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Advance Health-Care Directives and Your Graduating Senior

Graduating during the COVID-19 stay-at-home orders is a mixed emotional bag as seniors participate in drive-through, parade-style, and video conference graduation ceremonies. Maui graduates are spending time in small family

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Free Wills for Heroes: Maui Attorney Provides $58,000 in Free Legal Services for First Responders

As the COVID-19 crisis was growing in Hawaii, Maui attorney Meg Obenauf, running her law office from her living room, wondered what she and her team could do to help

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I’m a Snowbird Stuck in Hawaii. Will an Out-of-State Power of Attorney and Advance Health-Care Directive Work During Quarantine?

When Governor Ige signed our stay-at-home order on March 23, many snowbirds and retirees, who were staying in their second homes, found themselves stuck in Hawaii for a little longer

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Planning Documents Every Family Needs… Now More than Ever

The outbreak of COVID-19 represents a threat to both our physical and our emotional well-being. It reminds us that we live in an uncertain world. Proper planning allows us to

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The New CARES Act Could Help You Get Money for Your Small Business

On Friday, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act became law, and that is great news to small business owners struggling with the effects of COVID-19 stay-at-home orders. Here’s

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Coronavirus Update: Office Safety and Future Meetings

Here at Obenauf Law Group we are closely monitoring the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and its ramifications for our clients, their families, and our staff. As such, we have chosen to 

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New VA Aid and Attendance Rules Begin October 18, 2018 – Do Your Gifting Now

The Veteran’s Administration announced it will change its eligibility rules for the Aid and Attendance pension program starting October 18, 2018. One of the main changes is that the VA

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Let 2017 Be the Year of the Superagers!

Scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital studied the brains of 65-year-olds with the memory and attention of 25-year-olds. Their conclusion? Work hard at something. “Vigorous exercise and bouts of strenuous mental effort” may

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Waiting

I understand why you haven’t spoken to your parents about getting a power of attorney. It’s awkward. And you don’t want to seem greedy or controlling. Plus, parents are difficult.

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NPR Investigation Reveals Dishonorable Discharges for Soldiers with PTSD

When Staff Sgt. Eric James entered his therapist’s office with his audio recorder, he wasn’t trying to launch an investigation into the Army’s treatment of soldiers with PTSD and traumatic

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How Dorothy Parker’s Ashes Sat in A Lawyer’s Filing Cabinet for 15 Years

Dorothy Parker, an American poet and political activist, died in 1967, leaving her estate to Martin Luther King, Jr., a man she admired but had never met. When King was

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Our Digital Afterlife

This month we taught a class on “digital assets” at Kaunoa Senior Center. The Kaunoa seniors were interested in the question, “What happens to my digital ‘stuff’ when I die

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