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4 Key End-of-Life Documents

January 3, 2014

In 2006, Holly Deni’s 99-year-old aunt was hospitalized after she was found unconscious in her Manhattan apartment. Deni’s aunt, who had no children, had a will but had never given anyone power of attorney for her finances or health care

As a result, Deni couldn’t manage her aunt’s bills, retrieve personal items from her apartment or move her to a long-term-care facility near Deni’s home in New Jersey. It took Deni six months to become her aunt’s legal guardian, at a cost of $15,000.

Read more http://ow.ly/sc34V  (link to a Kiplinger Magazine article)

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