The Legal Look: Don't Leave it to Luck

You are Tempting Fate Without Power of Attorney Documents

With Saint Patrick’s Day being a popular March holiday, the concepts of luck and fate are in our minds more than usual. These concepts resonate with some people, yet many of us tempt fate every day, whether we know it or not. If you question your luck, you might otherwise want to cover your assets with legal protection in power of attorney documents.

Barrows Firm is a great place to get peace of mind with estate planning documentslike wills and power of attorney documents. Anyone and everyone needs a power of attorney so that their wishes and directives are honored if and when they are unable to make decisions or conduct business on their own.

In the simplest form of understanding, know that without a power of attorney document, medical professionals have to guess how to treat you and assume your medical wishes if they cannot find or must determine by statute who can make your care decisions. And without a power of attorney, any financial or business transactions are going to have to wait for you to regain your ability to do business. What a nightmare it can be if something happens to any one of us and we don’t have those necessary power of attorney documents, giving our most trusted people the ability to make important decisions and transact on our behalf. Continue reading.

Don’t Leave Divorce to Chance

Don’t leave your high net worth divorce to chance. There are plenty of ways to protect assets, investments and properties from being devalued and/or distributed inequitably in a divorce. For many, it can become important to end a marriage to protect oneself, one’s family and one’s long-term financial interests. Whether money is new or old, it likely wasn’t obtained and preserved simply by luck. Rather, hard work and prudent decision-making were involved in building and preserving wealth. Learn more.

Standard Summer Visitation Deadline

With spring break for many families next week and summer break in the not-so-distant future, now is the time to consider summer visitation schedules. Remember, a non-custodial parent is given 30 days of continuous, or extended, possession for the summer, and that parent usually has until April 1 to provide written notice to the custodial parent designating when they will exercise the 30 days.

Celebrating a Milestone 

Barrows Firm is celebrating our anniversary this month! Founded in 2007 by Leslie Barrows, it has been our privilege to offer family law and estate planning services to our community. We want to thank all of our clients, partners and colleagues who have supported us on this journey. We couldn't have done it without you! We look forward to many more years of advocating for our clients, fighting the good fight and making a difference, one family at a time.

Please Vote for Barrows Firm

Time is running out to nominate Barrows Firm in Living Magazine’s 2023 Readers’ Choice Awards. We would greatly appreciate YOUR vote by Wednesday, March 15 under Northeast Tarrant County > Professional Services > Attorney – Family & Divorce. If we have helped you, please help us! Vote now.