Common Abuse of Powers of Attorney You are NOT giving up the right to act for yourself! Recently, neighbors called the police to an elderly gentleman’s home because of a disturbance. Several officers showed up to find the man and his daughter having a loud argument. The elderly man’s daughter had taken his house and …
When they discharged Fred from the hospital, they told Wilma, his wife, that Fred would need to go into a nursing home for rehab. Wilma asked which nursing homes were good, and the hospital discharge planner gave Wilma a list of every nursing home in town and told her that they couldn’t make any recommendations. …
Why does my accountant have to know about my health? Because of the new tax bill, many people won’t bother with tax write-offs any more. That’s because the new tax law doubled the standard write-off amount. Which means that you can deduct $12,000 from your income for tax purposes even if you didn’t have any …
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If you have children under the age of 18, a major concern should be who would raise them if you were to die. Of course, if only one parent dies, in the great majority of cases the surviving parent will have legal preference. But if there is no surviving parent, or if the survivor is …
A durable power of attorney is one of the most important estate planning documents you can have. It allows you to appoint someone to act for you (your “agent” or “attorney-in-fact”) if you become incapacitated. Without a power of attorney, your loved ones would not be able to make decisions for you or manage your …
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eParent Special Needs Resource Directory provides a comprehensive guide for parents and families of children with chronic health issues, disabilities and special needs, as well as to physicians, allied health care professionals and educational professionals who are involved in their care and development. This directory is designed to assist in your search for helpful information …
Here’s a valuable article about college loans authored by a colleague of mine, John Payne, who is one of the nation’s premier elder law attorneys. He is pleased to allow me to share it with you. ~Joe Student loans are a burdensome fact of life for Americans of all ages. Post-secondary education is viewed …
No doubt you have heard from multiple sources that a living trust is a wonderful thing. Magazines, many financial planners, and media personalities like Suze Orman praise them. There are a few attorneys who tout them at free seminars. They claim a living trust avoids the. horrible time delays and costs of probate or a …
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Choosing the right person to serve as trustee of a special needs trust is one of the most important and difficult issues in creating the trust. Here are five considerations to help in the choice of who should serve.
Every major natural disaster disproportionately harms society’s most vulnerable populations. Courts have ruled that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires emergency preparedness.
“We no longer require that masks be worn when meeting with us. However, if you wear a mask, we’ll do likewise.”
