Advanced Directives

What Do I Need to Do When my Spouse Dies?

The passing of a spouse is a devastating time in a person’s life and one that throws their world into turmoil. While in the midst of grieving, they’re confronted with a multitude of responsibilities requiring their attention — not only the immediate tasks of preparing for memorial services and notifying family and friends, but also beginning to tackle the requisite legal notifications and financial changes.

October 21, 2020

Advanced Directives

What Must I Decide Before Retirement?

There tends to be a lot of excitement in the air as one approaches retirement. Contemplating how to spend one’s golden years represents the culmination of decades of hard work and the ability to enjoy the fruits of one’s labor. While the enthusiasm is warranted, it’s also crucial to make some important financial planning decisions before the fun begins.

October 16, 2020

Advanced Directives

Social Security Benefits: Timing Is Everything

Deciding when to start receiving Social Security retirement benefits is an important decision. Making the wrong choice could cost you.

October 15, 2020

Advanced Directives

What are Power of Attorney Options?

As part of your estate planning, don’t forget to consider a power of attorney.

October 13, 2020

Advanced Directives

What Does an Executor Do?

My aunt recently asked me to be the executor of her will when she dies. I’m flattered that she asked, but I’m not sure what exactly the job entails.

October 10, 2020

Advanced Directives

Estate Planning Needs for Every Stage

Although there is often a progression of complexity in estate planning, this progression generally follows stages in life rather than specific ages.

October 8, 2020

ALTCs

How Do I Find a Great Elder Law Attorney?

Finding and elder law attorney is as easy as googling, “elder law attorney near me.” Anyone can find an elderly law attorney but finding the right one is where things get a tad difficult. If you want your elder law case to be in the right hands, then you might have to do a bit of digging.

October 6, 2020

ALTCs

What Happens when an Autistic Child Turns 18?

If you feel that your child will be incapable of making adult decisions on their own behalf, you can pursue a legal guardianship, so that you will retain the rights to make those decisions for them.

October 3, 2020

Advanced Directives

Planning for Nursing Home Expenses

A revocable trust is great for many reasons, but it does NOT protect assets from nursing home expenses.

October 1, 2020

Advanced Directives

Why Can’t Doctors Recognize this Form of Dementia?

Lewy body dementia reached the public eye in 2014, after reports that Robin Williams died with diffuse Lewy body disease. However, despite the fact that Lewy body dementia is the second most common dementia, it remains frequently unrecognized.

September 30, 2020

Category: Elder Law

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What Do I Need to Do When my Spouse Dies?

What Must I Decide Before Retirement?

What are Power of Attorney Options?

What Does an Executor Do?

Estate Planning Needs for Every Stage

What Happens when an Autistic Child Turns 18?

Planning for Nursing Home Expenses

Why Can’t Doctors Recognize this Form of Dementia?

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