Estates & Powers of Attorney

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Estates & Powers of Attorney

Powers of attorney
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Power of attorney for property
This Easy Form helps you give someone you trust power of attorney for your property and finances. This person would become your agent, and they will have access to or control of your money and property.
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Power of attorney for health care
This Easy Form helps you give someone you trust power of attorney to make decisions about your health care.
Easy Form
Powers of attorney in Illinois
Review options for powers of attorney in Illinois, including health care and property. Learn about selecting an agent and their responsibilities to the principal.
FAQ
How to set up a Power of Attorney for Health Care
Learn the steps to create a Power of Attorney for Health Care.
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Living wills and other health directives
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Living will
This Easy Form helps you say what medical treatment you do and do not want when you are terminally ill and cannot make your own medical decisions.
Easy Form
Health care surrogate legal questions
Explains how someone can make medical decisions for another individual who is unable to make such decisions.
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How to create a Living Will
Discover the steps to create a Living Will, who you should share your Living Will with, and how to cancel a Living Will.
How-To
Living wills
Learn who can make a Living Will, when it can be used, and how it is different from other advance directives.
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Preparing an estate plan
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Wills for estate planning
Learn about how a Last Will and Testament can help you prepare your estate for after you die.
FAQ
Transfer on death instrument
This Easy Form makes a Transfer On Death Instrument for your property located in Illinois. A Transfer on Death Instrument, also called a TODI, lets you give real estate to your loved ones without including it in your will.
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Creating a Transfer on Death Instrument
Learn the steps to transfer real estate through a Transfer on Death Instrument without going through the probate process.
How-To
Transfer on Death Instrument common questions
Learn more about a Transfer on Death Instrument, how it can transfer property like a house after the owner's death, and how it fits in estate planning.
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Settling an estate after someone dies
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Using a small estate affidavit
Get the facts on using a small estate affidavit to transfer a person's property after they pass away.
How-To
Small estate affidavit
This Easy Form helps you make forms to transfer someone's personal property worth up to $150,000 after their death.
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Settling an estate after someone dies
Learn about what happens with someone's estate when they die, including what's a part of an estate, who collects and distributes property after someone dies, and using small estate procedures.
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Transferring property with a small estate affidavit basics
Explore how a small estate affidavit can be used to transfer property after someone's death without going to court.
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Other estates and powers of attorney issues
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Medicaid recovery after someone dies
Clarify what Medicaid might do to get back money spent on care after someone dies.
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Using a living trust to transfer property without probate
A webpage that explains how to use a living trust as your primary estate-planning tool.
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Notice of Death Affidavit
Use this form to tell the Recorder of Deeds office that a property owner has died and their property should be transferred to their beneficiaries.
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