Nursing Home Bills – Are You Financially Responsible for Your Parent?
If you have a parent or other loved one in a nursing home, and that person designates you as Power of Attorney (POA), it is very important that you understand your ...
Why Bother with Estate Planning?
We’ve all heard the expression, “Nothing is certain but death and taxes.” While we have little or no control over certain things in life, we can have a great deal ...
Leaving Your Business to the Kids – A Short List of Things to Consider
If you own a business, and want to pass it on to your children or other family members, there are many things to think about. Without proper estate planning, the ...
Living Wills and Financial Considerations
A Living Will is an important part of estate planning. It enables you to give advance directives to your agent or physician regarding what measures should or should not be ...
Selecting a Guardian for Minor Children – Your Decision or the Court’s?
When parents die, and minor children are left behind, a legal guardian is identified to serve as a surrogate parent. Ideally, parents with minors have drafted wills in which they’ve ...
The Internet and Estate Planning – Have You Really Covered All Bases?
The Internet and Estate Planning – Have You Really Covered All Bases? The internet is becoming more and more important in our lives. We can search on it and ...
Estate Planning Attorney – Selecting the Right One
When looking for an attorney to help with your estate plan, you want the best possible attorney, one with the most expertise in your area of need. Even among estate ...
Planning for Minor Children – Making Sure You Do It Right.
Making well-informed decisions and planning ahead are among a parent’s most important responsibilities. This is especially true when minor children are involved. While it may seem easy and inexpensive to prepare your ...
Estate Planning is Only for the Rich. WRONG!
Some people think they have so few assets that they don’t need to do estate planning. In most cases they’re wrong. You may have more than you realize. Even individuals ...
Wills and Family Feuds – Avoid Reality TV Scenarios
When you do estate planning, you want to be sure that you get it right. It’s your best opportunity to insure that your assets are properly distributed among your beneficiaries ...