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Vetstein Law Group, P.C.
over 9 years ago
Real Estate Law
Real Estate Law Blog
Houston, We Have A Problem…Is The Standard Mass. Notary Acknowledgment Problematic for POA’s?
Court Points Out Potential Problem with Standard Notary Acknowledgment Form Could the the standard form notary acknowledgment clause used in virtually every recent Massachusetts deed, mortgage and other recorded instrument be defective in certain situations...
Susan Calistri Boesger
over 9 years ago
Real Estate Law
Real Estate Law Blog
Updated Model Florida Durable Power of Attorney Forms
By Susan Calistri Boesger J.D. LL.M. This EIA provides two updated model Florida Durable Power of Attorney forms. One form provides estate planning provision and one does not. The EIA also provides some general information to consider when using...
Deirdre R. Wheatley-Liss
over 12 years ago
Top Emerging Trends
Veterans Rights Resource Center
Military Service Members Resources - Military Power of Attorney and Military Advanced Medical Directives
Under the "learn something new every day" heading, Pet Trust Law Blog reports today on a federal statute providing for a Military Power of Attorney for service personnel. The statute ( US Code Title 10, Section 1044b ) providing for Military...
Nathan A. Kottkamp
over 12 years ago
Health Care
Spotlight on Health Care Reform
Legal and Practical Reasons for Incorporating Advance Directives Into Healthcare Practice
By Nathan A. Kottkamp, Partner, McGuireWoods LLP With the costs of healthcare continuing to rise, and with care at the end-of-life constituting a disproportionate share of total healthcare dollars spent in the U.S., the role of advance directives...
William P. LaPiana
over 12 years ago
Estate and Elder Law
Estate Practice and Elder Law Commentary
William LaPiana on the New York Power of Attorney Amendments
In this Analysis, William LaPiana discusses the controversy over the 2009 amendments to New York's Power of Attorney law, sets forth the new amendments to that law, and provides forms for the Statutory Short Form Power of Attorney and the Statutory...
Ira Bloom and William LaPiana
over 13 years ago
Estate and Elder Law
Estate Practice and Elder Law Commentary
Bloom and LaPiana on New Power of Attorney Legislation for New York
Ira Bloom and William LaPiana provide in-depth analysis and explanation of the extensive changes to New York's Power of Attorney law, GOL Art. 5 Title 15, effective Sept. 1, 2009. Forms of the new Statutory Short Form Power of Attorney and Statutory...
James P. Cox III
over 11 years ago
Estate and Elder Law
Estate Practice and Elder Law Commentary
James P. Cox III on Virginia's Adoption of the Uniform Power of Attorney Act
The Uniform Power of Attorney Act (UPOAA), promulgated by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL), is intended to provide a cohesive body of law to the law of agency. In this Analysis, James P. Cox III discusses Virginia's...
Susan Calistri Boesger
over 11 years ago
Estate and Elder Law
Estate Practice and Elder Law Commentary
Review of the Florida Power of Attorney Act and Model Durable POA Form
In this Emerging Issues Analysis, Susan Calistri Boesger, Esq. provides a detailed review of the New Florida Power of Attorney Act, which becomes effective October 1, 2011. Also included is a model durable power of attorney form. Ms. Boesger writes...
Marilyn J. Maag
over 11 years ago
Estate and Elder Law
Estate Practice and Elder Law Commentary
Marilyn Maag on Ohio's Uniform Power of Attorney Act
Effective March 22, 2012, Ohio adopted the Uniform Power of Attorney Act (§§ 1337.21 to 1337.64 of the Ohio Rev. Code). The changes apply to all powers of attorney except a power of attorney that is coupled with an interest in the subject...
Deirdre R. Wheatley-Liss
over 11 years ago
Estate and Elder Law
Estate and Elder Law Blog
College Bound Checklist should include a Power of Attorney and Living Will...
The Wall Street Journal recently reported five pieces of advice from financial advisors for families of college-bound children to consider. #5 on the list: Help children protect their health and finances from uncertainty and risk. Veronica Dagher reports...
Deirdre R. Wheatley-Liss
over 12 years ago
Estate and Elder Law
Estate and Elder Law Blog
Avoid a Guardinaship - Acquire a Power of Attorney
Many times estate planning is focused on "what happens when I die"? Often overlooked is the element of estate planning for while you are alive - namely designating and empowering someone to make decisions for you if you can't make them for...
David Goldfarb
over 13 years ago
Estate and Elder Law
Estate and Elder Law Blog
Problems with New York’s New Power of Attorney Law
New York enacted a new power of attorney law in 2008, effective September 1, 2009. The new law contains major changes relating to both the content and the execution of the power of attorney form, including an acceptance by the agent. If a principal wants...
Randy Spiro
over 12 years ago
Estate and Elder Law
Estate and Elder Law Blog
The Case for Naming a Power of Attorney for an IRA
People who have signed and funded revocable trusts have a decreased need for financial powers of attorney because the Trust has within it a mechanism to change the Trustee (manager) of the Trust on the death, resignation or incapacity of the Creator...
Marc Soss
over 11 years ago
Estate and Elder Law
Estate and Elder Law Blog
The 2011 Florida Power of Attorney Act
On October 1, 2011, the new Florida Power of Attorney Act (the "Act") will go into effect. Major changes under the Act include the following: (i) banking and investment powers do not need to be enumerated to be authorized; (ii) the authority...
David A. Shulman
over 10 years ago
Estate and Elder Law
Estate and Elder Law Blog
Both Attorneys and Courts are Tired of Financial Institutions’ Refusal to Accept Powers of Attorney
Banks Often Refuse to Accept Powers of Attorney One of the things that's becoming more and more frustrating for trusts and estates lawyers in Florida is the refusal of banks and other financial institutions to accept properly drafted powers of...
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