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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

FDIC Reemphasizes Focus on FinTech Partnerships and Account Reconciliation

In what should come as no surprise to FinTech sponsor banks, the FDIC is reemphasizing the need to maintain control over synthetic account ledgers in the wake of the Synapse collapse. On September 17, the FDIC's rulemaking...more

Amundsen Davis LLC

Planning for the Future: Managing Your Healthcare with Advance Directives

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A comprehensive estate plan provides how your estate is handled in the event of death or incapacitation. It also establishes your desires for how medical and life-sustaining treatments are communicated and administered. ...more

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Estate Planning for Young Adults: Essential Documents as Your Child Heads to College

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As your child approaches their milestone 18th birthday, it's crucial to understand the changes and responsibilities that accompany reaching the age of majority in the eyes of the law. This moment marks their transition into...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

The Importance of Estate Planning

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When we think about making plans to secure our future, generally the discussions revolve around education, career, family, and finances. Creating a comprehensive estate plan, including effective advanced directives, can elude...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

No Time Like the Present: Address Top Estate Planning Priorities Today

When it comes to estate planning, consider taking a page out of the Boy Scouts Handbook: Be prepared. The last thing you want is for your family to be scrambling to pick up the pieces after your death. Of course, you’ll need...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Estate Planning Pitfall: You Haven’t Recently Updated Your Powers of Attorney

Health care and financial powers of attorney are critical components of an effective estate plan. Indeed, while much of your estate plan focuses on actions that take place after your death, it’s equally important to have a...more

Allen Barron, Inc.

Estate and Tax Planning for US Expatriates

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What are the most important elements of estate and tax planning for US expatriates?  Are you planning to move out of the United States?  Are you a US taxpayer who lives and works outside of the country?  What are some of the...more

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.

Should a POLST Be Part of Your Care Plan?

The American Hospital Association estimates that half of Americans suffer from chronic conditions like heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. Following a diagnosis, many experience concerns about the kind of care they will...more

Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC

Things To Consider When Creating An Estate Plan

When thinking of creating an estate plan, here are a few things to consider before finalizing your final wishes: Should you create a Will or a Trust? The essential difference between a will and a trust is that a...more

Harris Beach PLLC

Estate Planning: Eight Steps to Take Now

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Many think estate planning is only a concern for those who are later in their stage of life or wealthy. They put it off for years, or entirely. Estate planning is for everyone and essential to maintain financial security...more

Quarles & Brady LLP

Appellate Court Dismissal on Suit regarding Life-Prolonging Care

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On August 20, 2023, an Indiana Appellate Court dismissed a suit regarding allegedly negligent life-prolonging care rendered to a nonagenarian patient, who could not herself consent. Plaintiff’s complaint alleged that the...more

Lerch, Early & Brewer

Planning for the Future: Gaining Peace of Mind Through an Advance Directive

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Though some situations cannot be avoided, legal documents can be employed to clarify your wishes and priorities. If you become debilitated by an illness or injury, an advance directive can detail which treatments and...more

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

Back to the Basics: Understanding the Difference Between an Ohio Health Care Power of Attorney and an Ohio Living Will

Prospective clients often call and tell me they “need a simple living will.” They usually mean they want a will – and likely a trust, general power of attorney, health care power of attorney, living will, and real estate...more

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Planning for College? Why Your 18-Year Old Needs a Durable Power of Attorney

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Reaching the age of majority is a critical milestone in a young person’s life. It brings with it important changes and new freedoms. The newly minted adult may now vote, enter into contracts, join the military and marry....more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

A Living Trust and a Pour-Over Will: Two Estate Planning Documents Working in Tandem

At the very least, your estate plan should include a legally valid will governing the disposition of assets upon your death. But comprehensive estate planning often goes much further....more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

FRB and FDIC Provide Resolution Plan Feedback to Eight U.S. G-SIBs

Last week, the Federal Reserve Board (“FRB”) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) released their feedback to the eight global systemically important banking institutions (“G-SIBs”) headquartered in the...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

Estate Planning Considerations That Apply to Nearly Everyone

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Our attorneys field questions every day about the nuanced estate planning issues that arise due to a client's unique circumstances, but there also are many fundamental estate planning considerations that apply "across the...more

Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

[Webinar] Living Wills: What They Are and Why You Need One - May 26th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET

More than 50% of Americans lack an estate plan, which can lead to tricky situations down the road when a loved one gets sick or passes away. A living will, or advanced directive, in particular, can be a critical document in...more

Woods Rogers

Estate Planning for Young Adults

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Estate planning is the tool that allows individuals to control how their assets and lives will be managed in case of their incapacitation or death. One common misconception is that estate planning is solely for the wealthy....more

Burns & Levinson LLP

Power of Attorney for My Incapacitated Parents – What Are Our Options?

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A sensitive and often complicated conversation that individuals have with their aging parents relates to protective measures in the event of the parents’ incapacity. A power of attorney and the variations of such concerning...more

Jaburg Wilk

Powers of Attorney – Planning for Life Is as Important as Planning for Death

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Many people think that estate planning is just about what happens when someone dies. However, an equally-important part of estate planning is ensuring that you are cared for while you are still alive. If you become...more

White and Williams LLP

The Powerful Power of Attorney: Changes Coming in New York State

Small but significant changes are coming soon to the New York State statutory power of attorney form effective June 13, 2021. By legislation passed on December 13, 2020 and signed into law by Governor Andrew Cuomo, all powers...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Understanding the Terms of Health Care Directives

Estate planning experts usually cite the need to include advance health care directives in a comprehensive estate plan. But there’s often disagreement about the legal names given to those directives and their optimal use,...more

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.

Your Medical Directive

Any complete estate plan should include a medical directive. This term may encompass a number of different documents, including a health care proxy, a durable power of attorney for health care, a living will, and medical...more

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.

Top Estate Planning Considerations for Closing Out 2020

2020, a year full of uncertainty, is coming to a close. Our estate planning and tax team is here to help remove some of the uncertainty and speculation prevalent in today’s environment. Many people believe the holiday season...more

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