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Your Living Trust Protects Your Things. You Are Not a Thing.
A Complete Estate Plan Protects More Than Property
Estate planning is not just about what happens after death.
It is also about protecting your choices while you are alive.
Jul 133 min read


Can Doctors Talk to Me About My Elderly Parent Without a HIPAA Authorization?
Most caregivers don’t realize they’ve become caregivers until they’re standing in a Costco aisle holding a box of adult diapers. A story about aging parents, HIPAA authorizations, and the quiet way caregiving changes a family.
May 173 min read


What is incapacity planning? (The ice cream sandwich metaphor)
Ice cream sandwich. Three flavors. One freezer. No one talks. Then the freezer breaks. And no one knows who's chocolate anymore. A Dirty Laundry definition about the sandwich generation and incapacity planning.
Apr 232 min read


What is Incapacity in estate planning ?
Your power of attorney is as useful as a used dryer sheet.
Apr 152 min read
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