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General
Counsel Club
Imagine having an attorney's valuable legal advice just a phone
call away! Many people rush into legal situation by the seat of
their pants, but with our knowledge and experience, Spiegel & Utrera,
P.A. can help you to prepare by avoiding legal disputes, probate
and privacy pitfalls involving your Living Trust, Pour-Over Will
& Testament, Living Will, or Durable Power of Attorney, as well
as how to fund your Trust. Our firm has what we call the "General
Counsel Club," which is a valuable bundle of services that at the
time of your initial ordering, you can receive an additional One
Month Bonus so that your first year of service will cover 13 months.
PLUS take a $50 discount, so you pay only $89.95 for the first
13 months of service . You get unlimited telephone consultations
all year long on matters relating to legal and strategic estate
planning advice for your Trust, Pour-over Will & Testament, Living
Will, or Durable Power of Attorney. Plus our firm will draft annual
Meeting Minutes and Resolutions for the Trust; comply with all statutes
and applicable laws; our firm will act as your Trust's General Counsel;
and you will receive our firm's newsletter, which is published six
times a year and provides valuable insight into preserving your
assets from a legal point of view.
Indemnification Agreement
What happens if someone sues the Trustee in the course of his or
her duties based on the parameters described in the Trust? Why would
anyone want to be a Trustee if they could be sued merely by carrying
out their job? As the creator of a Trust, wouldn't you want to protect
the Trustee? We strongly recommend that you enter into an agreement
requiring the person forming the Trust to indemnify and hold harmless
the Trustees and Successor Trustees from any actions they take on
behalf of the Trust. The Indemnification Agreement costs only an
additional $39.95 when you order the Indemnification Agreement from
Spiegel & Utrera, P.A. at the time of forming your Trust. A draft
Indemnification Agreement will be conveyed to you for review and
Spiegel & Utrera, P.A. will make reasonable changes upon timely
request to be included with your finalized Trust.
Personal Power for Trust
You would want a trusted family member or friend to make Trust decisions
rather than a disinterested stranger wouldn't you? The trusted friend
or family member has known you for years. Is there someone whom
the person forming the Trust has complete confidence that their
discretion is deemed unquestionable? With a personal power, the
person forming the Trust can give the last word over one or more
decisions to a particular person so they have sole and uncontrolled
discretion, provided the person forming the Trust clearly and unmistakably
manifests his or her intention to create a personal power in a particular
Trustee. Let Spiegel & Utrera, P.A. add these powerful provisions
to your Trust for $29.95.
Incapacity Protection Provisions in the Trust
What happens if the creator of the Trust loses their mental capacity?
The Trust would become unamendable upon the individual creator’s
incapacity. Instead, your Trust may be drafted with special provisions
so that powers are given to the Successor Trustee during the lifetime
of the creator to allow the Trust to be amended and have the flexibility
needed to carry out the creator’s intent. Let Spiegel & Utrera,
P.A. add these powerful provisions to your Trust for $29.95.
Asset Segregation Provisions in the Trust
Every family has members with their own strengths and weaknesses.
Certain family members may have business acumen running the day-to-day
operations of a business, while other family members need the security
of receiving periodic income hassle-free. Wouldn't it make sense
to protect your family members with specially designated assets?
The Trust may be drafted to allow segregated assets for many purposes
such as second marriages where pre-marriage assets can be held in
the event of a later divorce. Let Spiegel & Utrera, P.A. add these
powerful provisions to your Trust for $29.95.
"HIPAA" -- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act Release Authority (HIPAA Consent Document)
You only want a trusted person to know your healthcare situation
and your sensitive healthcare records to avoid prying eyes. A HIPAA
Release Authority is an authorization to ensure privacy restrictions
as to who has access to your medical records. The "HIPAA" -- Health
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Release Authority (HIPAA
Consent Document) costs only an additional $29.95 when you order
your "HIPAA" -- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act Release Authority (HIPAA Consent Document) from Spiegel & Utrera,
P.A. at the time of forming your Trust. A draft "HIPAA" -- Health
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Release Authority (HIPAA
Consent Document) will be conveyed to you for your review and Spiegel
& Utrera, P.A. will make reasonable changes upon timely request
to be included with your finalized Trust.
