Comments on: Do YOU have a durable power of attorney? http://raincityguide.com/2007/03/29/do-you-have-a-durable-power-of-attorney/ Seattle's Leading Resource for Real Estate Information Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:01:18 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: A year later - A DUI case gets its day in court and the victims get their day in the paper | Rain City Guide | A Seattle Real Estate Blog... http://raincityguide.com/2007/03/29/do-you-have-a-durable-power-of-attorney/#comment-301957 A year later - A DUI case gets its day in court and the victims get their day in the paper | Rain City Guide | A Seattle Real Estate Blog... Sun, 06 Apr 2008 17:56:54 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/03/29/do-you-have-a-durable-power-of-attorney/#comment-301957 [...] I started writing a lot of articles focused on insurance, durable powers of attorney, and estate planning partly due to the issues we were dealing with as the result of this accident. [...] [...] I started writing a lot of articles focused on insurance, durable powers of attorney, and estate planning partly due to the issues we were dealing with as the result of this accident. [...]

]]> By: Randy Bradshaw http://raincityguide.com/2007/03/29/do-you-have-a-durable-power-of-attorney/#comment-119522 Randy Bradshaw Wed, 04 Apr 2007 08:31:08 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/03/29/do-you-have-a-durable-power-of-attorney/#comment-119522 Reba, I am so sorry to hear about your family's tragedy. Your parents are fortunate to have you and your siblings to provide love and support. This weekend is Easter, and I will be praying for their full recovery. I read your myspace blog and can only imagine how difficult is for you to deal with the emotional ups and downs. Randy Reba,

I am so sorry to hear about your family’s tragedy. Your parents are fortunate to have you and your siblings to provide love and support. This weekend is Easter, and I will be praying for their full recovery.

I read your myspace blog and can only imagine how difficult is for you to deal with the emotional ups and downs.

Randy

]]> By: bobb0 http://raincityguide.com/2007/03/29/do-you-have-a-durable-power-of-attorney/#comment-118700 bobb0 Mon, 02 Apr 2007 22:13:11 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/03/29/do-you-have-a-durable-power-of-attorney/#comment-118700 Reba, my thoughts are with you in this difficult time and I hope and pray for your parents recovery. Bob H Reba, my thoughts are with you in this difficult time and I hope and pray for your parents recovery.

Bob H

]]> By: Reba Haas http://raincityguide.com/2007/03/29/do-you-have-a-durable-power-of-attorney/#comment-117752 Reba Haas Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:50:54 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/03/29/do-you-have-a-durable-power-of-attorney/#comment-117752 Thanks for everyone's kind thoughts and words. Thanks for everyone’s kind thoughts and words.

]]> By: ARDELL http://raincityguide.com/2007/03/29/do-you-have-a-durable-power-of-attorney/#comment-117030 ARDELL Fri, 30 Mar 2007 16:33:05 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/03/29/do-you-have-a-durable-power-of-attorney/#comment-117030 We continue to pray for your family. Our thoughts are with you. Please let us know if there is any improvement in your Dad's condition. We continue to pray for your family. Our thoughts are with you. Please let us know if there is any improvement in your Dad’s condition.

]]> By: Phil Hoover http://raincityguide.com/2007/03/29/do-you-have-a-durable-power-of-attorney/#comment-116962 Phil Hoover Fri, 30 Mar 2007 14:17:09 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/03/29/do-you-have-a-durable-power-of-attorney/#comment-116962 Reba ~ My thoughts and prayers are with you. In the past two years, both of my parents have gone into a nursing home in Indiana - 2,000 miles from Boise, where I live. I had to have both declared mentally incompetent and become their legal guardian. I now manage their health care, finances, and pay their bills and it is a challenge that absorbs 50% of my time and most of my emotional energy. Driving to Indiana next week to finish cleaning out their home, list it, and bring back valuables. Thankfully, they had a living trust, will, etc. and I have (barely) been able to get my arms around their affairs. It took me 8 months to figure out what Mom and Dad had, deal with investment companies who wouldn't talk to me, get control of their finances, etc. Best advice I can offer anyone with aging parents is that you MUST talk about things before something goes wrong. Once they become incapacitated, it is much more difficult to handle the challenges. Best to you. Reba ~
My thoughts and prayers are with you.
In the past two years, both of my parents have gone into a nursing home in Indiana – 2,000 miles from Boise, where I live.
I had to have both declared mentally incompetent and become their legal guardian.
I now manage their health care, finances, and pay their bills and it is a challenge that absorbs 50% of my time and most of my emotional energy.
Driving to Indiana next week to finish cleaning out their home, list it, and bring back valuables.
Thankfully, they had a living trust, will, etc. and I have (barely) been able to get my arms around their affairs.
It took me 8 months to figure out what Mom and Dad had, deal with investment companies who wouldn’t talk to me, get control of their finances, etc.
Best advice I can offer anyone with aging parents is that you MUST talk about things before something goes wrong.
Once they become incapacitated, it is much more difficult to handle the challenges.
Best to you.

