June 25, 2021How does Per Stirpes Work?As I was doing research on wills, I found that I could leave my property to my children “per stripes.” Why is the law talking about us like we’re some kind of zebra? The phrase is Latin and it is…
June 18, 2021Include Medicaid in Your Spouse’s Long-Term Care PlanImagine you are no longer able to care for your sick spouse at home. At this emotionally difficult time, the last thing you need is the stress of not knowing where to find the money to pay for the steep…
June 11, 2021A Trust and Trustee’s DutyA trust is attainable and beneficial to anyone, not just the wealthy. You want to keep your affairs private and stay out of probate court? Maybe you have stepchildren? You want to leave money to your favorite charities? Or you…
May 28, 2021Online Estate PlanningIt is essential we keep physical space between us to help stop the spread of the virus. Call or email us to find out how we can help you complete your estate plan without taking a single step outside your…
May 13, 2021Advance Directives ExplainedOutside Winnie’s nursing home room, Kevin stands teary-eyed. The medical staff just finished inserted a feeding tube into Winnie – an act Kevin knew she didn’t want. Unfortunately, Winnie couldn’t express her wishes due to advanced dementia, and she had…
April 16, 2021Equally Distributing Your Estate PlanWhen it comes to deciding how to leave property to your children, the clearest choice is to divide everything into equal shares. That is the straightforward choice when all your children are doing equally well. But if not –…
April 2, 2021Undue Influence in Your Estate PlanSometimes our loved ones become susceptible to manipulation from those who defraud or steal when they become ill or elderly. Targeted attacks on vulnerable older people to exert what attorneys deem “undue influence” constitutes elder abuse. It disrupts the older…
March 26, 2021Do You Need To Make Some Changes To You Health Care Directives After COVID-19?A pandemic such as COVID-19 forces each individual to assess their values and priorities, and overall health. The little COVID-19 clinical information relating to treatment options and likely outcomes based on personal health history should lead all of us to…
March 12, 2021The Basics of Estate PlanningMany people think that estate planning sounds like the domain of the very wealthy, however, in the eyes of the law, an estate is simply the aggregate of property an individual owns, and most everyone owns something. Property ownership includes…
March 5, 2021What’s Happening With Britney Spears’s Conservatorship?For those who are wondering, Britney Spears is a wildly successful pop singer who got her start in show business at the age of eight in the Mickey Mouse Club. Later, when she was in her twenties, she was reported…
