Moving Back in With the Kids
These days, in a rough economy, we hear a lot about adult children in their late 20s or early 30s moving back in with their parents as a result of unemployment or underemployment. However, what happens...
View ArticlePaying for Your Mistake: What Estate Planning Attorneys Should Know About...
Good lawyers work diligently to uphold the highest standard of care in working with clients. However, sometimes things slip through the cracks, and we make mistakes. While in most cases we can correct...
View ArticlePet Planning: Consider Pet Insurance
You may think about estate planning for the first time when you embark on a career path. When you go through a benefits orientation session you may be told that your company provides you with a minimal...
View ArticleReview and Update Your Living Trust
Surveys consistently reveal that the majority of American adults do not have all the necessary estate planning documents in place. One of the reasons for this is the simple fact that dying is generally...
View ArticleCan Successor Trustee Purchase Trust Property?
When you create a revocable living trust, you as the grantor will generally serve as both the trustee and the beneficiary while you are alive and well. If you become unable to make sound financial...
View ArticleHope Floats. Fear Sinks!
Have you ever considered using a “hope-based” presentation technique instead of using fear? When holding a seminar, you have about 2 hours to start developing a relationship with your potential...
View ArticleBeware of Prepaid Funeral Contracts
In an effort to make things easier for their loved ones, people sometimes enter into prepaid funeral contracts. The idea is that you pay for all of your own funeral and burial or cremation expenses in...
View ArticleRecognize Limitations to Prevent Caregiver Burnout
As elder law attorneys, we often speak with clients who could potentially become caregivers in the future. Many of these clients are professionals who have careers of their own. Some may actually work...
View ArticleCommon Sense Approach to Identity Theft Prevention
Elder financial abuse is running rampant, and identity theft is part of the problem. You may assume that the vast majority of identity theft cases involve hackers and online scams. In fact, a lost or...
View ArticleRole Reversal: Discussing Estate Planning With Aging Parents
The parent-child relationship is pretty well defined. Children generally don’t advise their parents. It’s the other way around. However, this dynamic can shift as parents get older and children become...
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