by Michelle Seiersen-Pyatt | Jun 29, 2023
There may come a time when you are asked to act as a power of attorney for a friend or family member. Your person may be planning for when they might become unable to take care of their affairs. For example, they might become disabled or incapacitated, and they would...
by Michelle Seiersen-Pyatt | Jan 19, 2023
Americans over the age of 65 establish wills and estate plans at a faster rate than their younger counterparts. Still, a significant number — 19 percent of those over age 72 and 42 percent of those between 53 and 71, according to survey data — lack any type of estate...
by Michelle Seiersen-Pyatt | Nov 24, 2022
The law regards estate planning as simply the aggregate of property owned by an individual, and most everyone owns at least some property. Property ownership includes individual as well as jointly owned bank accounts, stocks and bonds, retirement accounts, real...