stephenson
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We’re retired military so have access to the local Navy base legal department staff to prepare Wills and Medical Directives - no trusts or more complex documents, though.
Now no longer working, have planned to work with a local attorney on living trusts for us both.
It occurred to me that there may or may not be a reason to get the wills and medical directives produced by the same attorney ... my initial thought is that the Will and Medical Directive stand on their own, so the obviously more expensive trust attorney would simply refer to them.
Then if further occurred to me that perhaps the military attorney system, that I have used over many years - and it is generally a legal “mill” with near zero personal interface and very, very generic looking documents - might not be the best course of action?
Other options include simply preparing it myself using software matched to my state - Florida.
Would appreciate experience and thoughts?
Now no longer working, have planned to work with a local attorney on living trusts for us both.
It occurred to me that there may or may not be a reason to get the wills and medical directives produced by the same attorney ... my initial thought is that the Will and Medical Directive stand on their own, so the obviously more expensive trust attorney would simply refer to them.
Then if further occurred to me that perhaps the military attorney system, that I have used over many years - and it is generally a legal “mill” with near zero personal interface and very, very generic looking documents - might not be the best course of action?
Other options include simply preparing it myself using software matched to my state - Florida.
Would appreciate experience and thoughts?