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What to Leave to Your Family
August 9th, 2016
Throughout your life, you have most likely accumulated many different types of assets. When planning your estate, it is useful to know which of those assets you should leave to your family members. Estate planning is not just about deciding how much…
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A New Type of Doula
August 8th, 2016
Traditionally a doula is someone who offers care and support to a woman in labor to make the birth process easier. However, a new type of doula helps those at the other end of the life cycle. Passing away is not as easy as it might seem. Patients in…
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Categories: Aging Issues, Current Affairs, Estate Planning, Long Term Care, Medicaid, Power of Attorney, Religion, Special Needs, Succession, Trust Funding, Weblogs, Will
Estate Looks for JFK Love Child
August 5th, 2016
That John F. Kennedy had affairs while he was President is fairly well known, so perhaps it should not be too surprising that the estate of one of the women alleged to have been involved in one of those affairs is following up on rumors that she had…
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Categories: Aging Issues, Blended Families, Books, Current Affairs, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Succession, Taxes, Television, Trust Funding, Weblogs, Will
Nursing Home Intimacy
August 4th, 2016
Thanks to medical advances and changing attitudes about sex, it is no longer taboo for nursing homes to allow intimate relations between residents. One Brooklyn nursing home even has a dating service for its residents. The introduction of Viagra and…
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Categories: Aging Issues, Current Affairs, Elder Abuse, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Long Term Care, Medicaid, Power of Attorney, Succession, Trust Funding, Weblogs, Will
Waiting for the Tesla Model 3?
August 3rd, 2016
If you are currently on the waiting list for the Tesla Model 3, what happens if you pass away before getting the vehicle? The announcement of the Tesla Model 3 generated enough buzz that more than 300,000 people paid $1,000 dollars each to be on a wa…
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Categories: Aging Issues, Charitable Giving, Current Affairs, Estate Planning, Succession, Taxes, Trust Funding, Weblogs, Will
Firearms and Estate Administration
August 2nd, 2016
New rules issued by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives provide some clarity for executors of estates that include firearms. Any new proposed gun control laws or regulations are almost guaranteed to set off a political controversy…
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Categories: Aging Issues, Current Affairs, Estate Planning, Succession, Taxes, Trust Funding, Weblogs, Will
Disconnect between Parents and Adult Children
July 29th, 2016
A new study reveals that there is a disconnect between what parents expect financially from their adult children and what those children expect to be asked to provide and do. Whenever there is a disagreement about estate planning or finances between…
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Categories: Aging Issues, Blended Families, Current Affairs, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Power of Attorney, Succession, Trust Funding, Weblogs, Will
You Are Never Too Old to Donate Organs
July 28th, 2016
As many people enter their retirement years, they begin to think about the legacy they will leave. People often use estate plans as a vehicle to create their legacies, but they might be overlooking something else that they can do. It is almost a univ…
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Categories: Aging Issues, Charitable Giving, Current Affairs, Estate Planning, Long Term Care, Succession, Trust Funding, Weblogs, Will
Planning for a Child with Special Needs
July 27th, 2016
Under the best of circumstances Americans often still have difficulty planning for their retirements. It is especially difficult for parents of children with special needs. When parents of children with special needs start planning for their own reti…
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Categories: Aging Issues, Current Affairs, Estate Planning, Long Term Care, Medicaid, Power of Attorney, Special Needs, Trust Funding, Weblogs, Will
Estate Planning after Retirement
July 26th, 2016
Every stage of life presents its own estate planning issues and areas of concern. Retirement is no different. Most estate planning attorneys advise people to review their estate plans every couple of years to make sure the plans are still effective a…
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Categories: Aging Issues, Current Affairs, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Long Term Care, Medicaid, Power of Attorney, Succession, Taxes, Trust Funding, Weblogs, Will