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What better way to celebrate Valentine's Day than Estate Planning?

Valentine’s Day is this week (you probably already knew) – and what better way to celebrate than think about estate planning! (I know, I know – that’s probably not the FIRST think you thought of.) Seriously, the most important part of estate planning is the serious conversations that it provokes.  Everyone over the age of 18 should have an Advanced Health Care Directive. Also known as a living will, this document a) appoints an “agent” who can communicate with health care providers on your behalf if you were to become incapacitated, b) specifies whether you would want life-sustaining treatment if you were in a persistent vegetative state (remember Nancy Cruzan ?), and c) allows you to specify a Primary Provider, among other directives. If you're in love with someone, wouldn't you want that person to have the authority to make these very important decisions for you?  Anyone who has any assets or minor children should also have a will. In a will, you can specify to who