You're alive... but can't make decisions

05/24/21 • 38 min

It’s a subject or issue many people ignore.
But by doing advance planning or incapacity planning avoids legal landmines at the worst possible time.
In this episode of SARA MAKES SENSE, Sara speaks with Blair Botsford on why everyone should take control of their situation, well before they can’t control their situation.
Guest: Blair Botsford, O'Sullivan Estate Lawyers, LLP
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Sara Makes Sense - You're alive... but can't make decisions

Transcript

Sara McCullough: (00:01)
Yeah, I know I'm completely not ready. So let's do this thing,
Sara McCullough: (00:13)
Your car, there's a noise under the hood, you've heard it before, it kind of rattles, it's actually gotten a little bit louder, but you're not that worried because you've already talked to the mechanic about it and so, you know, kind of where he's gonna go when you take it in, you know, roughly, the estimate to get it fixed; so you're prepared, you're in control of this, b