All generations can benefit from estate planning, but that doesn’t mean that all people seek out the support of estate planning lawyers and financial advisors as they should. Younger people are, however, seeing the benefit to planning ahead as they watch ...
Early Inheritances: Are They Right?
Does it make sense to give an early inheritance to your kids. Remember that giving financial gifts to your children should be done only when you have the support of an experienced estate plan lawyer who can walk you through the various consequences and b ...
What’s Next on Your Retirement Planning List?
You've probably been intending to retire your entire life, but have you really considered your day-to-day actions and how they can contribute towards your overall retirement plan and goals? The support of an experienced estate planning lawyer is instrumen ...
Don't Have Children? Here Are Five Tips for a Better Retirement
Looking ahead into your retirement years while not having children might give you some peace of mind because you may be able to better support yourself and your health needs. However, you could still end up an elder orphan. Roughly one third of people bet ...
Dementia & Estate Planning: What to Remember
Experiencing something personally often has a much different feeling than reading about it, observing it, or talking about it. Unfortunately, when people are increasingly becoming connected to how a diagnosis of dementia can impact estate and legal plann ...
Discharges, Medicare, and Long Term Care Basics for Seniors
A new study identified that Medicare could save approximately $4.6 billion with no negative impact by disallowing discharges to long term care hospitals. The study analyzed different outcomes for patients between 1998 and 2014 for those patients who were ...
Lack of Estate Planning Could Prove Problematic for Aretha Franklin’s Heirs
Numerous different celebrities have failed to engage in appropriate estate planning process and this information comes out in a very public manner after that person passes away. Aretha Franklin's estate is no exception to this. Early indications from cour ...
Understanding the Potential Challenges with Unrecorded Deeds
If your parents intend to pass property down to you but have not gone through the step of recording the deed, they could be putting you in a position to handle complex issues if they suddenly pass away. An unrecorded deed is an older estate planning tool ...
Be Prepared to Settle a Loved One's Digital Estate
If you have been named as an executor or another person in a position of responsibility when a loved one passes away, you need to be prepared to schedule a consultation with an attorney. The more items you own, including those that are shared or stored on ...
Don't Forget About Estate Planning for Your Pet
Are you concerned about how to protect your furry friend many years into the future, particularly if you are of older age and have pets that are relatively young? You may need to consider the possibility of estate planning for your pet. Most people make ...