A lot of people are content with a Will or letting state law determine what happens to their money and property after their death. A lot of those same people have not thought about what could happen if they can’t take care of themselves any more. The Will they have doesn’t do anything for you until your dead.
What if you’re incompetent? State law has an answer for that. A judge can decide, based on what he or she sees in a public hearing, that you can’t make your own decisions anymore. The judge will decide who can make decisions for you. And it may not be the person you would have chosen yourself.
You have the power, if you act ahead of time, to decide for yourself who can make financial and health decisions for you. I have the utmost respect for our judges. But they don’t know my family like I do. Take that step to make your wishes known and legally recognized.
