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National Healthcare Decisions Month: 4 Legal Documents Every Florida Adult Should Have

April 16, 2026
Bill O’Leary, Esq.
Healthcare Power of Attorney, Long-Term Care Planning

National Healthcare Decisions Month is a timely reminder to put clear medical plans in place. These four legal documents can help Florida adults protect their wishes and make things easier for their families during difficult moments.

Be Leery of Generic Health Care Proxy Forms.

January 26, 2023
Bill O’Leary, Esq.
Estate Planning, Healthcare, Healthcare Directives, Healthcare Power of Attorney

Be Leery of Generic Health Care Proxy Forms. If you go to the hospital, you may be presented with a health care proxy form to sign on being admitted. While it might seem easy to sign a generic health care…

Ashes in the Mail — Dealing with the Loss of a Loved One has Changed in the COVID Era

March 19, 2021
Bill O’Leary, Esq.
Coronavirus, COVID 19, Cremation, Death, Elder Care, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Handling Remains, Healthcare Directives, Healthcare Power of Attorney, News

Ashes in the Mail -- Dealing with the Loss of a Loved One has Changed in the COVID Era Jason Oszczakiewicz, a Pennsylvania funeral home director known as "Oz," has become accustomed to delivering the ashes of recently deceased persons…

Estate Battle with Millions at Stake in New Orleans

The widow of car-dealership magnate Ray Brandt filed court papers to evict her family from their Old Metairie compound on Tuesday, the latest escalation of a bitter family battle over control of the massive estate that Brandt left behind when he died in late 2019.