Question: I have no immediate family nor close friends. I do have some distant cousins and a biological son who was adopted at birth. I’m having a hard time knowing how to start planning [...]

Question: My mother is 88 and had a will drawn up in 1991 when she lived in Oregon. The beneficiaries (my brother and I, 50/50 split) have not changed, and the designated representative (me) has [...]

Question: Should people of all ages have a health care proxy and other medical documents? Response: Yes. Even though you’re less likely to become ill or especially demented when [...]

Question: Is there a HIPAA release form that is will work for any organization in the event I become incapacitated? I have created several for my local providers, but I would like something that [...]

Question: Is a MOLST appropriate for a healthy 65 year old to complete?  Did COVID change that?  A few years ago my PCP declined to complete a MOLST with me as I was “too healthy”?  [...]

Question: For hospitals, do we need to bring only copies of our important things like driver’s license and medical insurance cards? Same with the MOLST. If you already have all these documents, [...]

Question: How can you remove a person name from being a health care agent when they are a drug addicted and are suspected of having abused the person who made the appointment in her health care [...]

Question: I need an honest answer about how someone like me (an “elder orphan”) should structure my estate planning documents. I am totally alone in my mid-50’s—with no one to [...]

Question: Do I need to execute a new health care proxy if my named agents have moved since the document was signed in 2011? Response: No. The purpose of including addresses in legal documents is [...]

Question: How can I get my sister removed as my mom’s health care agent under her health care proxy? Response: That’s difficult because the presumption is that your mother chose who [...]