Creditor Protection in the Trust
What happens if a Trust beneficiary gets sued? Do you want a creditor
to get any of the beneficiary's funds? Creditor Protection prevents
creditors from attaching the interest of the beneficiary in the
Trust before that interest (cash or property) is actually distributed
to him or her. Let Spiegel & Utrera, P.A. add these powerful provisions
to your Trust to protect the Trust and the beneficiary in the event
a beneficiary is sued and a judgment creditor attempts to attach
or levy the beneficiary's interest in the Trust. Let Spiegel & Utrera,
P.A. add these powerful provisions to your Trust for $39.95.
Living Will
A Living Will is a person's written indication of the person who
will make health care decisions on their behalf, when to terminate
life support and the types of treatments he or she wants to receive
if he or she becomes ill and cannot communicate his wishes at that
time. If you are lacking a Living Will to provide guidance to family
and health care providers as to your wishes, decisions about your
health care may be made for you by a court-appointed guardian, your
wife or husband, your adult child, your parent, your adult sibling,
an adult relative, or a close friend. The individual making healthcare
decisions for you may or may not be aware of your wishes concerning
treatment restrictions. If you have a Living Will and discuss it
with your family and significant people in your life, it will better
assure that your wishes will be carried out. The Living Will costs
only an additional $39.95 when you order your Living Will from Spiegel
& Utrera, P.A. at the time of forming your Trust. A draft Living
Will will be conveyed to you for your review and Spiegel & Utrera,
P.A. will make reasonable changes upon timely request to be included
with your finalized Trust.
Declaration for Mental Health Treatment
What would you do if you needed mental health treatment? Who would
make decisions for you? The Declaration for Mental Health Treatment
allows a person, known as the principal, to make decisions in advance
about psychotropic medication, electroconvulsive therapy, and short
term mental health treatment. Also, you may appoint a person to
act to make mental health treatment decisions if you become incapable.
The person appointed has a good faith duty to act consistent with
your desires as stated in the Declaration. The Declaration for Mental
Health Treatment costs only an additional $19.95 each when you
order your Declaration for Mental Health Treatment from Spiegel
& Utrera, P.A. at the time of forming your Trust. A draft Declaration
for Mental Health Treatment will be conveyed to you for your review
and Spiegel & Utrera, P.A. will make reasonable changes upon timely
request to be included with your finalized Trust.
Standby Guardian Designation
The Standby Guardian Designation states that if ever a guardian
is necessary, you desire it to be your spouse or your child or friend.
If, for example, you became incapacitated in an automobile accident
and the driver of the other vehicle was sued and his insurer paid
a large sum into a future medical fund, they would most likely require
a court supervised guardian. You can now designate who that person
should be and that you prefer that your present investments not
be liquidated and reinvested by the court. The Standby Guardian
Designation costs only an additional $39.95 each when you order
your Standby Guardian Designation from Spiegel & Utrera, P.A. at
the time of forming your Trust. A draft Standby Guardian Designation
will be conveyed to you for your review and Spiegel & Utrera, P.A.
will make reasonable changes upon timely request to be included
with your finalized Trust.
Power of Attorney for Healthcare
Who do you trust to make healthcare decisions? An Power of Attorney
for Healthcare is a person's written appointment of the person that
makes health care decisions on their behalf. If you are lacking
a Power of Attorney for Healthcare to provide guidance to family
and health care providers as to your wishes, decisions about your
health care may be made for you by a court-appointed guardian, your
wife or husband, your adult child, your parent, your adult sibling,
an adult relative, or a close friend. The individual making healthcare
decisions for you may or may not be aware of your wishes concerning
treatment. If you have a Power of Attorney for Healthcare and discuss
it with the person you appoint, it will better assure that your
wishes will be carried out. The Power of Attorney for Healthcare
costs only an additional $79.95 each when you order your Power
of Attorney for Healthcare from Spiegel & Utrera, P.A. at the time
of forming your Trust. A draft Power of Attorney for Healthcare
will be conveyed to you for your review and Spiegel & Utrera, P.A.
will make reasonable changes upon timely request to be included
with your finalized Trust.
