{"id":6178,"date":"2017-02-26T09:00:04","date_gmt":"2017-02-26T09:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/?p=6178"},"modified":"2017-02-26T09:00:04","modified_gmt":"2017-02-26T09:00:04","slug":"3-reasons-plan-disability-estate-planning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/blog\/3-reasons-plan-disability-estate-planning\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Reasons You Should Plan for Your Own Disability in Your Estate Planning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"LTR\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/attorneys\/lane-v-erickson\">Lane V. Erickson, Attorney<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">The advances in medicine over the last several decades are truly amazing. The effect is that people are living much longer now than they ever have. While this may seem like a good result, the reality is that because people are living longer there are more and more individuals who become disabled in their later years. As a result of this, each person should plan for their own disability in their estate planning by creating a valid Power of Attorney. Here are the three main reasons for having a Power of Attorney as part of your estate plan.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">1. AVOID A COSTLY GUARDIANSHIP PROCEEDING<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/blog\/3-reasons-plan-disability-estate-planning\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading 3 Reasons You Should Plan for Your Own Disability in Your Estate Planning\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lane V. Erickson, Attorney The advances in medicine over the last several decades are truly amazing. The effect is that people are living much longer now than they ever have. 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