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What You Need to Know About a Power of Attorney

What You Need to Know About a Power of Attorney

You’ve probably heard the phrase a “Power of Attorney” before, but have you considered what it might mean for you? A Power of Attorney authorizes another person to make financial and business decisions on your behalf if -- and only if -- you become physically or mentally incompetent.

Why You Need a Will, Even if You and Your Spouse Share Everything

Why You Need a Will, Even if You and Your Spouse Share Everything

If you and your spouse own your home as “husband and wife, tenants by the entirety,” and all of your other assets are jointly held, then upon the death of one spouse the survivor owns 100%. The first to die has no estate to probate. The problem is, who plans to die first?