The Great Lakes Indian Law Center
University of Wisconsin School of Law
ESTATE PLANNING
HANDBOOK
FOR NATIVE AMERICANS
WRITTEN BY:
ANNE REDALEN FRASER
KATHERINE J. LINDSAY
SAMANTHA WEBB KADING
EDITED BY:
SAMANTHA WEBB KADING
Last Revised 11/11/2007
Funding provided by the Indian Land Tenure Foundation, Little Canada, MN
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS...........................................................................................................................3
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................................4
GLOSSARY .......................................................................................................................................................5
ADVANCED PLANNING WITH ADVANCE CARE DIRECTIVES...............................................9
POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR HEALTH CARE.................................................................................10
LIVING WILL / DECLARATION TO PHYSICIANS.........................................................................12
POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT......................................................14
GUARDIANSHIP ..........................................................................................................................................16
MARITAL PROPERTY ................................................................................................................................17
REAL PROPERTY AND PERSONAL PROPERTY.............................................................................19
LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT ..............................................................................................................21
TRUSTS ............................................................................................................................................................23
KEEPING AND STOR