I’m Always Asked by My Doctor If I Have a Living Will or Advance Directive Documents. What Are These?
Learn what living wills and advance directives are, why doctors ask about them, and how these documents protect your healthcare choices.
Learn what living wills and advance directives are, why doctors ask about them, and how these documents protect your healthcare choices.
The snapshot date is the date of institutionalization lasting at least 30 consecutive days. It can affect qualification for Medicaid.
Should I just have my parents gift their assets to me without assistance?
A trust can you appoint a trusted individual to manage your child’s inheritance so that they make sound financial decisions.
Do you need an Emotional Will?
What does “the loss of a step up in basis” mean, and why is it important?
The first and best alternative to guardianship is good planning. If possible, appoint a Health Care Representative and Durable Power of Attorney well before you ever need help with medical or financial decisions. If making those appointments is no longer an option, Indiana now endorses the use of lesser restrictive alternatives prior to the appointment of a guardian.
Next steps after dementia diagnosis
Learn more about Powers of Attorney and related documents.