Retirement Planning and Declining Abilities
When a loved one is experiencing cognitive decline, emotional and medical considerations often overshadow the financial planning that needs to happen. This is a potentially costly mistake.
Requests for Estate Plans Reflect Fears about Coronavirus
Lawyers are being bombarded with requests to write wills, update estate plans and prepare health surrogate or "pull the plug" documents, as people are confronted by the realization that they could be diagnosed with COVID-19 and dead within days.
A Good Move to Make during the Pandemic
The COVID-19 crisis isn't just costing Americans their freedom and jobs; it's also forcing millions to contemplate their own mortality.
How Does Former Nickelodeon Star Amanda Bynes Pregnancy Impact Her Conservatorship?
Amanda Bynes recently revealed that she is pregnant and now Us Weekly reports that her conservatorship may impact the custody of her baby.
C19 UPDATE: Coronavirus Got You Thinking About a Will? That Might Not Be Enough.
Amid the climate of uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus pandemic that is sweeping the nation, people are grappling with the difficult subject of estate planning … and not taking any chances.
Do I Need to Be Wealthy to Set Up a Trust?
If you've heard of trust funds but don't know what they are or how they work, you're not alone. Many people know just one key fact about trust funds: they're set up by the ultra-wealthy as a way to protect passing on significant sums of money to family, friends or entities (charities, for example) after they pass away.
Massive Changes to RMDs from Stimulus Plan
Here are the highlights of the most recent tax changes found in the $2 trillion coronavirus relief bill, which the Senate has approved, and the House recently passed.
The Coronavirus Pandemic Presents Ample Reasons to Reevaluate Your Estate Plan
The Coronavirus Pandemic Presents Ample Reasons to Reevaluate Your Estate Plan The coronavirus health emergency is a reminder that life is unpredictable, and it makes sense to be prepared. It may sound self-serving, but the threats to life and finances…
C19 UPDATE: CDC Recommends Care Plans for Both Older Adults and Caregivers
During the COVID-19 pandemic, having a care plan is an important part of emergency preparedness for older adults and their caregivers.
If Not Now, When? Is It the Time for Estate Planning
Estate planning attorneys are getting mobbed with questions. Here is some timely advice from three attorneys on what families and business owners should be doing to prepare, in case the unimaginable happens.