Avoid Disagreements Between Your Power of Attorney Holder and Health Care Proxy A durable power of attorney and a health care proxy are two important but different estate planning documents. Both allow other people to make decisions for you in…
Plan Ahead Before Seeking Nursing Home Care: Avoid Unnecessary Debt for You and Your Family Many senior citizens may need the services of a nursing home or at-home care at some point in their life. You might assume that government…
What Does Per Stirpes Mean In Florida? What Does Per Stirpes Mean In A Last Will In Florida? Last wills and testaments include a number of unique terms which often confuse individuals who are not familiar with the probate process.…
Assessing the Risks Workers Face Going Into Retirement The Center for Retirement Research at Boston College has released a new analysis examining both the financial risks retirees face and how retirees perceive them. According to the brief, titled “How Well…
Can SSI Be Garnished? Can SSI be garnished? The bank account of a person is the first thing that creditors will be looking to seize when they have a judgment against them. However, if those funds came from SSI or…
Final goodbye: Remembering the celebrities we lost in 2022 Final goodbye: Remembering the celebrities we lost in 2022 Queen Elizabeth II’s death in September was arguably the most high-profile death in 2022, prompting a collective outpouring of grief and respect for…
Why Estate Planning Can Be A Great New Year Resolution For 2023. ‘Tis the Season for Estate Planning The New Year usually offers up a batch of resolutions to help us change our ways and set new goals. We look…
Lifetime Estate And Gift Tax Exemption Will Hit $12.92 Million In 2023 The Internal Revenue Service Today announced new inflation-adjusted limits for 2023 that will allow well-off folks to transfer much more to their heirs tax free during life—or at death.…
The One New Year’s Resolution That Creates Lasting Change Planning for your Future with an Estate Plan. If you think of estate planning as something only ultra-wealthy people need to do, you're not alone. That's a common misconception. Why can…
The Place of the Metaverse and Digital Assets in Estate Planning It is not strange to hear news of people dying intestate, often leading to the loss of valuable property. Innovators continue to create novel uses of technology and thus…