The environmental toll of traditional burial and cremation methods is significant and rising, with 8 billion people on the planet, all of whom will eventually need to be laid to rest. It’s time to explore alternative options that are more sustainable. Fortunately, innovative “green” alternatives are emerging to address these concerns. Conventional burials typically involve…

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Following the death of a loved one, close family members are sometimes surprised to learn that they didn’t receive the inheritance they were expecting, and that the deceased instead left most of their estate to an individual they only recently met, who wasn’t even a relative. While it’s not always the case, in some situations…

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In the first part of this series COVID-19 Highlights Critical Need for Advance Healthcare Directives — Part 1, we discussed the vital importance of having updated advance directives in place in light of COVID-19. Here, we’ll look at several additional provisions you should consider adding to your directives to address potential contingencies related to the…

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