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At the outset of a joint venture, many real estate investors don’t focus on the inevitable question – what could possibly go wrong?
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At the recent Real Estate Bar Association for Massachusetts (REBA) 2008 Spring Conference Attorney Mark Furman, chairman of the litigation department of Tarlow, Breed, Hart & Rodgers, P.C., outlined not only [...]
A Power of Attorney is a legal document that authorizes one person to act on behalf of another in the legal or business dealings of the person authorizing the other. This type of document has a lot of relevance when, for example, somebody needs to execute some business or legal matter but is unable to [...]
Sometimes, finding the right attorney and the best attorney services is not easy. There are lots of things that you need to consider. You have to think about the services you need and what specific legal expertise do you need. Your state laws for getting attorney services are also among the major factors that need [...]
A power of attorney form is a legal document that is voluntarily entered into by two parties and then is duly certified by a notary public. The person who wrote up the agreement is called the Principal; the person who is ‘executing’ the agreement is called the Agent. Through the agreement, the agent is given [...]
What happens if you become incapacitated? Who can act on your behalf to take care of you and pay your expenses? If you have not made provisions for these events, then a legal guardian, appointed and supervised by the Court, will make these decisions for you. This process causes delay and can be quite costly. [...]
A will to live, formally called a living will form, is a type of advance directive. These legal forms are usually required to be notarized or signed and dated by witnesses.
A living will form usually covers specific directions as to what kind of medical treatment your caregivers will give you or are not allowed to [...]
Medical Power of Attorney
Setting up a medical power of attorney along with a living will is an extremely important step in the estate planning process. A medical power of attorney or a living will describes the type of health procedures that can or cannot be done on us, should it be needed. This is based [...]
It is recommended by the Texas Medical Association that you have a medical power of attorney. Chances are in your lifetime you may be seriously injured, ill, or otherwise unable to make your own medical decisions regarding the kind of medical care, and treatment you desire. If this should happen, a medical power of attorney [...]
A person can issue a letter to another person authorizing him to act in business or legal matters on his behalf and this is called a letter of attorney, or power of attorney in common law. The person who is issuing the power of attorney is known as principal and the person who acts on [...]