Scatter Me Under The Bench; And Other Thoughts on Wisconsin's Authorization for Final Disposition
Ask my husband and he likely to blame it on my profession, but he'd be wrong. The spark that ignited my recent flurry of estate planning paper work was not flamed by my role as an estate planning attorney. But rather by our upcoming annual vacation. Just like so many of my clients, " update estate planning papers" makes it to the short list of vacation preparation. No, I am not kidding. It is the #2 most popular reason clients call for an appointment. Day after day, week after week, month after month I sit at my little brown table with clients, reminding them to fill out their Wisconsin Authorization for Final Disposition . Tucked into the left side pocket of their folder, the last form in the stack, it is the form I refer to as the "ever so cheery -- who is in charge when I die" form. In Wisconsin, the power of attorney for health care ends with the declarant's death. Last breath and the power ends. Which raises the question of who will be in c...