Charitable Giving and Your Estate Plan
Giving appreciated stock shares, donating your RMDs and using charitable remainder trusts are just a few of the options you may not be aware of to help charities and your heirs at the same time.
C19 UPDATE: Beware the Rush to Make Your Own Will Online
With COVID-19 impacting more and more Americans, individuals across the country are scrambling to set up wills and end-of-life directives.
The Second Most Powerful Estate Planning Document: Power of Attorney
A power of attorney, similar to a last will and testament, is a powerful document that must be created before it becomes necessary.
What Is the VA’s Plan for Long-Term Care for Baby Boomers?
In a hearing last week, lawmakers expressed eagerness to learn about the Department of Veterans Affairs' plan to provide in-home and institutional long-term health care to a coming ‘silver tsunami’ of aging Baby Boomers.
What Do I Need to Know Before I have Mom Move in with My Family?
Young adult children sometimes boomerang back to the safety of a parent’s home when money is tight, the going is tough or difficult times loom. Decades later, middle-aged children often become the safety net for their parents. For some aging parents, the right move is into their adult child’s home.
C19 UPDATE: If You Have Not Yet Named Someone with Medical Power of Attorney, Do It Now
In these uncertain times, it’s more important than ever to have your legal, financial and medical ducks in a row. Sadly, when serious illness strikes it is usually quite rapid and often unexpected. In these times, however, we do have forewarning that we are all at risk of contracting COVID-19, the coronavirus.
What is the Difference between Guardianship and Power of Attorney?
With all the media buzz about guardians stealing money from those whom they are meant to protect and overall financial abuse issues involving seniors, it’s a good moment to revisit how surrogate decision-making works.
Estate Planning Is For Everyone
The most common misconception estate planning attorneys hear, is that someone doesn’t need an estate plan because their client isn’t elderly or on death’s door.
C19 UPDATE: Small Businesses Hurt by COVID-19 May Qualify for SBA Disaster Relief Loans
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is offering up to $2 million in Economic Injury Disaster Loans for small businesses impacted by the coronavirus, in addition to a resource page detailing eligibility and how to apply.
New Blood Test May Make Alzheimer’s Diagnosis Easier
A simple blood test may soon be able to diagnose patients with two common forms of dementia – Alzheimer’s disease and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) – and tell the two apart.