Legal Q&A with Keith Leuty & Jeff Barnett 8/27/23

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Q&A with Attorneys Jeff Barnett & Keith Leuty

Q&A with Attorneys Jeff Barnett and Keith Leuty, Barnett & Leuty.
During this live Q&A with Family Members in August 2023 they answer legal questions about:

  • Do we need to change one parent’s Power of Attorney when the other parent, who has just been diagnosed with dementia, is listed first on the POA 
  • How to know if you’re taking correct steps to apply for Medicaid
  • What to do if we think our parent is making poor decisions but won’t give POA to kids and doctor won’t sign off 
  • How bringing an ally or attorney can help with difficult legal conversations
  • Types of Durable POAs
  • DNR (Do Not Resuscitate) – when you may or may not want one
  • Directive to Physician/Living Will
  • Medical Power of Attorney
  • Two types of DNR
  • How a Lady Bird Deed or Transfer on Death Deed works with property and how it can affect the need for probate
  • Explanation of Muniment of Title 
  • Only four years to probate a will
  • HIIPA release when one parent has Alzheimer’s and other circumstances

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