How to protect yourself and your kids when you start a new relationship, so that you kids benefit from your assets
Tips for Ensuring Your Parent’s Affairs are in Order
Helping a difficult parent organize their affairs can be tough. It ensures their wishes are respected and relieves you from making tough decisions about their health and senior care needs. If you’re seeking assistance to organize your parents’ affairs, HazeLegal is ready to support you every step of the way. Benefits of planning ahead • Knowing where […]
Grounds for Challenging a Will
Entering the world of Will challenges can seem like stepping onto a soap opera set. But in reality, it often involves legal difficulties and family conflicts. It is also immensely stressful. If you’d rather keep your family matters private, think twice before initiating Will validity proceedings. These cases can end up in published judgments, revealing family secrets and disputes, and […]
Six Tips for Treating Testamentary Capacity Challenges
Making sure a will truly represents someone’s wishes is important. But what if they can’t make a valid will themselves? In these situations, understanding legal ways is key. HazeLegal shares six helpful tips about creating wills for those who might lack the capacity, explaining statutory wills and recent legal cases. Understanding Testamentary Capacity Testamentary capacity means knowing what […]
Protecting Elderly Loved Ones: Six Tips to Prevent Abuse in Care
The movie “The Father” really hits home about the tough times elderly folks and their families go through, especially when dealing with dementia. Here at HazeLegal, we see a lot of similar situations where older parents need help, and their kids are trying to figure out the best way to take care of them and manage their money. But […]
Victoria’s Will Contesting: 10 Essential Facts
Contesting a will can be daunting, especially when you’re unsure of where to begin. Here are the essential points you need to understand before taking any action: 1. Don’t Miss the Deadline: You have six months from the date of the probate grant or administrator appointment to contest a will. However, exceptions can be made if the estate hasn’t […]
How to Find Your Deceased Relative’s Tax Records and How to Prevent a Mess for Your Own Family
Dealing with the death of a loved one is hard enough without the added stress of untangling their financial affairs. If your relative has left their tax records and other financial information in disarray, here are some tips to help you find what you need. We also discuss how you can make things easier for your own family in the […]
What will your Tombstone say?
Our epitaph is the world’s lasting view of us, a summary of our lives, and what we stood for. What will your tombstone say about you? Entrepreneur, hard worker, professional, scroller of social media, binger of Netflix? Or it says, most beloved parent, child or spouse? What do you want it to say? For that is how […]
12 Ways to Make Sure Your Power of Attorney does not rip you off
Appointing a Power of Attorney (PoA) is a crucial step in ensuring your affairs are managed if you become unable to do so yourself. However, it’s essential to take measures to prevent any misuse of this power. HazeLegal will give you 12 tips to ensure your PoA acts in your best interests and does not take advantage of their position. […]