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PREPARING FOR THE ROAD AHEAD

PREPARING FOR THE ROAD AHEAD. Presented by Karren Pope-Onwukwe, Esquire. WHAT IS ELDER LAW?. PLANNING FOR AGING PLANNING FOR DISABILITY. JOHN 11. 1 Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.

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PREPARING FOR THE ROAD AHEAD

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  1. PREPARING FOR THE ROAD AHEAD Presented by Karren Pope-Onwukwe, Esquire

  2. WHAT IS ELDER LAW? • PLANNING FOR AGING • PLANNING FOR DISABILITY

  3. JOHN 11 • 1 Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. •  20 Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.

  4. THREE AREAS IN WHICH TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE • SURROGATE DECISION-MAKERS MEDICAL FINANCIAL • ESTATE PLANNING • PROBATE

  5. SURROGATE FOR HEALTHCARE DECISIONS • Advance Medical Directive (Peace of Mind) • Living Will • Guardian of Person

  6. SURROGATE FINANCIAL DECISIONMAKERS • General Durable Power of Attorney (Peace of Mind) • Representative Payee (Government Benefits) • Guardian of Property

  7. ESTATE PLANNING • Last Will and Testament (Good Steward) • Revocable Trust • Irrevocable Trust • Intestate (no Will/no Plan)

  8. PROBATE • Register of Wills for Prince George’s Cereta Lee, Register (301) 952-3250 • Orphan’s Court for Prince George’s Wendy A. Cartwright, Chief Judge (301) 952- 3790

  9. FREE OR REDUCED FEE LEGAL HELP • AARP Legal Counsel (202) 434-2120 • Legal Aid Bureau 60+ Senior Hotline 1-800-896-4213 • Community Legal Services, Inc. (301) 864-8353 or (301) 864-8354

  10. THE END Karren Jo Pope-Onwukwe, Esquire 12150 Annapolis Road, Suite 314 Glenn Dale, MD 20769 www.kpopeatty.com P.O. Box 205 Hyattsville, Maryland 20781 301-927-3145 413-487-0758 (efax) kpopeatty@kpopeatty.com

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