Wills, Probate

Trusts, Estate Planning

210 South Beach Street, Suite 202
Daytona Beach, FL 32114
(386) 257-3332

Personal Representative

Ms. Webb was wonderful handling affairs for my husband and I. She was efficient, professional, friendly, knowledgeable, and we were highly pleased. Her staff could not have been nicer. She has our highest recommendation.

~ Joann C

My wife, Patsy, and I were recommended to call Heidi for Estate Planning by some of our neighbors in Margaritaville located in Daytona Beach. We worked with Heidi to develop a complete estate plan with a trust, wills, power of attorney, etc. We have a large family and this covered all of our personal assets and our small business. Heidi has a wealth of experience & knowledge, is pleasant and easy to work with. We have the utmost confidence in Heidi and asked her to be the Executor of our Estate. We recommend her to anyone who has estate planning needs

~ Gary B

“Must Have” Documents in Your Estate Plan

Creating an Estate Plan can be confusing and time consuming if you try to do it on your own. estate-planning-3Working with a trusted attorney who understands the law in the state you reside in will drastically cut down on stress and ensure you provide for your beneficiaries. Having the necessary documents in your plan, above and beyond your Will or Trust, will help your family to have your wishes followed during a difficult time. In my practice, I have a few documents that I do in every Estate Plan I draft for my clients regardless of the complexity of their Estate.

Power of Attorney
A written authorization for someone to act on your behalf in private, business or lgeal affairs is a Power of Attorney.  The most common Power of Attorney documents are:

  • Health Care Surrogate Designation – medical and health care decision making ability, as well as access to records, insurance, and providers.
  • Durable Power of Attorney – financial management, in times of sickness and/or health

Living Will

A written document or statement in which you detail your wishes regarding medial treatment and life-sustaining efforts in case your become incapacitated and cannot longer express informed consent is a a Living Will, or Advance Directive.  This doesn’t have to do with your assets, but it’s important to have for the sake of your loved ones. It can help them know what you want to happen during an extremely difficult time. The difference between the Health Care Surrogate and the Living Will is that the Health Care Surrogate is written for times of poor health, when you are unable to make your own decisions, yet the thought is that there will be survival with quality of life. The Living Will is essentially the document that says “turn it off if there is no hope”.

Having these basic Estate Planning documents in place and reviewing them regularly will help ensure that your affairs and care are easily managed when you are unable to manage them yourself.

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