Durable or Financial Power of Attorney. This document is only effective during your lifetime. It allows the appointment of an agent to handle your business affairs in the event that you become incapacitated. This document must be recorded with the Brunswick County Register of Deeds in order to be effective.

Healthcare Power of Attorney. This document is only effective during your lifetime. This document also includes the Declaration for Natural Death also known as the Living Will. It allows the appointment of an agent to handle your healthcare needs in the event that you become incapacitated. This document allows you to make elections concerning the extent of the agent’s authority, and the withholding and discontinuation of medical treatment, nutrition and hydration.

During an estate planning interview, we will discuss the following information:

• Value and debt of all real property
• Value and debt of all personal property including motor vehicles, stocks and bonds, business interests, and retirement investments
• Provisions for minor children and grandchildren
• Provisions for surviving spouses and contemporaneous deaths
• Names, addresses and telephone numbers for executors, trustees, guardians, agents for Power of Agent and Healthcare Power of Attorney, and alternates

Our firm also handles the administration of estates.

Pursuant to North Carolina General Statute §28A‑18‑2, damages recoverable for wrongful death include:

• Expenses for the care, treatment and hospitalization incident to the injury resulting in death;
• Compensation for pain and suffering of the decedent;
• The reasonable funeral expenses of the decedent;
• The present monetary value of the decedent to the persons entitled to receive the damages recovered;
• Punitive damages

We have what it takes to develop and present strong and aggressive arguments to the insurance companies, and/or Courts regarding these matters. Please contact our firm today to schedule a free consultation to discuss your possible wrongful death claim.