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Ohio does not have a standardized medical authorization form to allow parents to designate someone to make healthcare decisions for their children. However, it is quite likely that little Johnny [...]

Are you worried that a family member is going to be challenging the will? There is a short time frame to initiate a challenge. In Ohio, an action to contest a will must be filed within 90 days [...]

If anyone every asks about bank forms for POA, my advice is simple-sign them. If there’s one act that gives the bank employees pause, it’s when someone walks in with a Power of [...]

  If the decedent died owning a boat, the question becomes who’s taking the boat? It’s pretty much the same answer that I give to any legal question. It depends. Here’s the [...]

For the executor who is unprepared, banking matters can be a little overwhelming. Banks are highly regulated and there are a lot of requirements that their employees must follow. There are more [...]

The biggest challenge as an estate attorney might be maintaining trust among all of the beneficiaries through the probate administration. It’s understandable. Often, the probate [...]

There are some additional considerations when planning for unmarried couples. While there are plenty of people who consider themselves happily unmarried, the laws of inheritance might not be so [...]

Sorting It Out Later is Not An Estate Plan. Here’s what I mean by that… Recently someone came to me to divide assets between the children of a deceased parent. The parent’s [...]

You really don’t want your business in probate. It’ll just be messy. There’s really no other way to put it. There are a few reasons for this. First, the delays of a probate [...]

If there is a basic tip for clients it’s to streamline your estate plan. To often clients have so many financial assets that are spread out far and wide. When someone passes away, there is [...]