Logan Rause was a young, healthy, and outgoing 28 year-old who had a bright outlook on his future. He had just landed an amazing new job as a Project Manager for a local construction company, purchased a brand new house in his new city of Austin, and married his long-time girlfriend, Tara, after six wonderful years of dating.
That was until that fateful day in March What started like any other day for Logan ended in tragedy for the newlywed couple. He started that morning as he did every other dayโhe woke up at 5 A. Half-asleep and eyes still closed, Tara always gave Logan a faint smile when he gave her her daily goodbye kissโreassuring one another that they would see each other later.
Logan was leading his team in the construction of a new, story hotel in downtown Austin when he fell from the 8th story window. One of the crewmen had left loose piping materials on the floor that were hidden by a large tarp, causing Logan to trip, lose his footing, and fall over feet to the ground below. He was unresponsive, unconscious, and immediately taken to the emergency room.
His doctors diagnosed him with a severe, traumatic brain injury and said that his prognosis was very poorโLogan would never make a full recovery and would never be able to speak, walk, eat, or otherwise take care of himself independently again. Why would someone as young and fit as he was need any kind of future-needs planning so early on?
Having no documents or other plan in place, there was no way for Tara to take care of their financesโLogan was in charge of maintaining the bank accounts and paying all of the bills, leaving Tara with little to no knowledge about their financial situation entirely.
