by Christine | Oct 27, 2014 | Advanced Health Care Directive, Asset Protection, Conservatorships, Durable Power of Attorney For Finances, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Estates, Inheritance, Trusts, Wills |
Thanksgiving weekend is a time to reflect, visit family, and of course, eat your fair share of pie. And while we may be thankful for the people and the wealth in our lives, not enough of us have planned to protect all that we have. Pass the pie please! And not just...
by Christine | Oct 23, 2014 | Advanced Health Care Directive, Asset Protection, Assisted Living Facility, Conservatorships, Dementia, DNR, Durable Power of Attorney For Finances, Elder Care, Elder Law, Estate Plan, Estate Planning, Estates, Healthcare, Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA), Intentionally Defective Grantor Trust (IDGT), Irrevocable Trust, Living Trust, Living Will, Long Term Care, Long Term Care Insurance, Medi-Cal Long Term Care, Medical Directives, Nursing Homes, Obama, Power of Attorney, Social Security, Trusts |
Medical research confirms one of the first things people have trouble with in the very early stages of dementia is managing personal finances. This means people can make very expensive financial mistakes, often before anyone notices there is a problem. I have seen...
by Christine | Oct 17, 2014 | Elder Abuse, Elder Law, Long Term Care, Retirement Planning |
The woman Benny claims took advantage of him was his second wife. He says after he had a stroke, she threw him in a nursing home and never saw him again. At one time, World War II veteran Benny Goo was very affluent with a gorgeous home in Hawaii. Now, Benny has...
by Christine | Oct 14, 2014 | Conservatorships, Elder Law, Estate Plan, Estate Planning, Family Meeting, Living Will, Power of Attorney, Probate, Trusts |
Talking to family members about estate planning and legacies can be difficult and even painful. Those discussions, however, will almost certainly be less painful in the long run than the stories children may make up after parents are gone about why they made the...
by Christine | Oct 13, 2014 | Elder Law, Medi-Cal, Medi-Cal Long Term Care, Nursing Home, Nursing Homes |
Dealing with aging parents is not only tough emotionally, but financially. As one's parents age, financial and health care discussions are essential for families to have in order to plan ahead for any care they may require. A recent Newsday article,...
by Christine | Sep 22, 2014 | Elder Care, Elder Law, Estate Plan, Estate Planning, Long Term Care, Long Term Care Insurance, Medi-Cal, Medi-Cal Long Term Care, Nursing Home, Retirement, Retirement Planning, Trusts, Wills |
David Cutner, partner at Lamson & Cutner, attorneys for the elderly and disabled offered the following tips for both estate planning and long-term care for boomers. A recent Fox Business article reported that the majority of seniors are completely in the...