Posts Categorized: Incapacity Planning

Can a parent be halted by HIPAA?

May 22, 2013 / By: Deborah Sexton, Estate Planning Attorney

Category: College Planning, Estate Planning, Health Care Documents, Health care planning, HIPAA, Incapacity Planning, Uncategorized

Books?  Check.  Dorm? Check.  Tuition? Check.  Estate plan?  HIPAA?  What??? So your high school senior is headed off to college this fall. Congratulations!  Things are about to change.  Chances are, you’ve thought about many of...

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It’s Time to Plan for Medical Emergencies

May 20, 2013 / By: Deborah Sexton, Estate Planning Attorney

Category: Incapacity Planning

It doesn’t matter what age you are, if you don’t have a medical emergency plan in place you’re putting yourself and your loved ones at risk. Medical emergencies require you to have the right legal...

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3 Reasons Young People Need to Make an Estate Plan

Nov 26, 2012 / By: Deborah Sexton, Estate Planning Attorney

Category: Estate Planning, Incapacity Planning

Reason 1. You might face a medical emergency. The chances that you, as a young person, will become seriously ill or die prematurely are incredibly small, but ignoring that small possibility is not the answer....

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What is a Living Will Registry?

Nov 21, 2012 / By: Deborah Sexton, Estate Planning Attorney

Category: Estate Planning, Incapacity Planning

A living will registry is a product of the modern age. It allows people to easily store their advance directives online so that their wishes will be known, without regard to the state in which...

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HIPAA Release FAQ

Oct 10, 2012 / By: Deborah Sexton, Estate Planning Attorney

Category: HIPAA, Incapacity Planning, Power of Attorney

Question 1: What is HIPAA, and Why is it Important? Congress passed the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability act in 1996,  commonly referred to under the acronym HIPAA. The law limits who has access to your...

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Elder Care Medical Documents for Elderly Parents

Oct 1, 2012 / By: Deborah Sexton, Estate Planning Attorney

Category: Elder Care, Elder Law, Incapacity Planning, Power of Attorney

Though it can be very difficult to speak to elderly or aging parents about the need for them to prepare important elder care documents, it’s a conversation you will want to have if your parents...

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Choosing a Guardian

Sep 26, 2012 / By: Deborah Sexton, Estate Planning Attorney

Category: Incapacity Planning, Parents with Young Children

Including a Guardian selection as part of your estate plan is a necessary component if you have young or adolescent children. When making your selection, it’s important to measure a range of factors and not...

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Estate Planning School – What is Elder Law?

Aug 29, 2012 / By: Deborah Sexton, Estate Planning Attorney

Category: Elder Law, Incapacity Planning, Medicaid

The topic of elder law often comes up when people begin developing their estate plan. Elder law is not one area of the law, but a practice area that encompasses a broad range of legal...

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Enhanced Adult Guardianship Bill Would Expand New Jersey’s Elder Law Protections

Aug 2, 2012 / By: Deborah Sexton, Estate Planning Attorney

Category: Elder Law, Incapacity Planning

Lawmakers in the New Jersey Legislature are considering a new bill that numerous other states have already adopted. The proposed law, known as the New Jersey Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act, would expand...

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What Mike Wallace’s Death Can Teach Us about Estate Planning

Jul 13, 2012 / By: Deborah Sexton, Estate Planning Attorney

Category: Estate Planning, Incapacity Planning

When CBS newsman Mike Wallace died at the age of 93 in early April of this year, few people knew that he was suffering from dementia in the final years of his life. This disease...

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