Wills have many potential benefits. For one, they can provide individuals with significant control over what will happen upon their death. However, such benefits can only be realized if a will is enforceable. Things that make a will invalidThere are various...
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Alzheimer’s diagnosis may present need for conservatorship
When your parent or other older loved one started showing signs of mental decline, you may not have felt much concern at first. After all, you forget information or events sometimes yourself, and you did not feel the need to jump to conclusions when your mom or dad...
Disposition of Last Remains
"What Happens to Me When I Die?" By Bruce Alan Danford, LLM (10/3/11) Will my wishes as to what happens to my body be respected when I die? Many of us have strong feelings about whether we wish to be buried, be cremated, or have some other disposition made of our...
Guardianship of an Adult
By Bruce Alan Danford, LLM (rev'd 9/26/11) This article is about a Guardianship for an adult. In order to understand exactly what a guardianship is and how one is created we will begin with some definitions.A Guardian is defined under Colorado Revised Statute (CRS)...
Beneficiary Deeds
By Bruce Alan Danford, LLM (rev'd 9/26/11) "Neither fish nor fowl" best describes a new estate-planning tool passed by the Colorado legislature as House Bill 04-1048 and signed into law on May 12, 2004. This article will describe in short what beneficiary deeds are,...
Conservatorship of an Adult
This article is about a Conservatorship for an adult. In order to understand exactly what a conservatorship is and how one is created we will begin with some definitions.A Conservator is defined under Colorado Revised Statute (CRS) § 15-14-102(2) as:(2)...