A question came to me while lying in bed, dozed off while watching some television program that mentioned intestacy briefly, and it frightened me enough to wake my dog. Where is my baby going to go when my deathbed fast approaches, and what can be done to make my plans thorough and detailed enough to handle my wishes after passing on. Thinking about asset protection, lawyers that can entrust my precious puppy with more than the local shelter, as fine as those dogs are. Wills and trusts are an option, but there is no guarantee in the security, unless I get started today.
Never thinking much about wills and trusts made sense to me somehow, my fast life has always been in order up to this point, but today a new outlook drove me in my quest to understand these points better. My friends were sending messages to me in excess as my nervous excitement passed, and my thoughts could stray from one topic straight onto the next, and then a friend replied something about probate. At first, my head couldn’t get around that, but then it occurred to me as my researching the relevant terms gathered momentum. I calmed quite a bit as I read more on the subject, and shared ideas with others.
My fear wasn’t that strong that I just ran away again unlike in the face of so many troubling times in the past. Probate just meant within what legal system would be working to redistribute my material possessions, and in making just the slightest effort while the control over my assets is mainly my own, I can insure the life of my friend for as long as possible. At once, I could have in writing and authorized for the time when it would be necessary for others to know, and my sweetheart would be cared for.The rest of her life would be taken care of creating a sound mind and body in my opinion.
Long term planning never made sense to me before, but then considering what might happen to my sweet creature if my managed scheduling were suddenly to disappear moved me like never before, as my certainty waivers even the slightest bit as to the surety of my pet’s situation then. My trust lies now in the durable power of attorney that provided me with the substantial evidence of my puppy’s protection. With no children, her sanctity remains because of my protection over her.
Feelings for animals runs strong in my family, and we are all very cautious about how we treat others as natural creatures as much like ourselves, with a respect for which direction they are capable of being in the next life. I have no respect for the cruel as my heart goes out to those animals that have no other choice, that no one has ever chosen on purpose to dismiss, but then my eyes lock onto my best friend and constant companion as I begin to tear up.
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