Idaho: Guides to handling legal issues after death of a loved one

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Guardian Angel Guardian Devil

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Guiding Those Left Behind

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A Will is Not Enough

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How to Defend Yourself Against Your Lawyer

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Beyond Grief to acceptance and peace

GUARDIAN ANGEL GUARDIAN DEVIL
By AMELIA E. POHL, ESQ.

Guardianship can happen to anyone

a The SENIOR too ill to care for himself

a The MINOR whose parents are deceased or incapacitated

a The MENTALLY ILL

a The DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED ADULT

a The comatose ACCIDENT VICTIM

The general public knows and understands that Probate is a good thing to avoid because of the inconvenience and high legal cost. THE PURPOSE of Guardian Angel Guardian Devil is to make the general public aware that a guardianship is even more expensive and time consuming than Probate. The good news is that guardianship is easier to avoid than Probate. This book explains how every competent adult can take steps to avoid guardianship WITHOUT PAYING EXPENSIVE LEGAL FEES.

Copyright 2009 ISBN 1-932464-32-8 6" x 9" 250 Pages

Guiding Those Left Behind

by AMELIA E. POHL, ESQ.

This book is a must for those who have experienced or anticipate the loss of a loved one. It explains all of the legal and practical things that need to be done. In particular, the book discusses:

What needs to be done during the first week, answering questions such as: Is an autopsy necessary? Should we allow an anatomical gift?
How to notify public and private agencies of the death
How to locate the decedent's assets
What bill do (or do not) need to be paid
When Probate is (and is not) necessary
Whether you should consider a challenge to the Will
How to get possession of the decedent’s property
What are the legal rights of the surviving spouse and other family members

As you read the first six chapters, you will become aware of the many problems that can come up. With a bit of planning, most, if not all, of such problems can be avoided. The final chapters of the book suggests different methods of arranging your own finances so that your family will not be left with more problems than happy memories of you.

This book is an easy read. Legal concepts are explained in simple, everyday language. There is glossary in the book in the event you come across an unfamiliar term.

A Will is Not Enough

By Amelia E. Pohl, Esq.

Many people who have a Will think that they have their affairs in order. Should they die, then their property will go to the people they have named in their Will.
But it isn't all that simple.

1. What will your beneficiaries inherit?
2. How will your property be transferred?
3. Can you (should you) avoid Probate?

We devoted a chapter to each of these issues. Once you read chapters 1 though 3, you will have an understanding of what will happen to your property should your die, with or without a Will.

Chapter 4 explains what a well drafted Will can do.

The rest of the book deals with things that a Will cannot do and why a Will is not enough. The book explains how to:

CHAPTER 5. MANAGE YOUR PERSONAL DEBT

CHAPTER 6. LIMIT YOUR BUSINESS DEBT

CHAPTER 7. PROVIDE FOR A MINOR CHILD

PROVIDE FOR A DISABLED PERSON

CHAPTER 8. APPOINT SOMEONE TO MAKE YOUR HEALTH CARE DECISIONS IN THE EVENT YOU ARE TOO ILL TO DO SO

CHAPTER 9. APPOINT SOMEONE TO MANAGE YOUR FINANCES IN THE EVENT YOU CAN'T

CHAPTER 10. A MEDICAID QUALIFYING PLAN

This chapter explains how to qualify for MEDICAID

CHAPTER 11. PROTECT THE HOMESTEAD when on MEDICAID

CHAPTER 12. WHEN TO UPDATE YOUR ESTATE PLAN

The Medicaid Chapters (10 and 11) alone are worth the price of the book. These Chapters are COMPREHENSIVE. They tell: what property is exempt and does not count as an asset when applying for MEDICAID; the rights of the spouse of someone who is receiving MEDICAID benefits; how to legally spend-down so that the patient can qualify as quickly as possible for MEDICAID; how to protect the homestead once a person qualifies for MEDICAID and much, more.

NEW RELEASE:

How To Defend Yourself Against Your Lawyer

The way to DEFEND YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR LAWYER is to avoid the problem in the first place by employing MR. RIGHT LAWYER.

By AMELIA E. POHL, ESQ.

This book is about the unhappy experiences people have with their lawyers, included that of the author. She became involved in a law suit and found herself in the role of client, rather than lawyer. She become concerned about lawyers who do not provide their clients with loyalty and respect. This book is a result of those concerns.

The book is divided into chapters that cover the most common problems that take people to a lawyer: divorce, probate, criminal, personal injury, starting a business, making a Will, buying a house, etc. Each chapter tells of the misadventures of the unwary as they sought the services of a lawyer without a clue as to what they were "buying." This book is funny, sad, interesting, but most of all informative. It tells the reader how to become a savvy consumer, i.e., how to find the right lawyer for the right job. If you ever find the need to employ a lawyer, you will be glad you read this book.

What you need to know before you hire a lawyer to:

a buy a house	a get a divorce
a settle an estate	a prepare a will or trust
a file a lawsuit	a get a patent
a file for bankruptcy	a apply for Medicaid
a defend you in a criminal case

Sometime You Will Need A Lawyer and when you do
You’ll Be Happy You Read This Book

Beyond Grief to acceptance and peace

By AMELIA E. POHL and noted psychologist BARBARA J. SIMMONDS, Ph.d.

Copyright 2002 ISBN 1-892407-47-7 80 pages 6" X 9"

Chapter 1: Grief Before Death Most deaths are expected. Family members often begin to grieve their loss before the death occurs; although many do not recognize that the anger and sadness they are experiencing is all part of the grieving process.

Chapter 2: The Grieving Process This chapter explains the grieving process and gives suggestions about how to help someone who has suffered a loss

Chapter 3: Helping a Child Through the Loss Children do grief. Too often family members do not recognize that a child may be having difficulty accepting the loss. This section explains how to recognize when a child needs help to get past the grieving process.

Chapter 4: The Adult Orphan Baby boomers have spent half a century with their parents. Now many find themselves suddenly "orphaned." Dealing with that loss may be difficult to do.

Chapter 5: Strategies to Cope with the Loss Not everyone struggles with the loss of a family member, but for those who are experiencing difficulty, this section offers simple, practical, things to do that may help.

Chapter 6: The Problem Death The sudden death, the violent death, the death of a child; these are all problem deaths. This sections gives community resources that one can turn to for assistance in coming to terms with the loss.

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