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Executor Duties and Errors

June 2nd, 2016

The duties of the executor of an estate are well known by industry professionals, but not always well known by the laypersons who are appointed as executors. This leads to those executors making common mistakes that would be easily avoidable had they… Read More

Tags: Estate, Executor, will

Baby Boomers' Retirement Mistakes

June 1st, 2016

If you want to leave an inheritance for your children and grandchildren, it is important to make sure that your assets are not all spent in your retirement. That requires good retirement planning. Unfortunately, Baby Boomers are collectively making a… Read More

Tags: estate planning, Retirement Planning,

Business Estate Planning

May 30th, 2016

Business ownership complicates estate planning, but it does not make it impossible. The more assets you have and the more complex those assets are the more complicated it is to make an effective estate plan. This is especially true if one of your ass… Read More

Tags: Business Planning, estate planning, power of attorney, will

Nursing Home Evictions Increasing

May 27th, 2016

Elder Law advocates claim that nursing homes are increasingly turning to improper evictions to rid themselves of patients they view as undesirable or difficult. Under federal law nursing homes can only evict residents under limited circumstances. How… Read More

Categories: Aging Issues, Elder Law, Long Term Care

Tags: Elder Law, Nursing Homes

Everything Is Not Always Bad for Estates

May 26th, 2016

Most of the news that people hear or read about estate plans, trusts, wills and probate is negative. In reality most of the time outcomes are positive. Over the years, much has been said and written regarding the tendency of media to focus on negativ… Read More

Categories: Elder Law, Estate Planning, Will

Tags: estate planning, Trusts, Wills

Understanding Alzheimer's Disease

May 18th, 2016

Alzheimer's disease is a frightening thing to think about getting for anyone. Understanding what we know about the disease can help lessen that fear, but one of the most important things to understand about Alzheimer's is what we still do n… Read More

Tags: General Durable Power of Attorney, Health Care Power of Attorney

Frank Zappa's Family Argues over Music and Trust

May 17th, 2016

In the first decade after the death of musician Frank Zappa his estate plan appeared to have worked smoothly. More recently, however, issues have arisen that have Zappa's children fighting between themselves. After Frank Zappa passed away in 199… Read More

Tags: estate planning, trust, Trustee

Court Declines to Resolve Medicaid Eligibility Issue

May 13th, 2016

A federal court in South Dakota declared that a key Medicaid eligibility question was moot and declined to resolve it. Upon entering a nursing home South Dakota resident Howard Johnson applied for Medicaid to cover the costs of his care. His applicat… Read More

Tags: Elder Law, Medicaid

How Much Are Nursing Home Costs Rising?

May 12th, 2016

The cost of nursing home care continues to rise. Seniors should plan for continued increases. A new study released by the Lincoln Financial Group reveals that on average the cost of semi-private and private nursing home care in the U.S. increased by… Read More

Tags: Elder Law, estate planning, Nursing Home Costs

Does the Minimum Wage Affect Seniors?

May 10th, 2016

At first glance it might not seem that the battle over raising the minimum wage is of pressing importance to retired people, but if one advocacy group is correct it might be a vital concern for seniors in nursing homes. The current political battle o… Read More

Tags: Elder Law, Medicaid, Nursing Homes

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