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...
by Christine | Mar 18, 2013 | Advanced Health Care Directive, Elder Care, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Nursing Home |
This uncomfortable, ethically questionable, confusing scene over Ms. Bayliss’ end of life did not have to happen the way it did. If you don’t want to be in that kind of situation, you need to be responsible for deciding what you want and communicating it to...
by Christine | Mar 4, 2013 | Elder Law |
Veronica, age 75, is struggling with a dilemma. Her husband, 10 years older, is “losing it” as she put it. He is dangerous because he is so forgetful. Mort is neglecting to pay the bills and make deposits. She was very shocked and stressed about...
by Christine | Feb 20, 2013 | Elder Law, Estate Planning |
Research shows that the ties which lead adult children to become caregivers — depending on how much contact they have with parents, how nearby they live, how obligated they feel — are weaker in stepchildren, Dr. Silverstein said. Money sometimes enters the equation...
