SYRACUSE — The rising death-rate is prompting difficult, but necessary conversations with loved ones battling COVID-19. Jen Corcoran is a lawyer leading Tully Rinckey’s trust & estates department. "I ...

What is a Health Care Proxy? Below is the definition from www.medicinenet.com: Health care proxy: An advance medical directive in the form of a legal document that designates another person (a proxy) ...

There may come a time when you may need to become an unpaid caregiver for a parent, relative, or friend. And, in the best case, your recipient of care has put their affairs in order long before ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Matthew F. Erskine is a trusts and estates attorney. Along with a Will and a Trust, the most common documents used in estate ...

A healthcare power of attorney or healthcare proxy empowers someone to speak with and make decisions about another person’s medical condition, care, and treatment. A healthcare power of attorney, ...

Have you picked someone to make medical decisions for you if you can’t make them for yourself? Health care advocates say if you haven’t, you should. A recent study found two thirds of Americans have ...

Last Tuesday was National Health Care Decision day. It is important to be prepared for dealing with an emergency or illness by choosing a health care proxy. An emergency or end of life care wishes can ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about charitable giving and estate planning ideas. What estate documents do you really need to have? Here’s a list and ...

Univera Healthcare officials are looking to prompt the beginning of advance care planning conversations between adults and their physicians or nurse practitioners. “Conversations change lives,” said ...