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New post: How to Plan for Incapacity in Florida - Planning for potential disability and mental incapacity is part of a comprehensive Florida estate plan. While physical disabilities may not impact a client’s ability to manage their own assets, mental illnesses and age-related cognitive impairment can eventually lead to incapacitation and the inability to manage their own assets. Women, in particular, are at a higher risk of becoming disabled, with 44% of women 65 and older having a disability.  In addition, as people age, it can be difficult to recognize the onset of mental incapacity and a lack of planning could result in the court assigning a guardian to make decisions for you.  This article provides insight in how to legally document your wishes for how your financial and medical affairs should be handled when you are unable to do so. In his video, "How Can You Plan for Incapacity?," Jacksonville Estate Planning Attorney Bill O'Leary explains: * What it means to be incapacitated from a legal standpoint. * How the court system gets involved if you don’t have a good incapacity plan. * What a good incapacity plan looks like and the different legal tools that make up a good incapacity plan. WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE INCAPACITATED? Incapacity, from a legal standpoint, refers to the inability, either mentally or physically, to manage one’s own affairs. This could be due to various reasons like illness or an accident. For example, if you're unable to conduct bank trans...