Graduating during the COVID-19 stay-at-home orders is a mixed emotional bag as seniors participate in drive-through, parade-style, and video conference graduation ceremonies. Maui graduates are spending time in small family… Read More »
Posts Categorized: Estate Planning
Free Wills for Heroes: Maui Attorney Provides $58,000 in Free Legal Services for First Responders
As the COVID-19 crisis was growing in Hawaii, Maui attorney Meg Obenauf, running her law office from her living room, wondered what she and her team could do to help… Read More »
I’m a Snowbird Stuck in Hawaii. Will an Out-of-State Power of Attorney and Advance Health-Care Directive Work During Quarantine?
When Governor Ige signed our stay-at-home order on March 23, many snowbirds and retirees, who were staying in their second homes, found themselves stuck in Hawaii for a little longer… Read More »
Planning Documents Every Family Needs… Now More than Ever
The outbreak of COVID-19 represents a threat to both our physical and our emotional well-being. It reminds us that we live in an uncertain world. Proper planning allows us to… Read More »
The New CARES Act Could Help You Get Money for Your Small Business
On Friday, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act became law, and that is great news to small business owners struggling with the effects of COVID-19 stay-at-home orders. Here’s… Read More »
How Dorothy Parker’s Ashes Sat in A Lawyer’s Filing Cabinet for 15 Years
Dorothy Parker, an American poet and political activist, died in 1967, leaving her estate to Martin Luther King, Jr., a man she admired but had never met. When King was… Read More »
Caring for Elderly Parents? Get a Power of Attorney While You Still Can!
Have you been caring for your elderly parents or grandparents? Are you paying their bills, taking them to the doctor, managing their prescriptions? #102994469 / gettyimages.com If your parents still… Read More »
Six Simple Steps to Protect Your Keiki in Case Something Bad Happens to You
Are you lying awake at night worrying because you just had a baby but haven’t made a will or trust yet…or because it’s been ten years since you had that… Read More »
Why Sting Will Not Leave his Millions to his Children
Sting’s children will not be inheriting his $306 million, according to the rocker. In an interview with London’s Mail Online, Sting said he has told his children, “there won’t be… Read More »
Google Now Offers Digital Estate Planning Services
Now more than ever, Americans are storing sensitive information and financial accounts completely online. Estate planning attorneys are scurrying to find the best way to deal with digital assets when… Read More »