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Estate planning in times of COVID We have all heard stories of loved ones who are hospitalized due to COVID related issues. The family, spouse included, is turned away, unable to visit with the patient, unable to make any health care decisions on behalf of the patient, who can be a spouse, a child, or parent. The moment the patient is placed on a ventilator he is often no longer able to make health care decisions. The family looks on powerless. In a desperate attempt to regain control, a close family member rushes to court to obtain emergency guardianship over the patient. If all necessary forms and supporting documentation are filed, and the county attorney signs off on the petition, the court then schedules a hearing, and decides whether the applicant should become the patient's guardian. What a chaotic and stressful procedure to claim some control over a loved ones' health. Luckily things do no have to be this stressful. If only the patient had executed a durable power of attorney for health care and an advance directive regarding end of life decisions, the family would have been spared the stress of obtaining a guardianship while their loved one lay on a ventilator, in a coma, or worse. Most estate planning attorneys include those powers of attorney and advance directive as a part of any Will drafting project. It makes a lot of sense to have these documents ready to go, especially when a person starts experiencing the symptoms of what can be a deadly disease.