by Christine | May 20, 2013 | Elder Care, Elder Law, Tax Law |
There was no contract, no invoice, and no evidence the family agreed to pay him anything. Sure, Anthony gave round-the-clock care. The family would have hired round-the-clock nurses if he hadn’t been there. If you find yourself taking on the responsibility of a...
by Christine | May 7, 2013 | Beneficiary, Elder Law, Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA) |
If the IRA owner died before their RBD, there is no year of death RMD that you need to take. However, if the IRA owner died after their RBD, there may be an RMD that you as their beneficiary have to take that year. When a loved one is no longer with us, do all of...
by Christine | Apr 9, 2013 | Elder Care, Elder Law |
In hospitals, nursing homes, doctors’ offices, pharmacies and insurance companies, professionals may cite Hipaa as a reason to restrict information. Some patients even have trouble accessing their own health records, supposedly because of the privacy law. We tend to...
by Christine | Apr 1, 2013 | Elder Law, Estate Planning, Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA), Power of Attorney |
A POA is a legal document that is based on your state’s law that authorizes someone to act on your behalf. A Power of Attorney (POA) is an essential tool for your estate plans, and a mighty strong one at that. In effect, every adult should have one. Like most legal...
by Christine | Mar 27, 2013 | Elder Care, Elder Law |
Already, 5.2 million Americans have Alzheimer’s or some other form of dementia. Those numbers will jump to 13.8 million by 2050 … The latest numbers are in from the Alzheimer’s Association, and reports show one in three seniors dies with Alzheimer’s or other dementia....
by Christine | Mar 26, 2013 | Elder Abuse, Elder Law, Power of Attorney |
Statistics on power of attorney abuse are hard to come by, but experts recognize it as a prevalent problem. There will come a time at which you will need to legally delegate someone to handle your financial matters. This legal delegation, known as a “power of...
