Tag: documents

  • Boomers’ Declaration of Independence

    If something happens and you are in need of help, will your family and friends be fumbling at a time when every minute counts? Do they know where you keep your keys, computer passwords, bank account numbers, meds, medical directives, will and estate plan?  

  • Three Documents Everybody Needs

    There are three estate planning documents that every competent adult living in the State of Hawai‘i should have. Of course, “competency” can be an elusive quality, but once a Hawai‘i resident has turned 18, the law of our State presumes that person to be competent.

  • The Importance of ‘The Conversation’

    By Stephen B. Yim, Attorney at Law I often stare, somewhat embarrassed, at my creation of legal documents on behalf of my clients — especially after I explain my role — to clearly speak clients’ intentions at a time when they can no longer speak. Inevitably, the black and white legal documentation looks nothing like what my clients expressed…