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• Life After Caregiving
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• 6 Steps to Creating a Will
• Avoiding Probate with a POD Account
• Being a Power of Attorney is Not Easy
• Benefits of Pre-Planned Funeral
• Can You Inherit Credit Card Debt?
• Checklist: What To Do When Someone Dies
• Common Types Of Trusts
• Depression Rates For Caregivers
• Difference between Medicare and Medicaid
• Does An Executor Get Paid
• Don't Die without a Will
• Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care
• Estate Planning for Beginners
• Financial Toll of Being a Caregiver
• General Power of Attorney Form
• How Many People Die Without a Will?
• How Often Should You Update Your Will
• How to Prepare for the Death of a Loved One
• If You Not Going to Help - Keep Quite!
• Last Will and Testament Form
• Make Your First Will
• Must Read for Siblings of Caregivers
• Sample Last Will and Testament Form
• The Probate Process
• Things Your Executor Will Need to Know
• What Are Video Wills
• What Does an Executor Do?
• What is a Holographic Will?
• When is Probate Necessary?
• Worst Excuses For Not Having A Will

General Power of Attorney Form

How Many People Die Without a Will?
More than half of all adult Americans do not have a will. A 2007 survey indicated that 55% of Americans have yet to prepare a Will. Those figures have remained virtually unchanged since then.

Last Will and Testament Form

The Probate Process
The process begins when the person named in a Will as personal representative (sometimes called an "executor") files papers in the local probate court. This person must prove that the Will is valid. In some states a valid Will requires two witnesses to testify that the person who created the Will was of sound mind and knew what he or she was doing. These witnesses must sign the Will in the presence of each other at the time the Will is created. The personal representative usually provides the court with proof of these requirements in an affidavit signed by at least one of the witnesses. ">Continued

Financial Toll of Being a Caregiver
Caregivers, on average, spend more than $5,500 per year in out-of-pocket expenses. Out-of-pocket expenses for Long-distance caregivers can exceed more than $8,700 per year for incidentals such as transportation, food and supplies. ">Continued

Depression Rates Higher For Caregivers
A conservative estimate reports that 20% of family caregivers suffer from depression, twice the rate of the general population.

What Happens to Your Debts When You Die?
Several factors determine what happens to your credit card debt after your passing. The main factors to consider are the state in which you live and person who applied for the account. In most cases credit card debt is paid for through the estate of the decedent, meaning that if you have credit card debt at the time of your death, assets held in your estate will be used to pay off the debt. If there is not enough money in the estate to cover credit card bills, the credit card company will end up taking the hit and writing off the unpaid debt. ">Continued

The Worst Excuses For Not Having A Last Will and Testament
What should every adult have, but nearly three quarters do not? The answer-an up-to-date Last Will and Testament. Most people do not have a legal Will because of these top 10 excuses: ">Continued