Legal Issues and Swine Flu

The current pandemic of swine flu gives everyone pause to think about their estate plan. If you’ve got an estate plan, you’d better get it out now and make sure it’s in tip top shape. If you don’t have your estate plan in place, you need to get it in place now. You’re basic estate plan will use four fundamental legal tools.

You won’t find many lawyer guarantees, but as an attorney, I can give you a great guarantee. When you get your estate plan totally done, it will be worth every dime you spend and every effort you make. There’s no question, your family will see a lot more wealth after you die, if Of course you are not going to die as a result of the swine flu pandemic, but you will die, and you will need to have your full estate plan before you die. The swine flu scare just brings to the forefront your mortality and your need to get your estate plan totally in place.

The following four legal documents are the first ones you need to get in place.

1. A common will
2. A living trust
3. A personal durable power of attorney
4. A living will

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