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WELCOME TO WSRL LEGAL PAGE Attorneys are expensive but litigation is even more expensive by a wide margin. The purpose of this page is the avoidance of formal litigation by the careful and thoughtful creation of legal documents and personal legal structure. If you are unfortunate to be caught up in any type of court battle, you will find that usually the major winners are the lawyers and not the litigants. As witnessed by the Enron debacle, lawyers get paid first. Everyone else, second (assuming anything is left). The best course is to avoid such situations to begin with.
 Health Care - Life is both short and uncertain. Everyone should have a document known as a "Health Care Power of Attorney - HCPA". If you are unable to act on your own, relative to medical matters, it allows someone else to act and make decisions on your behalf. You and your family are responsible for your medical costs. One function of an HCPA is to determine at what point to stop medical treatment for conditions that will not improve over time.
Elder/Senior Law - It doesn't take a medical emergency to drain a family's bank account. Long term care of any type, for anyone of any age, provided by resources outside of the family, has the potential of devastating the financial resources of families. The Colorado Bar Association has an excellent handbook on Senior Law. See the links to the right for the location on the web. PDF's of the individual chapters (not available on the Colorado Bar site) are also available from this server. These were created in November, 2006. Check the main Colorado Bar web site for changes & updates.
Legal Forms - A large percentage of legal work is done using standardized forms. If you anticipate doing a legal transaction involving lots of money, it would be my advice to obtain the appropriate legal form(s). Study it/them carefully, formulate any questions and then consult a competent attorney for guidance. A great source for legal forms is Bradford Publishing in Denver. A link to their website is to the right. Their forms can also be used for ordinary day-to-day activities such as evictions, rental agreements etc. Paper versions of the Bradford legal forms can usually be found at local office supply stores for a small charge. Because State laws change quite often, it's usually advisable to check the Bradford site for the latest versions of forms.
Software - If you are reading this document, you obviously have access to a computer. The creation of forms in electronic format can be of great assistance to a person in working out the details of a legal transaction. One software application you might want to consider is the Sun Microsystems Open Office Suite. The software suite is compatible across all common computer platforms (Mac, Windows, Linux) and creates documents compliant with the Oasis document standard(s). The Open Office software can be found here. The software suite is free of charge and can be obtained via download. Links to Open Office and Oasis can also be found in the links list to the right.
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