We have wills, both children are executors, and will cooperate. However, we have a psychotherapy practice and will need to leave instructions about how to handle closing that practice in the case of both of our deaths, and if we need a professional will in addition to our personal wills.
Please contact a Tennessee estate planning attorney about the possibility of (1) creating a limited power of attorney for your business if you become unable to act [You could be hospitalized or disabled.] and (2) changing the language of your business entity to provide for a smooth transition. Being proactive in this way should involve less money and less headache than someone having to go to court to have a receivership created.
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