INCAPACITY PLANNING ensures your assets and healthcare decisions are managed according to your wishes if you become unable to make them yourself. Incapacity can result from age-related conditions, sudden illness, or accidents, making it essential for everyone, regardless of age, to plan ahead. Without a plan, courts may decide who manages your finances and healthcare, creating stress and potential conflicts for your loved ones.
Key tools include a Revocable Living Trust to manage assets, an Advanced Healthcare Directives to outline medical preferences, a Durable Power of Attorney for Health-Care Decisions, a Financial Power of Attorney, and a HIPAA Authorization to grant access to medical records. Together, these documents provide control, clarity, and protection, ensuring your assets are managed and your healthcare wishes are respected.
At Sterling & Tucker, LLP, our attorneys guide clients through every step of incapacity planning, creating comprehensive, personalized plans that protect your future and provide peace of mind for you and your family.