Regardless of your child's age or special need, as a parent you want nothing more than to make sure you are doing everything to love, nurture, protect and provide for your child. From the moment your eyes first meet, you experience a flood of emotions – hope, love, fear – emotions that envelop your every thought. You wonder, "Will I make the right decisions?" "Am I prepared for this life-long journey?" and "Who will care for my child if I am no longer here?" Where do you begin? You develop a plan.

John: I do not understand why I need to make things so complicated. If anything should happen to me, my wife of 40 years, Sally, will take care of me. She knows what is best for me.

I have written a blog post on The Special Needs Planners Blog

On September 1, 2009, Powers of Attorney in New York State will change dramatically. Both the format and the execution of these documents are significantly different.

Remedies for an unreasonable refusal to accept a properly executed Power of Attorney are limited by the new law to a special proceeding to force the acceptance. Damages are no longer possible.

Estate and Long Term Care Planning for You and Your Family

by Amelia E. Pohl, Esq. and New York Attorney Vincent J. Russo, Esq.

Simple Practical Things You Can do For MAXIMUM CONTROL AND PROTECTION of Your Property During Your Lifetime

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Many seniors have Powers of Attorney, but do you have the right one? This is a very important question because no one has the right to make financial decisions for you, unless you have legally appointed a person with the authority to act for you.The best way to give that legal authority is by executing a Comprehensive Durable Power of Attorney.

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The problem: The will my husband and I drew up names our son as executor. Due to family circumstances, we would now like my husband’s brother to act as executor, not our son. Do we need to redo our will, or can we just sign an addendum with this change and have it notarized?

The expert: Frank L. Buquicchio, elder law and estate planning attorney, Vincent J. Russo & Associates.