DIVORCE CHANGED YOUR LIFE
Your former spouse may have been the person you trusted—or legally designated—to act for you. Who fills that role now?
Have you updated who can speak for you?
After a divorce, there are plenty of things to update—accounts, beneficiaries, property, insurance, and financial arrangements.
But there are two important questions that are easy to overlook:
1. Who would handle your affairs if you couldn’t?
If you became ill, injured, or otherwise unable to handle your own affairs, who would you trust to step in?
A Durable Power of Attorney allows you to choose a trusted person to handle important financial and legal matters for you when needed.
After divorce, it’s especially important to make sure the person named in your documents is still the person you want in that role.
2. Who would make health care decisions for you?
If you couldn’t speak for yourself during a medical emergency, who would you trust to speak for you?
Your estate plan can name a trusted person to make health care decisions on your behalf and provide guidance about your wishes.
That person might be an adult child, sibling, close friend, or someone else you trust.
The important thing is that you make the choice.
Your Marriage Ended. Your Planning Needs Changed.
Even without minor children, divorce is an important time to revisit your estate plan.
Your estate planning attorney can help you review your:
Durable Power of Attorney • Health Care Surrogate • Living Will • Will • Trust • Beneficiary Designations
The goal isn’t to make things complicated.
It’s to make sure the right people have the right authority if you ever need someone to step in—and that your estate plan reflects the life you’re living now.
We’ll Help Make It Simple.
You don’t need to know which documents need to be changed or where to begin.
That’s our job.
Attorney Julia Baginski Brandt helps Florida individuals and families create practical estate plans with clear guidance and a process designed to make planning feel manageable.
You’ve planned for your new beginning. Make sure your estate plan moves forward with you.
Call today to schedule a complimentary estate planning consultation.
