Personal Affairs Help Guides

Simple Tips to Getting Power of Attorney for You or Your Loved One When you grant someone power of attorney, you give them authority to handle some or all of your financial affairs on your behalf during your lifetime. A power of attorney can have a variety of uses, but it is most common in the estate planning context. Creating a power of attorney ca...

In a nutshell, an affidavit is a sworn statement that is in writing. Affidavits are usually used in a court or in negotiations. They are common in family law cases and bankruptcy cases. They are also used in civil and criminal cases, though not as often as family or bankruptcy law cases. They must be notarized and you must swear that the facts conta...

Giving someone authority to act on your behalf through a power of attorney is a major decision. The person who grants that authority is known as the principal or maker; the person getting the authority is known as the attorney-in-fact or......

If you are overwhelmed with debt and live pay check to pay check, hoping nothing goes amiss, you are not alone. In 2016, nearly 800,000 people filed for bankruptcy so they could relieve themselves of their financial burdens and get a fresh......

If you have an estate plan already in place, then you have started off on the right path. If you do not have one yet, it is time to get one drawn up so you can have a plan in place. However, once you have your estate plan made, it is not......

An estate plan is something that everyone should have in place. Whether you only need one estate planning document or all of them will depend on your specific situation. While you may already have one component, such as a will, it may not be......

Americans generally prefer not to think too much about what will happen to their assets and loved ones when they pass away. An estate planning survey by Harris Interactive revealed some surprising statistics about the number of adult Americans......

An “affidavit” is a written statement that is considered made under oath. It is only valid when made voluntarily and without coercion. When you sign an affidavit, you are asserting that the information is true and that you have personal......

Death is a fact of life. Some of us die young while others live to a ripe old age. That’s one fact we simply can’t get around. Yet even while we know that someday the inevitable will happen, most of us aren’t prepared for it. Do you really want to leave your loved ones in a quandary about your estate? Wills, trusts, and estate plans aren’t just for...

A bankruptcy worksheet is an excellent way to organize your finances and will help you determine if filing bankruptcy is a good option for you. These instructions will explain how to create a bankruptcy worksheet using LegalNature and......