The Legal Life Documents Personal Planning Package contains essential life documents, information on how to organize life documents and other products. The documents in this package are State Specific.
This package contains the following forms:
1. Last Will
2. Statutory Declaration of Appointment of Guardian for my Child in the Event of my Death or Incapacity
3. Statutory Declaration of Guardian in the Event of the Later Incapacity or Need of Guardian
4. Statutory General Power of Attorney with Durable Provisions
5. Statutory General Power of Attorney for Health Care
6. Directive to Physicians and Family or Surrogates
7. Directive to Physicians on Behalf of a Minor
8. General Durable Power of Attorney for Property and Finances
9. Estate Planning Questionnaire and Worksheets
10. Personal Planning Information and Document Inventory Worksheets
Bonus financial forms!
1. Last Will - Complete this form to detail in writing your wishes regarding who is to receive your property at death and who will administer your estate. It also enables you to appoint trustees or guardians, if applicable.
2. Statutory Declaration of Appointment of Guardian for My Child in the Event of my Death or Incapacity - This form is provided for in the Texas Probate Code. It allows you to appoint a guardian for your child(ren) in the event of your death or incapacity.
3. Statutory Declaration of Guardian in the Event of the Later Incapacity or Need of Guardian - This form is provided for in the Texas Probate Code and allows you to designate a guardian for yourself if you should be incapacitated or in need of a guardian.
4. Statutory General Power of Attorney with Durable Provisions - This form is provided for in the Texas Probate Code. It gives your attorney in fact (your agent) broad powers that remain in effect even if you are incapacitated.
5. Statutory General Power of Attorney for Health Care - This form is provided for in the Texas Health and Safety Code. It gives the person you name as your agent the authority to make any and all health care decisions for you in accordance with your wishes, including your religious and moral beliefs, when you are no longer capable of making them yourself.
6. Directive to Physicians and Family or Surrogates includes Living Will provisions - This form is provided for in the Texas Health and Safety Code and is designed to help you communicate your wishes about medical treatment at some time in the future when you are unable to make your wishes known because of illness or injury.
7. Directive to Physicians on Behalf of Minor - This form allows you to communicate your wishes about medical treatment of your spouse, child, or ward if that person in diagnosed as suffering from a terminal condition and you are unable to communicate your desires for their treatment.
8. General Durable Power of Attorney for Property and Finances Effective Immediately - This General Durable Power of Attorney is a general, durable power of attorney which is effective IMMEDIATELY. The powers granted to an Agent in this Power of Attorney are very broad. This Power of Attorney does NOT provide for health care services. This form complies with all applicable state statutory laws.
9. Estate Planning Questionnaire and Worksheets - This Estate Planning Questionnaire and Worksheet is for completing information relevant to an estate. It contains questions for personal and financial information. You may use this form for client interviews. It is also ideal for a person to complete to view their overall financial situation for estate planning purposes.
10. Personal Planning Information and Document Inventory Worksheets - This form enables you to document matters relevant to your life and personal planning such as the location of your important legal documents, relatives names, contact information, medical information, financial asset inventory and more.
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