If you have minor children, your will can also designate a guardian for them. Additionally, if your children are minors, you may want to have a living trust drafted to ensure that property is distributed to them in a way you would determine over a period of time as opposed to leaving them with property outright and allowing the courts to make that determination for you.
Since COVID-19 attacks the respiratory system, there’s a probability that you may be incapacitated and unable to make medical decisions on your own behalf. Have an Advanced Medical Directive drafted, which describes which course of action you would like to happen under certain medical situations. In the alternative or even simultaneously, you may want to appoint a health care proxy — someone who can make medical decisions on your behalf.
You just never know when COVID-19 could hit or to what extent it will hit if it does. It is always better to be safe than sorry. Get an estate plan drafted today.
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