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What to Do after an Alzheimer's Disease Diagnosis

January 14th, 2016

If you or a loved one is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, it is important to take immediate steps to ensure that end-of-life care is as comfortable as can be. There is a common myth that people with Alzheimer's are completely incompetent… Read More

Tags: estate plan, General Durable Power of Attorney, Health Care Power of Attorney, Living Will

How Healthy Will Elderly Baby Boomers Be?

January 13th, 2016

The baby boomer generation is on average expected to live a lot longer than previous generations, but that does not mean they are expected to be healthier than the elderly of those previous generations. In 2030, when the last of the baby boomer gener… Read More

Tags: Advanced Health Care Directive, estate planning, power of attorney

Family Sues to Reverse Brain Dead Declaration

January 12th, 2016

Issues concerning when a person can be taken off life support did not go away when the Terry Schiavo case stopped appearing in the headlines. A current lawsuit in California highlights that the issue is still very much alive. In December of 2013, the… Read More

Tags: Advanced Health Care Directive, Living Will

Choose an Estate Planning Attorney Carefully

January 5th, 2016

Financial abuse of the elderly is a serious problem. While most estate planning and elder law attorneys can be trusted not to abuse clients unfortunately not all can be trusted. William Edy was a respected elder law attorney in Florida. He was known… Read More

Tags: Elder Abuse, Elder Law Attorney, Estate Planning Attorney

Long-Term Care Insurance Might Not Be Worth the Headache

January 4th, 2016

Purchasing a long-term care insurance policy can be extremely confusing, time-consuming and a complete waste of aspirin. Anyone who has ever looked into it knows that the costs of staying in a nursing home are extreme. With people generally living lo… Read More

Tags: Elder Care Planning, Elder Law Attorney, Estate Planning Attorney, Long-Term Care Insurance

Gifford Family Will Not Pursue Claims against NFL

December 9th, 2015

The NFL has been under heavy fire in recent years about the long term damage that repeated blows to the head can do to football players. Hall of Famer Frank Gifford is the latest former player to have been confirmed to have suffered these consequence… Read More

Tags: Estate, Executor

Anti-Aging Drug to be Tested

December 8th, 2015

People are already living much longer than in the past causing stress on many retirement and estate plans. Imagine what would happen if people lived 50% longer lives on average than they do now. It could be a reality soon. Biologically it is not a ne… Read More

Tags: estate plan, Retirement

Single Estate Planning

November 24th, 2015

People who have never been married often face more difficult estate planning decisions than people with families. For married people, the basics of who gets what after they pass away is usually fairly obvious. Most married people want the bulk of the… Read More

Tags: estate planning, General Durable Power of Attorney, Medical Power of Attorney

Preventing Long Term Care Policy Lapses

November 19th, 2015

Long term care in a nursing home is extremely expensive. One way to mitigate that expense is to purchase a long term care insurance policy. Unfortunately, many of the people most in need of long term care insurance let their policies lapse before the… Read More

Tags: Lapsed Long-Term Care Policy, Long-Term Care Insurance, Nursing Home Insurance

Fighting Against Abusive Probate Guardianship

November 11th, 2015

For decades, states have granted courts the power to appoint guardians or conservators for elderly or disabled people unable to tend to their basic needs. Most appointed guardians are family members, but judges can turn to a growing industry of profe… Read More

Tags: Baby Boomers, Disabled, Elder Abuse, Elder Law, Guardianship, long-term care planning

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