Specific Durable Power of Attorney
A Specific Durable Limited Power of Attorney allows someone to act
in your stead for a specific purpose or purposes, such as to purchase
a specific property, execute a certain document, or operate a particular
business. Some parties may require a Specific Durable Power of Attorney
because it is drawn for a specific purpose and may be considered
to be a more reliable measure of the actual intent. Also, the powers
granted to the person acting on your behalf will continue in effect
even if you become incapacitated or lack sufficient mental competence
to handle your own affairs. The Specific Durable Power of Attorney
costs only an additional $99.95 when you order your Specific Durable
Power of Attorney from Spiegel & Utrera, P.A. at the time of forming
your Trust. A draft Specific Durable Power of Attorney will be conveyed
to you for your review and Spiegel & Utrera, P.A. will make reasonable
changes upon timely request to be included with your finalized Trust.
General Durable Power of Attorney
Do you need to plan ahead to protect your family? The General Power
of Attorney authorizes a person to act on behalf of another person,
known as the principal. It describes a broad range of activities
that can be performed on behalf of the principal. The General Power
of Attorney may, if desired, contain a provision authorizing performing
any act the principal could normally do, including the items specifically
listed. People may obtain a General Power of Attorney to prepare
for a time when they may not be able to take care of things because
of mental incapacity. The General Durable Power of Attorney costs
only an additional $79.95 when you order at the time of forming
your Trust. A draft Specific General Power of Attorney will be conveyed
to you for your review and Spiegel & Utrera, P.A. will make reasonable
changes upon timely request to be included with your finalized Trust.
Pour-Over Will with Guardian Provisions
Who will take care of your minor child if you are not around? Do
you want a judge to make the decision for you? You may provide for
a trusted friend or family member to be guardian of your minor children
in your Pour-over Will & Testament so that if you or your spouse
are deceased, your trusted friend or family member is nominated
as guardian for your minor children. The Pour-Over Will with Guardian
Provisions costs only an additional $89.95 when you order your Pour-Over
Will with Guardian Provisions from Spiegel & Utrera, P.A. at the
time of forming your Trust. A draft Pour-Over Will with Guardian
Provisions will be conveyed to you for your review and Spiegel &
Utrera, P.A. will make reasonable changes upon timely request to
be included with your finalized Trust.
Pour-Over Last Will & Testament
The Pour-Over Last Will & Testament is to put any asset into your
Living Trust that you neglected to put in during your life or after
you become incapacitated. The Pour-Over Last Will & Testament costs
only an additional $69.95 when you order your Pour-Over Last Will
& Testament from Spiegel & Utrera, P.A. at the time of forming your
Trust. A draft Pour-Over Last Will & Testament will be conveyed
to you for your review and Spiegel & Utrera, P.A. will make reasonable
changes upon timely request to be included with your finalized Trust.
Memorandum of Trust
Do you want your Trust to be a matter of public record? You may
need evidence of your Trust in order to open a bank account or to
transfer ownership of real estate or a vehicle to or from the
Trust. The Memorandum of Trust is prepared by Spiegel & Utrera,
P.A. and executed by the Trustee(s). For privacy, a Memorandum
of Trust avoids disclosure of the complete
Trust document and maintains confidentiality of the entirety of
the Trust document. This is useful for the transfer of assets to
the Trust. The Memorandum of Trust costs only an additional $49.95
when you order your Memorandum of Trust from Spiegel & Utrera, P.A.
at the time of forming your Trust. A draft Memorandum of Trust will
be conveyed to you for your review and Spiegel & Utrera, P.A. will
make reasonable changes upon timely request to be included with
your finalized Trust.
Verified Certificate of Trust
Do you want a lawyer to verify as to the existence of the Trust
to ensure that the Trust is valid? You may need evidence of your
Trust in order to open a bank account or to transfer ownership of
assets to or from the Trust. For privacy, a Verified Certificate
of Trust avoids disclosure and maintains confidentiality of the
entirety of the Trust. This is useful for the transfer of assets
to the Trust. In addition, the Verified Certificate of Trust includes
a lawyer attestation to certify the existence of the Trust, which
acts like a legal opinion. The Verified Certificate of Trust costs
only an additional $69.95 when you order your Verified Certificate
of Trust from Spiegel & Utrera, P.A. at the time of forming your
Trust. A draft Verified Certificate of Trust will be conveyed to
you for your review and Spiegel & Utrera, P.A. will make reasonable
changes upon timely request to be included with your finalized Trust.