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How Millennials Can Save For Retirement

February 9th, 2016

It is no secret that many millennials are beginning their careers with large amounts of debt. Many of them are making the mistake of waiting to save for retirement until their debts are paid off. Before they even start their professional lives many i… Read More

Tags: estate plan, Retirement

Affording 100 Years of Life

February 8th, 2016

The number of Americans living to see their 100th birthday is on the rise. It is not easy to pay for that many years of retirement. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of Americans who lived to be 100 years old incr… Read More

Tags: Elder Law, estate plan, Retirement

The Fight Over a Mathematician's Notes

February 5th, 2016

Over a year after one of the most celebrated mathematicians of the 21st Century passed away a legal battle rages in France over the thousands of pages of notes he left behind. Alexander Grothendieck is neither a name most people will recognize nor is… Read More

Tags: Estate Administration

Think Twice Before Challenging a Will

February 4th, 2016

When people are upset over an inheritance their first instinct is often to contest the will. However, will contests have high emotional and financial costs and should not be undertaken lightly. The Rochester Business Journal recently published an int… Read More

Tags: Estate Attorney, Inheritance, will contest

Medicare to Tighten Restrictions on Home Health Devices

February 3rd, 2016

Medicare fraud costs the federal government millions of dollars a year. Fraudulent claims for devices used in home health care are among the costliest. As a result, Medicare is increasing regulation. When a person has Medicare and needs a home health… Read More

Tags: Elder Law, Fraud, Medicare

Apple Tells Widow to Get a Court Order

February 2nd, 2016

A Canadian widow had a much easier time transferring the titles to her home and car when her husband passed away than she had getting his Apple ID so that she could continue playing a card game. To call Apple's ID policies when a person passes a… Read More

Tags: Digital Accounts, Estate, Executor

Rising Gray Divorce Rate Problematic

February 1st, 2016

The overall divorce rate in the United States has remained stable for some time. However, the rate of divorce for older Americans is rising and that can create problems. Researchers at Bowling Green State University recently published a study that lo… Read More

Tags: Divorce, Elder Law

Taking Elder Care Disputes Out of Court

January 29th, 2016

When families disagree about how to care for an elderly relative they often have to go to court to resolve the disputes, which can take a long time. Ontario is considering changing this by taking the cases out of the court system. Even when everythin… Read More

Tags: Elder Care, Elder Law

Elderly Children Taking Care of Elderly Parents

January 28th, 2016

One of the consequences of increased life spans is that when people reach retirement age they might still have elderly parents that need to be cared for. Taking care of an elderly parent can be difficult. As people age they need more and more attenti… Read More

Tags: Elder Care, Elder Law, estate planning

ABLE Act Basics

January 27th, 2016

Families with children with special needs often have to make extraordinary efforts in their estate plans to make sure that the children are still cared for after the parents pass away. The ABLE Act makes that less necessary. Everyone who has a child… Read More

Tags: ABLE Account, estate planning, Special Needs Trust

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