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Thieves Targeting the Elderly
August 19th, 2016
Millions of elderly people in the U.S. live alone and many of them suffer from loneliness and diminished capacity. That makes them vulnerable to thieves. Criminals like to pick the easiest targets that they can find. For many thieves that means they…
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Categories: Aging Issues, Charitable Giving, Current Affairs, Elder Abuse, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Special Needs, Succession, Trust Funding, Weblogs, Will
Judge Cuts Down List of Potential Prince Heirs
August 17th, 2016
The Minnesota judge hearing the Prince estate case has rejected most of the claims brought by people to have themselves declared to be the singer’s heirs. The stakes in the Prince estate case are very high. Because he did not have an estate plan, a…
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Categories: Aging Issues, Blended Families, Current Affairs, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Family Business, Probate, Succession, Television, Trust Funding, Weblogs, Will
Treating Your Children Differently in Your Estate
August 16th, 2016
For many parents it seems obvious that because their children have different life circumstances it is fair to treat them differently in their estate plans. The children often have different ideas than the parents about what is fair and that can lead…
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Categories: Aging Issues, Current Affairs, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Family Business, Small Business, Special Needs, Succession, Trust Funding, Weblogs, Will
Do Not Regret Your Retirement
August 15th, 2016
When many people retire they have regrets about things that they wish they had done differently. It does not have to be that way. To fulfill their version of the American dream many people make a bargain with themselves. They bargain that they will w…
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Categories: Aging Issues, Current Affairs, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Long Term Care, Succession, Taxes, Trust Funding, Weblogs, Will
New Profession Helps Seniors Move
August 12th, 2016
Moving from a home that you have lived in for decades can be a daunting task, especially when you have to sort through a lifetime’s worth of stuff—not all of which will fit into your new home. Senior move managers specialize in making such moves…
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The Return of Reverse Mortgages
August 11th, 2016
In the past most elder law attorneys advised their clients to stay away from reverse mortgages. That is beginning to change. Just a few short years ago reverse mortgages were often seen by elder law attorneys as an unfortunately popular way for senio…
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Categories: Aging Issues, Current Affairs, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Power of Attorney, Succession, Taxes, 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
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
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