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The Boca Pointe Chapter Of The Pap Corps

Celebrates 25 Years And Honors Rayna Becker

By Rayna Becker But then there was an auction of a beautiful 14K yellow
and white gold necklace donated by ZO DIAMONDS with
It was a perfect a retail value of $3,250 which was skillfully auctioned
day for a celebration. off for us by Fred Goldstein and brought us $2,100; Vicki
The dining room Bronfman offered the final bid and won the necklace. Fred
was filled with also raffled off a second package valued over $600 of 4
members and guests Wick theater tickets, $100 gift cards each to The Capital
wh o wa n t e d t o Grille and Season’s 52 which final bid of $525, made by
congratulate The Bob Siegel and he won the Theater package.
Boca Pointe Pap At the conclusion, Rayna thanked her fabulous
Corps chapter and committee, Claire Taylor, Karen Felser, Belinda Coon
Rayna Becker for and Lynn Goldberg.
her passion and It was a truly wonderful day, happy, happier, and a
dedication which little sad as Rayna mentioned the loss of her fiancé, Bob
has left an indelible Schwartz 18 months ago. 
mark on the success
of this chapter. Legal Plan Checklist To Protect Yourself
In addition to
rema rks by our
chapter president, By Martin Zevin, Attorney Amend the Trust at any time while you are alive. The Deed to
Belinda Coon and your home should have language confirming that it remains your
I have touched on these
Rayna’s personal Rayna Becker subjects in many articles. Here is homestead.

The above documents should be done with the assistance of
friends, Adele a condensed checklist. an Estate Planning Attorney. The following need to be done by
Krassner and Joyce Mayzell and Chapter Advisor Karen 1. Current Advanced Care you personally:
4. Designate beneficiaries on ALL of your accounts to avoid
Felser, there were past presidents of Pap as well as current Directives: probate. This is also known as payable on death (p.o.d.), transfer
A. Designation of Health Care
Chair, Susan Dinter and CEO Sally Berenzweig. Surrogate for someone to make on death (t.o.d.) or in trust for (i.t.f.). Also designate contingent
Rayna’s personal friends, Adele Krassner and Joyce your medical decisions if you beneficiaries. Each institution has its own forms but it should
Mayzell showed the guests a different side of Rayna and cannot communicate. Even if you not cost you anything except some time.
5. If you know that you want to be cremated or buried, contact

are married, you MUST have this
that was humorous and poignant. legal document and it needs to be cremation societies or funeral homes to discuss pre-need plans.
There was also a video of Rayna growing up and at current and done by a Florida lawyer. Do NOT rely on generic You will be signing a contract to pre-pay for your funeral, saving
Pap chapter events. The video was begun by Rayna’s forms or a document you got from your doctor or a hospital or your loved ones a lot of stress, time and money. Be sure to give
a copy of your contract to your primary and contingent Personal
out of state documents.
fiancé Bob Schwartz and concluded by Rayna’s friend B. Living Will. Very specific Florida language regarding Representative so they will know who to call.
and associate Kay Renz. “pulling the plug.” Must be witnessed and notarized and 6. If you qualify based on age and health, consider long-term
designate someone to make the final decision. home health care plans. You will be entering into a contract
C. Durable Power of Attorney. Covers legal and financial providing for a specified term of years that you are eligible for
matters while you are alive. Again, needs to be done by a lawyer home health care if incapacitated. These contracts vary greatly,
who is aware of current Florida law, including many specific so shop around and consult an impartial expert before signing.
powers that must be initialed by you to be valid. Our current 7. Have car insurance that includes at least $100,000 of bodily
document is 26 pages. injury liability (b.i.) And uninsured motorist (u.m.). Do not have
When you die, the advanced care directives die with you. any deductible on your P.I.P. (no fault). If you own more than
2. Last Will and Testament. If you are a Florida resident, you one car, consider “stacking”, which allows you to double (two
should have a Florida Will and your Personal Representative cars) or triple (three cars) your uninsured motorist coverage
(Executor) must be a Florida resident OR a blood relative. for a small additional premium. Uninsured motorist is the most
3. If you own real estate, in Florida or elsewhere, you need important insurance you can have, since Florida does not require
one of these to avoid probate when you die: bodily injury coverage.
A. Deed as Joint Tenants with Right of Survivorship; If you do all the homework on this list, you are well on your
B. Life Estate Deed: You own property for the rest of your life way to getting an “A” in Legalities of Life 101.
and you designate someone on the Deed as having the remainder Please feel free to call me for a free phone consultation
interest to inherit it without probate when you die. Be sure it is regarding any issues pertaining to Wills, Trust, Deeds, Probate,
an “enhanced” (also known as “Lady Bird”) to allow you to sell Power of Attorney or Health Care Surrogate. I am also available
it without consent or joinder of the person you name. for free consultation regarding personal injury claims or car
C. Trust and Deed transferring property to you (and your insurance coverage. Call me at (954) 569-4878. My address is
spouse) as Trustee(s) of your Trust. This allows you to name 3275 W. Hillsboro Blvd., Suite 204, Deerfield Beach, Florida
contingent beneficiaries in case your first choice dies before 33442. My website is www.martinzevinpa.com and my e-mail
you or with you in a common accident. The Revocable Living address is martinzevin@netzero.com.
Trust also allows you to buy future properties as Trustee and to
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Thank you to our wonderful committee for the 25th
anniversary party: Pap Corps Boca Pointe chapter Claire
Taylor, Rayna Becker, Karen Felser, Lynn Goldberg and
Belinda Coon not pictured.

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