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Holiday Thinking/Pondering about Life and Grief
Go To Post ►: Holiday Thinking/Pondering about Life and GriefFamily gatherings can be good times to talk about the year each has had – occasions that shaped their lives, things for which they are grateful. It’s also a time to stay aware that holidays are hard for some who have suffered recent or not so recent losses – and to be sensitive to that.
Disposing of Personal Property
Go To Post ►: Disposing of Personal PropertyThere are some ways to dispose of personal property to prevent upset later. Any step taken by an individual to minimized additional upset when they pass is a gift to the family members remaining.
Debbie London Baker on Ask the Experts, May 2023
Go To Post ►: Debbie London Baker on Ask the Experts, May 2023Topics include: When is it time to plan? Planning for incapacitation How ‘big’ does an estate need to be to need planning?
Loaning Family Money
Go To Post ►: Loaning Family MoneyThere are ways to handle loaning money that prevent confusion about the state of any loans when someone dies.
Debbie London Baker on Ask the Experts, April 24, 2023
Go To Post ►: Debbie London Baker on Ask the Experts, April 24, 2023Topics include: Disinheriting/Disawowing Consequences of putting it off Just about everyone has an estate
Fractured Families: Protecting from undue influence of a family member
Go To Post ►: Fractured Families: Protecting from undue influence of a family memberWhen a family is fractured, it’s important to protect against claims of undue influence by appointing people you trust to carry out final wishes and keep peace to the best of their ability when someone passes.
London Baker Law Featured on Fox 13: Documents for 18-Year-Olds
Go To Post ►: London Baker Law Featured on Fox 13: Documents for 18-Year-OldsSome families consider legal counsel once their kids turn 18 years old. Linda Hurtado of Fox 13 Tampa Bay asked Debbie London Baker about what happens when children turn 18 and why they need powers of attorney or HIPAA releases. Find the video at Fox 13.
Debbie London Baker on Fox 13 Tampa Bay: Planning for 18-year-olds
Go To Post ►: Debbie London Baker on Fox 13 Tampa Bay: Planning for 18-year-oldsToday at 5PM on Fox 13 TV here in Tampa I’ll be appearing talking about the importance of 18-year-olds appointing health care surrogates and naming someone to act as their power of attorney since their parents lost that right at one second past midnight on the 18th birthday. We shot the video a couple of…
Debbie London Baker on Ask the Experts, March 27, 2023
Go To Post ►: Debbie London Baker on Ask the Experts, March 27, 2023Topics include: who needs an estate plan documents needed in estate planning family arguments and more.
Cutting Out Some Family (and not others)
Go To Post ►: Cutting Out Some Family (and not others)When it happens, it’s sad, not done without emotion and grieves the person doing it.