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Redstone’s Granddaughter Files Suit
August 25th, 2016
Sumner Redstone’s granddaughter has joined the ongoing legal battle over his competency and business interests. She has filed a lawsuit to have herself reinstated to the family trust. The ongoing Massachusetts probate court battle over the competen…
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Categories: Aging Issues, Blended Families, Current Affairs, Estate Planning, Long Term Care, Medicaid, Succession, Trust Funding, Weblogs, Will
Estate Planning for Alzheimer’s Disease
August 23rd, 2016
Good estate planning does not just concern itself with what happens to your assets after you pass away. It also takes into account the things that you might need at the end of your life, including the possibility of getting Alzheimer’s disease. Obv…
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New Medicare Law Could Save Patients Money
August 22nd, 2016
Because of a quirk in Medicare’s reimbursement policy some patients have been hit with thousands of dollars in unexpected out-of-pocket expenses. A new law does not fix the quirk, but it at least mandates that patients must be notified before the c…
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Categories: Aging Issues, Current Affairs, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Long Term Care, Medicaid, Special Needs, Succession, Trust Funding, Weblogs, Will
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
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
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
Estate Planning in a Few Steps
July 12th, 2016
Creating an estate plan can seem like a daunting task for many people, but if you break the process down into the basic steps, it does not seem as challenging. Sometimes people do not get estate plans because they think it is too difficult, that ther…
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Categories: Aging Issues, Current Affairs, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Long Term Care, Medicaid, Power of Attorney, Probate, Succession, Trust Funding, Weblogs, Will
Who Profits From the Sumner Redstone Situation?
June 29th, 2016
The continuing battles over Sumner Redstone's competency in court and the media is not profiting shareholders in the companies that he owns, but someone is profiting from the situation. The current fight over Sumner Redstone's competency an…
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Your Retirement and Your Children
June 28th, 2016
You might think that you are only hurting yourself by not saving for retirement, but you are also hurting your children in two important ways. It is common knowledge that a large percentage of Americans do not have any retirement savings. Some people…
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Categories: Aging Issues, Current Affairs, Estate Planning, Long Term Care, Medicaid, Power of Attorney, Probate, Succession, Taxes, Trust Funding, Weblogs, Will