Obtaining A Power Of Attorney For Elderly Parents
FAQs About Long-Term Care Insurance
Britney Spears’ Conservatorship: The Vital Importance Of Incapacity Planning—Part 2
Britney Spears’ Conservatorship: The Vital Importance Of Incapacity Planning—Part 1
Legal Gangsters: I Care a Lot Uncovers the Dark Side of Legal Guardianship—Part 2
Legal Gangsters: I Care a Lot Uncovers the Dark Side of Guardianship – Part 1
5 Tips For Keeping Kids Connected With Grandparents During the Pandemic
What You Should Know About Long-Term Care Insurance
What You Should Know Before Agreeing to Serve as Trustee
COVID-19 Highlights Critical Need for Advance Healthcare Directives—Part 2
Caring for Elderly Parents
COVID-19 Highlights Critical Need for Advance Healthcare Directives—Part 1
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage the country, doctors across the nation are joining lawyers in urging Americans to create the proper estate planning documents, so medical providers can better coordinate their care should they become hospitalized with the…
Protecting Your Parents From Undue Influence During Covid and Beyond
In a previous article, we shared steps to understanding your parents’ estate planning and the nature of their assets, as well as how to ensure you’re not left with a mess when something happens to them. Today, we want to…
Should You (or Your Parents) Be in the Stock Market Now?
If you or your parents have a retirement account, (or any investment accounts for that matter) now is the time to get connected to how those accounts are invested. While you may have outsourced all of this to a broker…
The Most Important Legal and Financial Actions To Take Right Now
As you already know, the COVID-19 pandemic means nothing is business as usual. Many states have implemented a “shelter-in-place” order to limit the spread of the disease; however, if you are not in a place with such an order, or…
How To Talk To Your Parents and Get Them To Stay Home
There’s no doubt that your parents have survived frightening world events, whether that was World War II, the war in Vietnam, nuclear threat, illness, poverty, civil unrest, or all of the above. However, the use of the word “unprecedented” regarding…
Don’t Let Diminished Financial Capacity Put Your Elderly Loved Ones At Risk—Part 2
In the first part of this series, we discussed the early warning signs of diminished financial capacity in the elderly. Here, we’ll discuss planning strategies that can protect your loved ones from incapacity of all kinds. With more and more…
Don’t Let Diminished Financial Capacity Put Your Elderly Loved Ones At Risk—Part 1
With more and more Baby Boomers reaching retirement age each year, our country is undergoing an unprecedented demographic transformation that’s been dubbed “The Greying of America.” This population shift stands to affect many aspects of life, especially your relationships with…
Use Estate Planning to Avoid Adult Guardianship—and Elder Abuse: Part 2
In the first part of this series, we discussed how some professional adult guardians have used their powers to abuse the seniors placed under their care. Here, we’ll discuss how seniors can use estate planning to avoid the potential abuse…
Use Estate Planning to Avoid Adult Guardianship—and Elder Abuse
Elder abuse can take a wide variety of forms, but we think the worst of the worst is caused by unscrupulous adult guardians appointed by a court to care for seniors who are no longer able to care for themselves.…
7 Processes to Complete With Your Parents Before They Die
In a recent Facebook post “Processes to go through with your parents before they die,” Daniel Schmachtenberger, founder of the Critical Path Institute, outlined seven simple exercises to use with your parents that can offer significant healing and completion for…
PFL® firms in your area
Everything you need to start planning today.
Use our PFL directory to find the right Personal Family Lawyer for you and the people you love.