Workshop serves to educate individuals about the importance of preparing a last will and testament; protecting their loved ones and resources available to assist with estate planning.
2. Are Your Affairs In Order?
LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
Everyone has a Will
The question is whether or not you wrote it!
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3. Statute of Descent and Distribution
If you do not draft your Will, the State of
Ohio has one for you.
The State of Ohio determines who receives
your assets.
The State of Ohio determines who will
administer your estate.
The State of Ohio determines who will be the
guardian for your minor children.
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4. The Benefits of a Will
You determine the distribution of your assets.
You determine who will administer your
estate.
You determine who will be the guardian of
your minor children.
You choose to direct monetary gifts to your
church or charity.
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5. What is a Living Will?
A Living Will is a written document that can
speak for you by outlining the medical
procedures you want taken if you become too
ill to State your wishes yourself.
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6. With a Living Will, You Make the
Following Decisions:
You determine if you want to remain on life
support if there is not hope of recovery.
You determine if you want feeding tubes.
You determine if you want pain medication to
keep you comfortable.
REMEMBER TERRI SCHIAVO
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7. What is a Durable Power of Attorney?
A Durable Power of Attorney is a written
document in which you can appoint someone
to make medical decisions for you, in the
event that you lose capacity to make those
decisions for yourself.
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8. Durable Power of Attorney
A Durable Power of Attorney also allows you
to have a friend or family member make your
medical decisions if you are disabled or lack
capacity (but you are not in a terminal
condition or permanently unconscious).
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9. Estimated Attorney Fees
Last Will and Testament:
$300.00 - $500.00
Living Will:
$100.00 – $150.00
Durable Power of Attorney:
$100.00- $150.00
These fees are per person
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10. LegalShield Benefits
For only $19.95 per month, you get:
Last Will and Testament, Living Will, Durable
Power of Attorne and Minor Trust.
Uncontested Divorce Representation (90 days
after membership).
Uncontested Legal Separation/Annulment
Representation (90 days after membership).
Uncontested Adoption Representation (90
days after membership).
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11. LegalShield Benefits Continued…
Uncontested Name Change Assistance (90 days after
membership).
Residential Loan Documentation Preparation.
Legal Representation in Court for Traffic Tickets.
Sixty Hours of Pre-Trial and Trial Work if you are named as a
Defendant in a Lawsuit.
Unlimited Telephone Consultation with an Attorney.
Twenty-Four Hour Emergency Access to an Attorney all Fifty
States Except Alaska.
A 25% discount for Major Legal Matters: Contested Divorce,
Child Custody, Bankruptcy, etc.
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