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 Do You Need a Guardian or Conservator if a Health Care Proxy and Power of Attorney are in Place?
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By Harry Margolis
In Durable Powers of Attorney, Guardianship and Conservatorship, Health Care Directives
Posted July 25, 2025

Do You Need a Guardian or Conservator if a Health Care Proxy and Power of Attorney are in Place?

Question: I’m wondering, if someone had named agents under a health care proxy and power of attorney while they had capacity, is there any benefit to also petitioning for guardianship or [...]

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 What Do We Do If We Have No One to Name on Our Durable Powers of Attorney?
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By Harry Margolis
In Durable Powers of Attorney
Posted April 17, 2025

What Do We Do If We Have No One to Name on Our Durable Powers of Attorney?

Question: My wife and I have absolutely no one but each other to be our agents under our powers of attorney. After one of us passes, is there a place or a kind of firm that could assume that role [...]

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 How Can an “Elder Orphan” Plan for the Future?
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By Harry Margolis
In Durable Powers of Attorney, Health Care Directives, Revocable Trusts
Posted November 17, 2023

How Can an “Elder Orphan” Plan for the Future?

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 [...]

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 Should I Complete a MOLST If I’m Healthy?
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By Harry Margolis
In Health Care Directives
Posted June 16, 2020

Should I Complete a MOLST If I’m Healthy?

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”?  [...]

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 Can You Remove an Agent Under a Health Care Proxy?
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By Harry Margolis
In Health Care Directives
Posted June 18, 2019

Can You Remove an Agent Under a Health Care Proxy?

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 [...]

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