Long-Term Care: The Future
Long-term care is becoming an important issue for our nation to address. We have 78 million aging baby boomers. The costs of long-term care to these baby boomers can be...
Planning Is Important
“Planning is bringing the future into the present so that you can do something about it now.” We plan to go on vacation. We plan to have dinner with friends....
Top Reasons Everyone Needs a Comprehensive Power of Attorney
The benefits of a highly detailed, comprehensive power of attorney are numerous. Unfortunately, many powers of attorney are more general in nature and can actually cause more problems than they...
Conservatorship and a Guardianship?
Often in estate planning, attorneys present the idea of guardianship and/or conservatorship as a bad thing – something to be avoided. In a perfect world, we could move through our...
The Costs of Dementia: For the Patient and the Family
A recent report from the Alzheimer’s Association states that one in nine Americans age 65 or older currently have Alzheimer’s. With the baby boomer generation aging and people living longer,...
Will Having a Revocable Trust Make Your Life Too Complicated?
The simple answer is no. Most trusts drafted by estate planning attorneys are amendable and revocable. The main idea behind having a trust drafted is protection. A trust protects your...