Chicago Power of Attorney for Health Care
A Power of Attorney for Health Care allows YOU to decide who can make medical decisions on your behalf. one. You can give directions to the agents you select, conferring as much authority and limitations as you decide. If and when you become unable to speak for yourself, then your health care agent can decide:
- Between Treatment A or Treatment B
- Where you live (nursing home or your own home)
- When it’s too late for treatment
- 27Mar
Estate Planning Checklist: 5 Essential Steps to Protect Your Future
When tragedy strikes, it reminds us that life is precious. Recently, friends of clients of mine lost their 17-year-old son to a skiing
- 19Sep
Being a trustee or executor is stressful. Become de-stressed.
You have been chosen by a family member or friend to act for them or on behalf of their family in times of
- 31Aug
Do you need a health care power of attorney? The answer might surprise you.
Let’s back up a little bit and talk first about what a health care power of attorney is. A health care power of
- 31Aug
Should I agree to serve as executor?
Have you been appointed as the executor of an estate? Carrying out your duties can feel overwhelming and sometimes like a second job.
- 31Aug
How to Contest a Will in Illinois
When a person passes away with a will, that will is submitted to probate. Probate is the process by which the directives in
- 13Jun
DO “DINKS” NEED ESTATE PLANNING?
We often hear the from our married clients who have double income and no kids: "We do not have any kids so we only
- 30Mar
DO YOU KNOW WHO YOUR HEALTHCARE AGENT SHOULD BE? TAKE THIS QUIZ TO FIND OUT.
QUIZ for HOW TO PICK A HEALTH CARE AGENT OR PROXY Sophie was laying in her bed feeling feverish and a little bit lost.
- 30Mar
Should You Use A “Do-It-Yourself” Estate Planning Service?
QUESTION: Should You Use A “Do-It-Yourself” Estate Planning Service? Many people ask whether it is a good idea to use a DIY estate planning service to
- 2Apr
Living Without a Will
A recent Gallup Poll has indicated that at least 56% of U.S. citizens do not have a will in place. Taking a closer
- 2Apr
In re Estate of Marion Young Tait 2017 IL App (3d) 150834
In the recently decided appellate case, In re Estate of Marion Young Tait, the third district of the Appellate Court of Illinois was faced with
- 28Mar
Electronic Records and end-of-life plans
Planning for the future of your health care doesn’t stop when you ink your name at the bottom of a Power of Attorney,
- 7Apr
Spring Cleaning – Getting Your Documents Organized for Your Estate plan
It is officially spring! When many of us awaken from our long winter hibernation just in time for annual spring cleaning, the perfect
- 20Dec
Are You Covering Your Children’s Health Insurance Costs Without Any Access to Their Medical Information?
The Affordable Care Act requires plans that offer dependent coverage to make the dependent coverage available until the adult child reaches the age
- 1Nov
WHAT IS CAPACITY, AND WHY DOES IT MATTER?
Mom is 78 years old, living alone after the death of Dad. She was recently diagnosed with the early stages of Alzheimer’s. Mom
- 1Oct
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. All of us probably know somebody who has been affected by breast cancer. According to Cancer.org, breast
- 5Apr
Local author pens estate planning book
Alan P. Henry, Freelance Reporter 12:59 am CDT March 28, 2018 The challenge, as Eric Matlin saw it, was to write a
- 12Apr
Should Your Executor Be Your Eldest Child?
When we meet with our estate planning clients to talk about who might act for them in the event of disability or death,
- 18Apr
Barbara Bush’s Comfort Care Decision at End of Life – Rest in Peace
At the end of life, families are often faced with decisions about whether to continue to treat health conditions facing a loved one
- 23Apr
Estate planning attorney Eric Matlin pleads guilty to entertaining readers
Attorney Eric G. Matlin was recently featured in a weekly Sunday Breakfast article in the North Shore Weekend by JWC Media, written by
- 7Jun
"Be Kind; Everyone You Meet is Fighting a Hard Battle"
“Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind. Always.” Each year, nearly 45,000 Americans commit suicide, and that’s
- 12Jun
Non-traditional relationships also need estate planning.
If you have an important non-traditional relationship other than marriage, it is especially imperative that your legal affairs are in order. Sometimes the
- 8Dec
When Do You Need Estate Planning? How to Start at Any Age
When do you need estate planning? At every stage of adult life! Estate planning isn’t just something older people with great wealth do.
- 5Mar
Will Planning Guide: How to Make a Legal Will in Illinois
Making a Will can be a daunting task. You know it’s important to plan for what will happen to your property, dependents and
