Publisher's Synopsis
This book written by attorneys and published by Davenport Press explains Ohio law and provides ready to fill out Ohio Will and Estate Planning forms. Estate Planning concerns how to arrange things to control upon illness or death one's property and money, children and dependents, health care, legal matters, and more. Forms in this book (which also can be downloaded free) are: 1) Last Will And Testament (lets one give orders to on death gift most property, choose guardians for children and their property, say if less burdensome legal options can be used and pick executor to handle affairs, and control other matters); 2) Last Will And Testament (Without Guardians) (this form is like the standard Will but has no "Guardians" paragraph since it is meant for people without minor children and who are not giving assets to any other minor children); 3) Health Care Power Of Attorney (lets health care instructions be given and lets person be named to control health care in case needed later); 4) Living Will Declaration (lets instructions be given for situation one cannot later control own health care and is in terminal condition or permanently unconscious); 5) Do Not Resuscitate (this form when requested is done by physician to quickly show paramedics and others to not try to restart the heart, restart breathing, and other major actions); 6) Statutory Form Power of Attorney (lets power over one's money, property, and other matters be shared with another person often so they can help manage things); 7) Grandparent Power Of Attorney (lets power over one's child be shared with a grandparent usually because parents will be absent to let grandparent control school and enrollment, health care, activities, property, and other matters); 8) Power Of Attorney Delegating Parental Authority (this non-official form may be helpful to share power over a child with a person not a grandparent); and 9) Declaration For Funeral Arrangements (lets person give instructions and pick person to control funeral, cremation, burial, and related matters rather than let closest family control this).
