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What Are Advance Directives?

by Stephanie Edwards|March 28, 2020

When Florida lawyers use the term “advance directives”, what do we mean? Advance Directives is the umbrella term that describes documents that you put in place before you become incapacitated that are designed to speak for you if you do become incapacitated.

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Estate Planning Project At Home

by Stephanie Edwards|March 21, 2020

Being homebound due to the coronavirus has many challenges. One potentially unexpected challenge is trying to figure out how to […]

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When Did You Last Update Your Durable Power of Attorney?

by Stephanie Edwards|October 24, 2019

Twice in the past few weeks we have had clients come in with durable powers of attorney that are more than 10 years old. The durable power of attorney is the legal document that states who you want to handle your non-medical affairs if you are incapacitated and can no longer handle them yourself. Although Florida durable powers of attorney do not legally expire, they can become less effective due to changes in the law.

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When Did You Last Update Your Durable Power of Attorney?

by Stephanie Edwards|October 24, 2016

Twice in the past few weeks we have had clients come in with durable powers of attorney that are more […]

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May is National Elder Law Month

by Stephanie Edwards|May 7, 2015

The National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (“NAELA”) has designated May as National Elder Law Month in part to facilitate discussions about long-term care planning and spotlight the steps involved in putting a long-term care plan in place.

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A Trust Can Be a Helpful Tool For Incapacity Planning

by Stephanie Edwards|April 27, 2015

When a health condition or injury renders Florida adults no longer able to handle their own affairs, they need a representative to step in and speak for them. Usually there are two types of representatives. One representative handles medical issues and one representative handles financial issues. The representative handling financial issues can either be an agent under a durable power of attorney, a trustee under a trust or in cases of a failure to plan ahead, a guardian appointed by the court.

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What is the Difference Between a Living Will and a DNR?

by Stephanie Edwards|April 20, 2015

Documents that give you the chance to document your health care wishes in case at some point in the future you are unable to state your wishes yourself are called medical advance directives. Two types of medical advance directives are the Living Will and the DNR (Do Not Resuscitate Order). Although they are both advance directives they each have a different job to perform.

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Do You Have A Plan In Place For An Incapacity “What If”

by egilmore|July 22, 2014

If we knew which year the hurricane was going to hit our house, we may decide to buy homeowners insurance only for that particular year and not “waste” our money buying it in other years. However, we don’t know for certain when or even if our homes will be damaged, so we buy homeowners insurance every year “just in case”.

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What Is The POLST Advance Directive?

by egilmore|April 24, 2014

POLST stands for Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment. It is a type of advance directive that is designed to give seriously ill patients the ability to say what type of life sustaining treatment they prefer. The options range from comfort care only to full scale interventions.

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Who Should You Name As Your Agent Under Your Durable Power of Attorney?

by egilmore|November 19, 2013

In general, your health care surrogate handles medical matters if you are not able to handle them yourself and your agent under your durable power of attorney handles your financial and other non medical matters if you are not able to handle them yourself.

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Edwards Elder Law - St Petersburg

Whether you are looking for guidance regarding an elder law issue for a family member or yourself, you can turn to Edwards Elder Law. We help people who have an immediate need for long-term care assistance, as well as people who want to start talking about their options for paying for long-term care assistance before they have this need.

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