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No one expects a serious illness to strike or to sustain a severe injury in a vehicle crash, but there are estate planning tools that provide help in such situations. Durable powers of attorney (POA) for healthcare enable you to designate an agent to act on your...
Debt does not vanish at death -- whether it is unpaid medical bills related to a final illness or unpaid credit cards or a personal loan. Creditors are permitted to collect debt after death by making a claim against the deceased person's estate. Ohio law establishes...
When it comes to completing a Will, choosing an executor, and one or two alternate executors, is one of the most important decisions to make. Not only is the executor in charge of gathering all probate assets, making reports to the probate court, paying the valid...
While rural areas usually have far less traffic than cities, accident risks are still high on rural roadways. In fact, the Governors Highway Safety Association reports that approximately 50% of fatal crashes happen in rural areas. Motorists should be aware of certain...
Sometimes all you need are beneficiary designations or a last will and testament to pass your property to your children after your death. However, some people aren’t sure whether their adult children will be responsible with an inheritance. This is a primary reason...
Suffering from a head injury of any sort can impact a person's mind, body and emotional state. But how do injuries to different areas of the brain affect people? Specifically, what do injuries to the frontal lobe tend to manifest as? What the frontal lobe does Medline...
As the years pass, you may look at what assets you own and what items you have in your possession and think seriously about the importance of handing them down to your loved ones in the future. Going through the estate planning process can seem confusing or...
Having control over the fate of your assets after your death and naming a trusted person to administer your assets for your benefit if you are ever unable to do so yourself can add comfort, peace, and value to your life. An estate plan provides a space for you to...
Most people considering estate planning desire to make their passing as simple as possible for their loved ones and to ensure that their loved ones are properly cared for after they pass. Dealing with your death is a difficult situation, so easing their stress by...
The force of auto accidents often causes those involved to suffer wide-ranging injuries, including neck strains and sprains. Commonly referred to as whiplash, the muscles, tendons, nerves or discs in the neck get overstretched or otherwise damaged when sudden,...