Estate Planning Questions That Need To Be Answered
When you decide it’s time to create an estate plan, you may be confused about how to proceed. Some of the terms you’ve heard bandied about, like “probate,” “revocable trust,” ...
What should I look for when evaluating an assisted living facility?
A century ago, most elderly people who became increasingly dependent and/or disabled continued to live with younger family members or moved back in with them. At present, when almost everyone ...
Do You Always Need Life Insurance?
While the word “life insurance” implies that we need such insurance throughout our lifetimes, this is surely incorrect. Children don’t need life insurance because — at least in most situations ...
What To Include in an Estate Plan for a Special Needs Relative in New Jersey
When someone close to you has special needs, it is natural to feel overwhelmed. Whether the loved one is a child, an adult, or an elderly person in addition to ...
Guardianship for Adults in New Jersey
Why are Guardianships Necessary for Some Adults? When an adult, due to illness, advanced old age or developmental disability is not able to take care of himself — a substitute ...
How to Get Elder Care for an Unwilling Relative in New Jersey
How can I get my Parents the Help They Need? There are numerous challenges involved in getting older. One of the most common challenges is the increased need for assistance ...
Estate Planning vs. Elder Law in New Jersey
One of the questions we are often asked is what is the difference between estate planning and elder law. As both an estate planning attorney and elder law attorney, I ...
5 Things You Might Not Know You Need To Do When A Loved One Dies
Dealing with the death of a loved one is an overwhelming experience. Time seems to both slow down and speed up and the rollercoaster of emotions is overpowering. Even though ...
Cryptocurrency & Estate Planning
Cryptocurrencies have taken the financial world by storm over the past couple of years, which means we in the estate planning world better hurry up and figure out how to ...
Avoiding A Family Feud Over Your Estate Plan
In a year where we are wading through a new tax law and have a lot of questions about which way the market might be headed, 44% of estate planning ...