by Tom Bates | Nov 5, 2021 | blog, Blog: Estate Planning
As a result of legislation passed earlier this year, starting on November 1, 2021 , residents of Oklahoma can no longer appoint a durable power of attorney (POA) for healthcare. Due to this legislation, any durable power of healthcare attorney executed before November...
by Tom Bates | May 21, 2021 | blog, Blog: Estate Planning
A durable power of attorney refers to a legal arrangement that is frequently used to deal with a person’s incapacity. While it is often a grim subject to address the prospect of a person’s eventual incapacity, failure to create the appropriate estate planning...
by Tom Bates | Mar 19, 2021 | blog, Blog: Estate Planning
In February 2020, a bill referred to as “Griffin’s Law” passed the Montana Senate 49-0. Even though Montana has no transplant centers of its own, it is still hoped that if the regulation is passed into law it will help to draw attention to the issue of donation...
by Tom Bates | Jul 26, 2019 | blog, Blog: Estate Planning
No matter if it is arthritis, Alzheimer’s, or multiple sclerosis, long-lasting medical conditions should influence how an estate plan is written. This is an important issue because millions of individuals are living with chronic illnesses. The following will review...
by Tom Bates | Apr 19, 2019 | blog, Blog: Estate Planning
One of the most common estate planning mistakes is to focus on creating trusts and wills to make sure that property is transferred according to your wishes, to the exclusion of anything else. Another essential issue to consider when estate planning is incapacity. When...
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