by Christine | Dec 31, 2013 | Elder Law, Estate Planning |
Aging parents need to establish a plan and communicate it with their adult kids — and adult kids need to ask their parents about their finances. In our own lives, our parents start and run the money conversations from that first allowance to gearing up for those...
by Christine | Dec 30, 2013 | Charitable Giving |
“What we’ve found is that donors give — and give more — when confident the money will actually make a difference." The giving season is upon us as the end of 2013 is near. Charitable donations are an important way of giving back. If you are ready to give back or...
by Christine | Dec 17, 2013 | Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Family Law, Prenuptial Agreement |
Generally, the best candidates for a prenup, besides anyone with substantial assets, are those going into a second or third marriage, says Bonnie Sockel-Stone, a marital and family attorney in Miami, Florida. A prenup proposal is a bit of an oxymoron. With a...
by Christine | Dec 16, 2013 | Dementia, Elder Law, Medical Directives |
Often, proxies are confused about how “do not hospitalize” orders work. Several proxies believed, mistakenly, that a such an order was equivalent to a request to withhold medical intervention altogether. For elderly loved ones in nursing homes, there is a very...
by Christine | Dec 13, 2013 | Family Meeting |
You may have to raise some unpleasant issues when you speak with family members over the holidays if you want to ensure a successful retirement. Soon enough families with be gathering together to celebrate the holiday season. There will be much chatter around the...
