{"id":8182,"date":"2021-01-01T15:48:04","date_gmt":"2021-01-01T22:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/blog\/?p=8182"},"modified":"2020-12-30T15:51:00","modified_gmt":"2020-12-30T22:51:00","slug":"choosing-your-own-personal-representative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/blog\/choosing-your-own-personal-representative\/","title":{"rendered":"CHOOSING YOUR OWN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Lane V. Erickson<\/a>, Pocatello Estate Planning Attorney<\/p>\n

As an estate planning attorney practicing in Pocatello Idaho, I have come to learn that having a written estate plan is the very best thing that you can do both for yourself and for your family and loved ones. When you don\u2019t have a written plan there are so many things that are left up to chance, and that open the door for misunderstandings, disagreements, and outright family fights.<\/p>\n

My goal as a lawyer helping others with estate planning is to first of all accomplish exactly what they want, and secondly to do everything possible to keep the peace. Your disability or death should be events that bring your family closer together rather than tearing them apart. However, this is exactly what often happens when there is no written estate plan, or a poorly written one.<\/p>\n

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By Lane V. Erickson, Pocatello Estate Planning Attorney As an estate planning attorney practicing in Pocatello Idaho, I have come to learn that having a written estate plan is the very best thing that you can do both for yourself and for your family and loved ones. When you don\u2019t have a written plan there […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nCHOOSING YOUR OWN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE — Idaho Law Blog — January 1, 2021<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"By Lane V. 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