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edited September 2024 in Caring for a Parent

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  • sandwichone123
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    Merla, Estate planning is important if there's much estate, but the priorities are DPOA and medical POA and healthcare directive, and an estate lawyer won't help with those. For these a general lawyer would be better. Make sure the POAs are not "springing," that is, they go into effect immediately.

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    You might look for an attorney who does special needs estate planning—those same attorneys often do elder law

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