What you don’t know can hurt you! What do you know? What you don’t know can hurt you!

Committed to education NetLaw Committed to education We have been hurt by not knowing We are not a minority, we are everywhere It is one thing to not know but quite another to not care Learning is both passive and active Being wise is a choice We choose to learn We choose to teach and learn

NetLaw is an investment An investment in knowledge pays the best interest. Benjamin Franklin

You cannot confidently take people to places you have not been Belief matters Confidence shows Experience is evident Knowing comes from doing No family left behind includes yours A wise household begins with yours Values have value

NetLaw Makes Values Real My family matters Protecting those I love is an act of caring People are more important than things My actions reflect who I am “Isness is doesness” Wisdom prepares for what I know is coming My head and my heart are alined

My will and financial decisions The things that really matter NetLaw Big Three My medical documents My will and financial decisions The things that really matter

What Really Matters It's never a question of skin pigmentation. It's never a question of just culture or sexual orientation or civilization. It's what kind of human being you're going to choose to be from your mama's womb to the tomb and what kind of legacy will you leave. Cornel West

A statewide requirement Protecting individual rights Free to choose My Medical Documents The law in 1992 A statewide requirement Protecting individual rights Free to choose or not choose Fail to create a legal wall of protection Family values lost in the moment Medical teams follow medical procedure

A Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare You Must have… A Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare “Who would you like to speak for you if you could not speak for yourself? This is your agent, advocate, attorney in fact who has all the power to speak for every aspect of your care.

“What should they know about your wishes.” A Living Will “What should they know about your wishes.” ”If you have not translated your values, your wishes, the core of who you are into some sort of medical plan, unfortunately what I will do is, often times, provide marginal benefit, cause great suffering to you and your family, and, frankly, only postpone your death.” Dr Angela Davis J.D.M.D. Harvard medical school

A Living will is a Critical Document Clearly states what care you expect Clearly states what you do not want Defines your values and beliefs It is not a DNR It is not to be feared The states are living in the past The need is universal

Most think of this as an estate plan A Correct Last Will Most think of this as an estate plan States your intentions about your assets All you care to describe To those you wish to name Describes guardianships Specific bequests Only valid after death.

Financial Decisions “Who would you want to made your financial decisions if you no longer can?” This is your Durable Power of Attorney for Finance. Who do you trust to make every financial decision while you live but may be without capacity?

Note This An executor makes all decisions in accordance with your will and is accountable for those decisions following your death. A Durable Power of Attorney for Finance speaks for you while you live but have lost capacity.

What Really Matters It's never a question of skin pigmentation. It's never a question of just culture or sexual orientation or civilization. It's what kind of human being you're going to choose to be from your mama's womb to the tomb and what kind of legacy will you leave. Cornel West

Gifts beyond your Circle Institutions need your help Communities of faith need your help Agencies in your community need your help How do you want to be remembered??? You are telling that story every day of your life. Will it bear repeating? Remember the line from Shakespear- “The evil men do lives after them. The good is oft interred with their bones.”

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