Growing up, there were few groups that I heard more of emanating from my mom and dad's record player/tape deck/stereo than Hall & Oates. The duo had a string of pop hits starting in the 80's and continuing until the latter part of the decade. Each of the members of the duo embarked on solo careers to varying degrees of success. Nonetheless, one of my favorite songs for many years was "Out of Touch." You have heard it countless times, I am sure. "Out Of Touch" Shake it up is all that we know Using the bodies up as we go I'm waking up to fantasy The shades all around Aren't the colors we used to see Broken ice still melts in the sun And times that are broken Can often be one again We're soul alone And soul really matters to me Take a look around You're out of touch I'm out of time (time) But I'm out of my head When you're not around You're out of touch I'm out of time (time) But I'm out of my head When you're not around Oh, oh-oh, oh Oh, oh-oh, oh Reaching out for something to hold Looking for a love Where the climate is cold Manic moves and drowsy dreams Or living in the middle Between the two extremes Smoking guns hot to the touch Would cool down If we didn't use them so much We're soul alone And soul really matters to me Too much You're out of touch I'm out of time (time) But I'm out of my head When you're not around You're out of touch I'm out of time (time) But I'm out of my head When you're not around Oh, oh-oh, oh Oh, oh-oh, oh... (Out of touch) Out of touch You're out of touch I'm out of time (time) But I'm out of my head When you're not around You're out of touch I'm out of time (time) But I'm out of my head When you're not around.. Written by Darryl Hall and John Oates Yes yes, I understand this song is about two people who fell into and then out of love, and that they are apart from each other by choice. This blog is not about divorce or other relationship-type issues within the law, its about estate planning and elder law! Where is the connection here? Its a good one. Do you have someone important who is "out of touch" with you and other important people in their lives?
Whatever the reason may be, we might have a person in our lives who is important to us, who is not in regular contact with us. Lets say you moved across the country from California to Delaware, and your mom is left behind in California. She is getting up there in age, and she doesnt have too many friends where she is. So you see her when you can, like during the holidays, maybe Christmas only, and you call her every couple weeks. At some point, she doesnt call, and you cannot reach her on the phone. You dont think anything of it for a few days, and then you start to wonder: maybe she fell? Or maybe she was hospitalized? Or something else happened?? Then you get the call that she decided to go to Hawaii on vacation for a few days because she got a good airfare. You feel relieved, but then you wonder what would happen, how long would your mom be stuck in a ditch somewhere, with her car, or marooned in an airport, or in a hospital. Or worse. And then you think--you dont know who her neighbors are, and you surely dont know her friends phone numbers out there in California. Well. This is a pretty scary feeling! Lets look at some legal ramifications of being "out of touch". If something happens to a loved one and they dont have a medical power of attorney, watch out! If they get into an accident and immediate medical attention is needed, who can help the doctors figure out what to do, or what is against the wishes of your loved one? What if your "out of touch" loved one has kids, and they need to be picked up from daycare everyday? Who can pick them up and take care of them until someone with legal responsibility can get there? The list of possibilities is nearly endless. If there is someone who may have you listed as a POA, but your situation has changed and you no longer can serve in this capacity, have you told them such? If you might be a beneficiary or executor on a will, and the person who wrote the will moves-- is everything you need to know/do still the same in that new state, or are you in for a bad surprise, because they were "out of touch"? I think you get the picture. Life is too short to be out of touch with someone who you may be legally tied to via will or other important document. Give your loved one, or that long lost friend a call today. Get back in touch. :-)
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Hall and Oates, that's a blast from the past…
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AuthorJeff Sodoma, MPA, Esq. is a lawyer based in Virginia Beach, Virginia Blog!Hello, there! Welcome to my blog. I will use this blog as a platform for my writing. I will write about topics in the legal world, certainly, as well as everything else under the sun, because I have many interests (and viewpoints). All views expressed in this blog, unless otherwise noted, are mine alone. One of my interests is music--my wife believes that I should go on "Beat Shazam" because I know so many songs--and I will be, from time to time, analyzing song lyrics and how they relate to the legal world.
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