by Christine | Jul 29, 2013 | Elder Law, Estate Planning, Inheritance |
"The Center on Wealth and Philanthropy at Boston College estimates that baby boomers and their offspring could inherit as much as $27 trillion over the next four decades, with the progeny of the wealthiest pocketing much of the windfall," The Wall Street...
by Christine | Jul 24, 2013 | Elder Law, Long Term Care, Retirement Planning |
Long-Term Care, LTC, planning is one aspect of retirement planning that many people overlook. They don't want to cover the additional expense of LTC policies, and find it difficult to plan for care that they might not need for years down the road. Before becoming...
by Christine | Jul 23, 2013 | Elder Law, Estate Planning, Long Term Care Insurance |
Weird berries. Capsules of unpronounceable supplements. Yoga or tai chi. Crossword puzzles. Such amulets, we’re told, may ward off disability — which is the real fear that accompanies aging, isn’t it? Not the sheer number of years that will have passed, but the things...
by Christine | Jun 28, 2013 | Elder Law, Estate Planning, Long Term Care Insurance, Medi-Cal Long Term Care |
In our society women tend to live longer than men and to provide more care than men. The result is that women are much more likely than men to end up in a nursing home for a long period of time. If you are playing the odds when it comes to long-term care insurance,...
by Christine | Jun 27, 2013 | Elder Law, Estate Law, Joint Ownership |
I often see older people with other peoples’ names on their property as co-owners. Legally, the ownership is joint tenants with right of survivorship, meaning that upon the death of one joint tenant, the surviving joint tenant becomes the sole owner of the...
by Christine | Jun 19, 2013 | Elder Law, Estate Law, Family Law, Family Transition |
"When they are having trouble understanding bills and writing checks it might be time to step in, slowly, at the ground level," Kolinsky said adding that if parents initiate a discussion, the ideal time would be when they are in their 70s and still healthy....