During These Stressful Times, Estate Planning Offers Peace of Mind

By Gary W. Beyer

Due to the increased air of mortality because of the coronavirus pandemic, suddenly people are rushing to call estate planners and tax attorneys. “In recent weeks, I’ve gotten calls from people I haven’t heard from in 10 years,” Tom O’Rourke said. One of them was a healthy 85-year-old that wanted to ensure that their advance directive containing explicit instructions to not be placed on a ventilator was iron clad with no possibility of misinterpretation.

“All of a sudden, they turn on the TV at night and they see young people, old people, famous people, rich people, poor people, all kinds of people getting coronavirus,” he said. “And I think it strikes a chord with them and makes them realize that they’re not going to be around forever.”

The simple advice to keep your peace of mind in this stressful time? Review everything. Make sure that the person or persons listed on your advance directive and medical power of attorney is someone in whom you have total confidence and who is geographically nearby. “The only thing you can be confident of is things are going to change,” O’Rourke said. “And things do change over time and that, many times, is when you need to revisit your estate plan.”

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William Hayes

As an attorney in private practice in Los Angeles County, California William Hayes provides extensive estate and tax planning services to individuals and businesses in Los Angeles, Pasadena, Glendale, Burbank and surrounding communities. Attorney Hayes’ primary focus is to help clients avoid probate, protect their assets, and provide for the security of their loved ones with a well-crafted estate plan. He believes in giving each client the time needed to explain his or her needs and wishes and then dedicates his efforts toward making the client’s desires clear in their final estate plan.

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