Of course you can write your own will! There are software packages galore from money-hungry entrepreneurs who frankly, as Clark Gable might say, don’t give a dxxn about you or your loved ones. But you take the chance that you haven’t done complied with Pennsylvania law. Also, we can ask you questions and offer you suggestion that you may not find covered in the software package. So yes, you can write your own, but at the risk of your loved ones.
It allows Someone you choose to handle your money and other personal and financial affairs when you or the person you love can’t. It could be because someone is sick, hospitalized, or for any reason just unable to handle their own financial affairs.
A person who is incompetent could waste money by running up their bills or spending thousands of dollars on useless items. They could give their property away to people who should not be getting it. If you don’t have a power of attorney and a situation arises where you need to handle a loved ones matters, you will most likely end up in court seeking a guardianship, a process that is much more cumbersome and expensive than obtaining most power of attorney’s.
Yes, but be aware that many of the forms you may find on the internet are not accepted in the Pennsylvania Courts. Also by not having an attorney review the power of attorney before it is signed, you may not achieve the results you are looking for. It may be ineffective and unenforceable.
A financial power of attorney can cost as little as $125, depending on what types of provisions you will need. Call us and let’s discuss your concerns.
It allows another party to authorize medical and surgical procedures on your behalf. If could also authorize your admission to a medical facility of nursing home.
If you are unable to make appropriate decisions as to your medical care or hospital or nursing home admission, your family may have to do it for you. Worse, if your family can not agree, the court may appoint a guardian to make the decision.
In event that you are about to die and there is no likelihood you will get better , a living will allows you to determine specifically what measures a doctor or hospital can use to keep you alive. This document is also a “roadmap” for your loved ones to follow when you may not be in a condition to tell them yourself. It may be the last chance you have to boss them around!
The doctor and hospital will have no instructions from you as to what measures you wish for them to take to keep you alive. The decision will rest on your family, assuming they can agree, and if thy can’t agree, the court may decided for you.
In conjunction with a Medical Power of Attorney a living will could cost as little as $125.
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