Durable power of attorney for health care and why you might want one
Do you know what a durable power of attorney for health care is and why you might want one? When you go to the doctor, or to the hospital, you get to tell the doctor what treatment you want, or don’t want, but who talks to the doctors if you can’t? Washington...
Health Care Decisions for Your Children
Do you know who makes health care decisions for your children if you aren’t available? Now that summer is here, families are headed out for a number of activities, such as vacation trips and summer camps. These activities often mean that you and your children are...
Estate Planning After Divorce
Do you know what happens to your estate plan when you get divorced? While the law does a good job of removing your ex-spouse from your estate plan (other than your ERISA-regulated retirement accounts), you should consider redoing your estate plan when you get...
Advanced Health Care Directives
One of the fundamental tenets of the law, both in Washington State and throughout this country, is that you have the right to refuse medical treatment, even if that refusal will hasten your death. While you can exercise that right at any time, it becomes particularly...
Communicating with Beneficiaries
Do you know what an executor has to tell the beneficiaries of the will? If you are the executor of an estate, you have a duty to provide information about the estate to the beneficiaries, but how much do you have to tell them? Not very much as it turns out. You have...About Talis Law PLLC
Stephen King practices law in Bellevue, WA. He writes short articles about estate planning to be informative and empowering.