by Knee Law | Jul 17, 2022 | Estate Planning, Health Care Proxies, Power of Attorney
Do New Parents Need to Make an Estate Plan? The number of children born into households with a net worth of at least $10 million has increased by 856% since the 1980s. New parents who have a high net worth or income do need to make an estate plan. While you might be...
by Knee Law | Nov 19, 2020 | Health Care Proxies
Why You Need an HCP Now More Than Ever Despite many medical professionals and estate planning lawyers stressing the importance of a health care proxy (HCP) and related documents, only about 25 percent of adults actually have them. In fact, many adults never even...
by Knee Law | May 7, 2020 | Estate Planning, Health Care Proxies
Being Opportunistic With Estate Planning During COVID-19 COVID-19 has unleashed a wave of selling on Wall Street, which has negatively affected stock asset values. The stock market is off nearly 20% as of late April 2020, and the economy seems headed for a long period...
by Knee Law | May 3, 2020 | Estate Planning, Health Care Proxies
Completing an Estate Plan Quickly During a Crisis More than half of Americans do not have an estate plan in place, but the coronavirus pandemic may change that. Given the risks posed by COVID-19, many estate planning lawyers are looking to help clients complete the...
by Knee Law | Apr 29, 2020 | Health Care Proxies
Make Sure Your Wishes Are Followed If You Get Sick Only one-third of Americans currently have advance directives in place that dictate how they want to be treated if they fall ill. There are multiple types of legal documents you can create that make sure that you get...
by kneelawfirm | Feb 15, 2019 | Elder Law, Health Care Proxies, Living Wills
Protecting Your Golden Years As you age, you want to retain your independence as long as possible, but you also want to put measures in place that protect you when you are no longer capable of making the right decisions, whether with respect to medical,...