Welcome to the Mayhone Elder Law Online Estate Plan Questionnaire!
Registration Info Please use your legal name as it appears on your license or government-issue ID
Your Contact Details If you are married, your spouse will be defaulted as your primary agent throughout this interview. Please know that you are not required to have your spouse as your primary agent and you may choose to have another individual act as your primary helper.Please submit all answers with the proper capitalization. Your full legal name is required for your estate planning documents. This would be the name you are referred to on your driver’s license, social security card, passport or other federal government ID. Do not forget to add your middle name or initial if you have one. If your driver’s license, social security card, passport, or other forms of identification do not match, use the full name indicated on your driver’s license and list the other name in the “also known as” field. Also known as names are names that you may regularly use for financial documents, health care policies, or just more commonly known as.
Your Spouse Information Please use your legal name as it appears on your license or government-issue ID
Total Estate Value The value of your total estate includes all assets held either in your individual name, jointly, or that you control. Assets can include but are not limited to real estate, your retirement accounts, any bank accounts, brokerage accounts, life insurance, business interests, and valuable jewelry and collectibles. The value of the assets goes by either the amount of money held in the account or the fair market value of any real estate, tangible property, or intangible asset (e.g. business interest).
Children and Beneficiaries If you have children, you will be provided with the option to establish a testamentary trust for their benefit. A testamentary trust is a trust created after your passing. The trust is held for the benefit of your children until they reach a certain age. This allows for a trustee to manage a child’s inheritance until they reach a mature age.
Beneficiary Information In deciding who and how to leave your assets, please remember that we have assumed if you are married that you will leave 100% of your assets to your spouse. This division of property will only happen upon the second spouse to pass. A beneficiary may be an individual(s) or a charity. If you chose to leave your assets to a charity, please provide the full name of the charity and the location of the charity. Please note that a beneficiary takes assets that go through the Will. Assets that have named beneficiaries will follow those private institutions guidelines rather than the distributions of your Will. Make sure you pay attention to both.
Children When answering these questions, please answer the questions based on all your children including any step-children.
Children Information • Please provide the full legal name, date of birth, and parental status for each child and step-child. • A Guardian is a person who is responsible for the day to day needs of a minor child and who steps into your role of being the parent if you are no longer living or unable to care for your child.
Personal Representative The Personal Representative is the person who is appointed to handle the estate once you have passed away. The Personal Representative’s job is to determine and obtain access to the estate assets, make sure that the expenses and taxes are paid and then make distributions of remaining assets to those named as beneficiaries. The Personal Representative’s role is a financial and managerial role. Therefore, consider naming someone who you believe is good with finances or who would be willing to get professional help to guide them so that they can make prudent and reasonable decisions.
Personal Representative-Spouse/Partner The Personal Representative is the person who is appointed to handle the estate once you have passed away. The Personal Representative’s job is to determine and obtain access to the estate assets, make sure that the expenses and taxes are paid and then make distributions of remaining assets to those named as beneficiaries. The Personal Representative’s role is a financial and managerial role. Therefore, consider naming someone who you believe is good with finances or who would be willing to get professional help to guide them so that they can make prudent and reasonable decisions.
Power of Attorney The Power of Attorney allows the person you name as your agent to make legal and financial related decisions for you while you are alive. The power will become effective at the time you sign the Power of Attorney and will continue in the event of your incapacity. The Power of Attorney powers stop upon your death. It is recommended that you name one primary (typically spouse/partner if married) and at least one alternate agent.
Power of Attorney-Spouse/Partner The Power of Attorney allows the person you name as your agent to make legal and financial related decisions for you while you are alive. The power will become effective at the time you sign the Power of Attorney and will continue in the event of your incapacity. The Power of Attorney powers stop upon your death. It is recommended that you name one primary (typically spouse/partner if married) and at least one alternate agent.
Health Care Power of Attorney The Healthcare Power of Attorney allows the person you name as your agent to make medically related decisions for you while you are alive. These powers become effective in the event of your incapacity. It is recommended that you name one primary and at least one alternate agent.
Health Care Power of Attorney Spouse/Partner The Healthcare Power of Attorney allows the person you name as your agent to make medically related decisions for you while you are alive. These powers become effective in the event of your incapacity. It is recommended that you name one primary and at least one alternate agent.
Living Will Question: A Living Will is a general declaration regarding your end-of-life wishes if you are unable to communicate them yourself. In other words, if you treating physicians advise your Health Care Proxy Agent that there is nothing further they can do to help you recover, this would be your written declaration that you would not want any further extraordinary measures, having a Living Will take the pressure off of your Health Care Proxy Agent from having to make that decision for you.
Congratulations! You have completed your online estate plan interview!