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Palm Beach Gardens Medical Got Stuff? George Carlin Says What Happens if I Just Don’t Get Around to It?

What if you die and you don’t have an estate plan? Well,
Center’s Urology Team Can You Need an Estate Plan! there still has to be a way to get your stuff to other people,
so the state in which you live has a plan waiting if you don’t
Help You Submitted by Anné have one. The only problem is that you won’t have any say in
Desormier-Cartwright, J.D. who gets your stuff, and someone might get left out — and
George Carlin would your stuff may go to a stranger, some “heir at law” that you
have been a great pitchman don’t even know.
for estate planning. You Example 1: If more than one of your relatives want the
may remember his stand- same part of your stuff, that can get messy and expensive,
up routine on “stuff.” We and a lot of your stuff will be used to pay the courts and
all have stuff, and we’re attorneys to sort it all out. (Happens all the time.)
pretty particular about our Example 2: If you’re not married and you want your
stuff. We move it around significant other to get some of your stuff when you die,
with us, it’s hard for some you’d better get your plan in place or it just won’t happen.
of us to get rid of it, and Under the state’s plan, your stuff will go to your blood
some of us don’t like our stuff mixed up with other relatives. Period.
people’s stuff. Example 3: If you’re married and you’ve got kids, don’t
Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center is proud to offer During your lifetime, you collect a lot of stuff, some be too sure that your spouse is going to get all your stuff. Your
some of the most advanced technology for detecting and of it valuable and some of it not. But because it’s your kids will probably get their share of your stuff, which means
treating any and all urologic issues. With seven board- stuff, it means something to you. You already know you your spouse may not get enough of your stuff to live on.
certified urologists on staff, we are here to serve our can’t take it with you when you die, so there has to be By the way, if your stuff includes kids, then you’ve really
community with some of the latest treatment options in some way of distributing your stuff to other people. got to get a plan. Otherwise, the court will decide who will
urology. Normally, you want your stuff to go to people you care raise them if something happens to both parents when the
Kidney stones are painful and can be a problem for about — your family and special friends, sometimes a child is still a minor.
those who suffer from them. At Palm Beach Gardens worthwhile cause. And you may want certain people to Scary thoughts? You bet!
Medical Center, our program allows surgeons access to our have certain things to remember you by. The Bottom Line
innovative equipment including the holmium laser. This Document Instructions for Your Stuff If you’re responsible enough to have your own stuff, you
laser procedure helps remove tissue blocking urine flow When you die, all your stuff, no matter how valuable need to be responsible for making sure what will happen to
through the prostate, and then is used to cut the prostate or invaluable it is, is called your estate. In the simplest it after you’re gone. Let’s make sure you do it right; call the
tissue into easily removable fragments. terms, an estate plan is your instructions for getting your office now and we’ll help you translate your plans for your
Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in stuff to the people you want to have it after you die. stuff into a legally binding document.
the male population. Detecting it usually entails a biopsy of Important Legal Mumbo Jumbo If you have questions about your estate plan and what
the prostate when the surgeon suspects an issue. Targeted An estate plan must meet certain legal requirements, documents you should have in place to plan your estate,
MRI/Ultrasound Fusion biopsies are one of the latest including that it must be written down, it must be signed schedule a free consultation today by calling our office at
technologies available in the detection and management of by you, and it must be witnessed by other people who 561-694-7827, Anné Desormier-Cartwright, Esq., Elder &
prostate cancer. Prostate health is at the forefront of care see you sign it. Your estate plan may be very simple, or Estate Planning Attorneys PA, 480 Maplewood Drive, Suite
at Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center. For men, prostate it may be more complex, depending on how much stuff 3, Jupiter, FL 33458.
problems frequently occur in those over the age of 50. you have, how long you want your stuff to provide for The content of this article is general and should not be
Fortunately, most problems are not cancer. Even if cancer the people you care about, and when you want them to relied upon without review of your specific circumstances
is diagnosed, the relative five-year survival rate for all men actually get your stuff. For example, you’d probably want by competent legal counsel. Reliance on the information
is nearly 100 percent. The most common prostate problem to wait a few years before that cute two-year-old receives herein is at your own risk, as it expresses no opinion by
diagnosed in men over 50 is prostate enlargement, or benign grandpa’’s antique pocket watch. the firm on your specific circumstances or legal needs.
prostatic hyperplasia (BHP). This condition occurs because How Do You Get an Estate Plan? An attorney client relationship is not created through the
the prostate continues to grow as a man matures, potentially You decide who you want to get your stuff and when information provided herein.
squeezing the urethra and affecting bladder control. At you want them to get it. Your attorney then puts your To comply with the U.S. Treasury regulations, we must
Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center, we have a dedicated instructions into a legal document called a will or trust. inform you that (i) any U.S. federal tax advice contained in
operating suite for surgical intervention where prostatic (There are distinct advantages to using a trust, but we’ll this newsletter was not intended or written to be used, and
enlargement procedures are performed. save that discussion for another time.) Also, while you can cannot be used, by any person for the purpose of avoiding
Historically, finding the exact location of cancer in a legally write your own, you have a much better chance U.S. federal tax penalties that may be imposed on such
prostate gland has been a challenge. Conventional TRUS of your estate plan working if you have an experienced person and (ii) each taxpayer should seek advice from their
prostate biopsy techniques are referred to as “blind” attorney do it for you. To be frank, laypersons mess it up tax advisor based on the taxpayer’s particular circumstances.
biopsies since physicians typically cannot easily view the all the time.
specific location of any abnormal tissue. Now, using the Lifestyles on page 17
Artemis 3D imaging and navigation system, our team is able
to better identify and more accurately biopsy suspicious
prostate cancer areas.
In addition to the prostate, our surgeons can also perform
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Our goal is to provide the very best urologic care for
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most, providing this urological treatment and technology
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our urology services, call 561-622-1411.
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