]]> By: shane http://raincityguide.com/2007/03/29/do-you-have-a-durable-power-of-attorney/#comment-116735 shane Fri, 30 Mar 2007 07:05:27 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/03/29/do-you-have-a-durable-power-of-attorney/#comment-116735 Reba, My thoughts are with you and your family. I hope they recover quickly. Thank you for the post. Reba,

My thoughts are with you and your family. I hope they recover quickly. Thank you for the post.

]]> By: Joe Beitey http://raincityguide.com/2007/03/29/do-you-have-a-durable-power-of-attorney/#comment-116565 Joe Beitey Fri, 30 Mar 2007 00:26:32 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/03/29/do-you-have-a-durable-power-of-attorney/#comment-116565 Hi Reba, I'm sorry to hear of this tragedy in your family...I hope both your Mom & Dad pull though alright. I've experienced different, but equally challenging things with my own family (Goodness...it seems I no sooner passed the bar exam, when I was unexpectedly plunged into learning estate planning & probate stuff...but that's a whole other story). What you about the importance of getting a DGPOA is correct; however, it's only part of an estate plan. At a bare minimum everyone should have what I call my 3 "core" estate planning doc's: DGPOA, Health Care POA (aka "Living Will"), and Last Will and Testament. Of course, you can "kick it up a notch" (thank you, Emeril), and set up a Living Trust to avoid probate (and to make estate administration easier, which can be a big issue, particularly for more complicated estates that may have property in several different states, for example). If you have estate tax planning matters, and/or medicaid/medicare planning to do then you'll almost always be setting up a trust(s) to compliment these 3 core estate planning doc's. Again, I hope all works out for you and your family. ~Joe Lawyer~ Hi Reba,

I’m sorry to hear of this tragedy in your family…I hope both your Mom & Dad pull though alright. I’ve experienced different, but equally challenging things with my own family (Goodness…it seems I no sooner passed the bar exam, when I was unexpectedly plunged into learning estate planning & probate stuff…but that’s a whole other story).

What you about the importance of getting a DGPOA is correct; however, it’s only part of an estate plan. At a bare minimum everyone should have what I call my 3 “core” estate planning doc’s: DGPOA, Health Care POA (aka “Living Will”), and Last Will and Testament. Of course, you can “kick it up a notch” (thank you, Emeril), and set up a Living Trust to avoid probate (and to make estate administration easier, which can be a big issue, particularly for more complicated estates that may have property in several different states, for example). If you have estate tax planning matters, and/or medicaid/medicare planning to do then you’ll almost always be setting up a trust(s) to compliment these 3 core estate planning doc’s.

Again, I hope all works out for you and your family.

~Joe Lawyer~

]]> By: Rhonda Porter http://raincityguide.com/2007/03/29/do-you-have-a-durable-power-of-attorney/#comment-116538 Rhonda Porter Thu, 29 Mar 2007 22:40:09 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/03/29/do-you-have-a-durable-power-of-attorney/#comment-116538 Reba, I hope your parents have a speedy recovery. It's very kind of you to use your tough circumstances to share this advice of others. It's very sound advice. People should also have their POAs reviewed to make sure they are still how they would like them to be. My husband and I set ours last year when we married. It wasn't fun or romantic. However I'm glad it's done. Best wishes to you and your family. Reba, I hope your parents have a speedy recovery. It’s very kind of you to use your tough circumstances to share this advice of others. It’s very sound advice. People should also have their POAs reviewed to make sure they are still how they would like them to be. My husband and I set ours last year when we married. It wasn’t fun or romantic. However I’m glad it’s done.

Best wishes to you and your family.

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