When someone you love has become too ill to make their own decisions, the natural impulse is to step in to help. However, the law requires that you obtain the authority to make legal, financial, or medical decisions for someone. There are essentially two different...
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Power Of Attorney
Why Do I Need a Health Care Power of Attorney?
Many people in Colorado do not realize how important it is for them to establish health care power of attorney (POA) for the times they are unable to care for themselves. Accidents and illnesses can happen in the blink of an eye that could leave you unresponsive...
Health care decisions and estate planning
It is not uncommon for older people in Jefferson to develop health conditions as they age. However, many of them do not take their health into account when they are making their estate plans. They might be so concerned about dividing their estate up fairly, that they...
How to Choose Your Power of Attorney
Unfortunately, many people do not understand what a power of attorney is or how it will affect them until they are in a situation in which the absolutely need one. However, everyone should at least have a basic understanding of how power of attorney works and what...
How can I avoid being financially exploited by my POA?
Financial exploitation is a becoming a major problem for many seniors in Colorado. At the Law Offices of , we understand that many seniors who have powers of attorney are interested in learning how to protect themselves from financial...
Understanding how power of attorney for finances works
When taking care of estate planning affairs in Colorado, it is important for people to designate someone to act as their power of attorney for finances should they ever become incapacitated or incapable of making sound financial decisions.The Colorado Bar Association...
DNR Orders and Power of Attorney: Preventing Miscommunication in Medical Emergencies
Hospital dramas and police procedurals paint a vivid, but ultimately simplistic, image of emergency hospital care. The heroic doctor knows exactly what diagnosis to make and which actions to take to save the patient's life at the last possible moment. The intrepid...
Understanding a medical durable power of attorney
When it comes time to create an estate plan, you need to think about more than what will happen when you pass on. You also need to think about the here and now, which includes your health. This is where a medical durable power of attorney comes into play.A medical...
Power of attorney: Sensitive but important topic to discuss
It can be hard to watch the people whom we love grow older, especially when aging leads to health troubles and issues like dementia. Seeing a parent or other loved one's physical and mental capacity diminish can be difficult emotionally, but emotions should not get in...