
A Guide to Estate Planning
Despite the perception that estate planning is the province of the very wealthy, the law views estates as a combination of assets

Despite the perception that estate planning is the province of the very wealthy, the law views estates as a combination of assets

A tear streams down Kevin’s cheek as he stands in front of Winnie’s nursing home room. The medical staff just finished inserting a feeding tube into Winnie – an act Kevin knew she didn’t want. Unfortunately, Winnie couldn’t express her wishes due to advanced dementia, and she had no legal documents that expressed her wishes not to be fed by artificial means. Kevin had no choice but to sit back and watch his wife go through a procedure she didn’t want.