their estate. This is far from the truth. There are many other reasons to make a plan. If you have minor children, you will want to name the person or persons who will serve as their guardian(s) if something…
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A Frequent Question from our Clients
A frequent question from our clients (likely because our community is located on the beautiful shores of Lake Michigan) is whether you can have your ashes scattered over the lake. The answer? You can! subject to some restrictions.
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Thank you. SE Wisconsin
A frequent question from our clients (likely because our community is located on the beautiful shores of Lake Michigan) is whether you can have your ashes scattered over the lake. The answer? You can! subject to some restrictions.
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