It is a good time to think about having your planning in place. Our law office is offering remote services to clients during the “healthcare emergency” Indiana order, now through 2020.
Today the Indiana Supreme Court issued special orders to confirm and encourage the use of remote notarizations of documents like power of attorneys and deeds and remote signings of estate planning documents like wills and healthcare advance directives. https://www.in.gov/judiciary/files/order-other-2020-20S-ms-236.pdf & https://www.in.gov/judiciary/files/order-other-2020-20S-ms-237.pdf
Trusts. The use of a trust fully funded (this is essential) eliminates the need for two witnesses like a will requires, plus avoids the delay of court hearing, when hearings are only by phone.