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Plans for Life: Wills, Power of Attorney & Estate Planning

Have you made plans for your family and your assets in the event that you become incapacitated or die? That was the topic of the Plans for Life: Wills, Power of Attorney and Estate Planning community awareness seminar which was held at the Redbank Plains Library from on Tuesday 19 August, 2003.

The presenter at the seminar was Rick Kilgour, Client Services Officer, The Public Trustee of Queensland.

Topics included:

• Enduring Power of Attorney - What is power of attorney? A power of attorney is a legal document that authorises another person to do certain things on your behalf. There are different types of powers of attorney:
  • Financial
  • Medical
  • Enduring
• Will Making - What is a Will? A will is a legal document and allows you to choose: who will receive your assets and belongings after you die, and who will be responsible for managing your estate ie. your executor
• Estate Planning - What is estate planning? Estate planning has two aims:
  • To try and minimise any next of kin suffering financially.
  • To minimise disputes in a family as to who gets what.

As a companion to the seminar, the Ipswich Library and Information Service has compiled links to relevant Web sites and periodical articles available online.

Web Sites    Periodical Articles