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
How To Proactively Plan To Reduce the Impact of Caring For Elderly Family Members
Much has been written about our nation’s need to help mothers in the workplace. Many benefits, such as maternity leave and nursing stations, are present or well on their way towards implementation in many U.S. states. With employees working later…
Legal Strategies to Avoid Guardianship
As senior citizens continue to age, the likelihood increases that they will become physically or mentally incapacitated. Hopefully, people in such a situation have family members who step in and help keep their affairs in order. That is not always…
Watch Out for Predatory Tax Liens on Your Family Home
As our parents and other loved ones age, they may need a little more attention from us. Parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, or even neighbors who are aging may want to be seen as strong and independent. Often, however, their…
How You Can Avoid Being Taken Advantage of Once You Become Elderly
A 2010 study conducted by the Investor Protection Trust found that more than seven million older Americans — 20 percent of those over the age of 65 — had already been a victim of financial abuse. Here are some tips…
How Long-Term Care Planning Can Protect You From Medicaid Divorce
Currently, it is estimated that 7 in 10 Americans will need some type of long-term care, with Medicaid expected to pay for two-thirds of those long-term care services. A recent Huffington Post article entitled, Is Divorce the Best Option for…
Asset Protection: When a Will Won’t Work
One of the most prevalent misconceptions when it comes to estate planning is that if you have a will, it will take care of everything that needs to happen after you die in terms of your assets. But before you…
Protecting Our Family When It Matters Most
A drama currently playing out in a French courtroom demonstrates that any elderly person can fall victim to financial abuse, even the second wealthiest woman in the world. Lilliane Bettencourt, 92, is heiress to the L’Oreal cosmetics fortune, and Forbes…
Help for Dealing with a Parent’s Dementia Diagnosis
Alzheimer’s Disease is in the news again thanks to Academy Award winner Julianne Moore’s performance in the movie Still Alice, where she portrays a college professor diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s and movingly portrays the effect it has on her…
Senior Drivers and Safe Driving
One of the uncomfortable moments of life for many people is when they try to address automobile ownership and driving with their elderly family members. States have grappled with this issue over the years, considering driver’s tests for older drivers…
How to Reduce the Cost of Long-Term Care Insurance
A person who turns 65 today has a 70% chance of needing some type of long-term care at some time in their remaining years, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. On average, women will need 3.7…
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