Power of Attorney – a Useful Tool in the Right Hands
A machete is a useful tool for hacking your way through the jungle to the other side. It is not so useful if your friend or family member whacks you in the head with it. Similarly, a Power of Attorney can be a truly helpful tool for management of property and finances, but it can […]
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- 03 Mar. 2022
NO FAMILY’S PERFECT (No matter what your best friend says)
Do you have one of those friends who is always bragging on her family? Her children are perfect. Her husband is perfect. Even her mother-in-law is simply perfect. You know she’s lying, right? The truth is, as long as families are made up of humans, there is no such thing as the perfect family. And, […]
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- 01 Feb. 2022
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE – WHAT IS IT AND WHAT IS REQUIRED?
In our line of work at Ness & Jett, LLC, no one ever comes into our office to tell us, “Mom had surgery last week and everything went great.” No, the folks who visit us about a medical matter are often devastated. Something went wrong. The surgery that was to fix everything ended in death […]
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- 05 Jan. 2022
WILLS – WHO GETS THAT WHEN YOU DIE?
Once upon a time, a family member, when first visiting my getaway cottage on a holiday, asked me, “Who gets it when you die?” I’d like to be able to say this was a question from a naïve child, but, no, it was an adult, and not even as close as spouse, child, or parent. […]
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- 02 Dec. 2021
BE CAREFUL WITH THAT GIFT! GENEROSITY HAS CONSEQUENCES
Did you know that giving someone a gift may have bad consequences? At Ness & Jett, LLC, we often meet with parents or grandparents who have decided to make a gift of a house, land, stocks, money, or other valuable assets to their child or grandchild, or even a non-relative. While well-intended, such gifts can […]
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