Estate Planning, Probate, Power of Attorney Blogs & More

• Posted in: Elder Law

Many adult children of an aging parent get to a point in their parent’s care where they feel they have only two options: move their parent in with them so that they (or their spouse) can provide around-the-clock care, or move their parent into a nursing home. Reaching this point can be a very emotional […]

• Posted in: Estate Planning

Everybody thinks it won’t happen to them. Or rather, everybody knows it’s going to happen to them eventually, but nobody thinks it’s going to happen tomorrow, or next week, or even next year. The “it” of which I speak is, of course, death. It is this perceived immortality that allows so many people to put […]

• Posted in: Estate Planning

Estate planning can be a pretty involved affair, even for people whose lives are fairly straightforward; but if you are an ex-patriot, have dual citizenship, or plan to leave assets to family members in another country the estate planning process can by downright mind-boggling. This is because each country is going to have its own […]

• Posted in: Current Affairs

Common superstition says that famous deaths come in threes, but the death of New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner on July 13 makes four billionaire deaths in 2010. It’s hard to deny the significance of such events in a year when there is no estate tax. According to the Associated Press Steinbrenner’s family is set […]

• Posted in: Estate Planning

Part of creating an estate plan is talking to your spouse, your family—and yes, your attorney—about your end-of-life wishes. A living will or healthcare directive is an essential part of any estate plan. This is the document in which you nominate the person or people who will make healthcare decisions for you when you are […]

• Posted in: Current Affairs

With all the estate tax proposals currently floating around the Senate the future of the estate tax is anybody’s guess… but that doesn’t mean we’ll stop trying to figure it out. A recent article in the Wall Street Journal touches on some of the more recent (and more controversial) proposals floating around Washington. The proposal […]

• Posted in: Elder Law

Americans are living longer than ever before. One of the concerns for many of our clients is the possibility of outliving their assets due to the need for long term care. Most people mistakenly believe that long-term care insurance is expensive and difficult to obtain. The American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance recently released a […]

• Posted in: Current Affairs

Six months into 2010 and the estate tax repeal is still making news. This time it’s a story about Texas billionaire Dan L. Duncan who died in March, leaving all of his billions to his spouse, family and various charitable organizations… and none to the government: “Had his life ended three months earlier, Mr. Duncan’s […]

• Posted in: Current Affairs

As we age we become vulnerable.We begin to doubt our memories, our bodies are not as reliable as they used to be, and technological advances outstrip our abilities to keep up with them.With this vulnerability comes the opportunity for abuse. Unfortunately, elder abuse is becoming more and more common, both physically and financially.Seniors are a […]

• Posted in: Elder Law

When it comes to living arrangements, senior citizens have far more options available to them today than they ever have in the past: independent retirement communities, assisted independent communities, at-home assisted living, at-home nursing care, live-in nursing homes… the list can go on and on. Having all these options available is almost certain to make […]