“I am executing an Enduring Power of Attorney. Can my daughter who doesn’t live in Israel be appointed as an agent?” Yes, but…. she will need to sign the POA in the presence of an Israeli lawyer. Until recently, this meant either signing the POA when the person was visiting Israel or finding an Israeli attorney in the person’s locale and signing in his or her presence. Someone living in a large city, say Los Angeles or New York, could usually find someone who fits the bill.

Whether your elderly parents live in Israel or are planning Aliyah, we can’t stress enough the importance of them signing a full set of Israeli legal documents that will allow them to articulate their wishes and empower a trusted person to help with administrative matters and to facilitate decision-making if there comes a time that they can’t make decisions for themselves (temporarily or permanently). In this informative webinar with B’Lev Shalem, Miriam Shatsky, Adv. discus

(This post originally appeared in the Times of Israel) As the owner of a Geriatric Care Management company, I know first-hand how agonizing it is for adult children to make care decisions for a cognitively impaired parent who has not made his or her wishes clearly known or enabled anyone to make the decision. And I know exactly what needs to be done to avoid it. But when it came down to sitting down and doing it, I stalled. I’m not alone, I know. There are loads of studies ou

It’s is hard to think about, and even harder to talk about, but chances are that, someday, you will not be able to make your own medical...