Is Having a Trust Right for Me?
We hear this question all the time. Read on for information to help figure out whether you need a trust and, if so, what kind fits your specific situation. For example, maybe you have a disabled child and you…
How to Best Protect your Child’s Inheritance
It is essential for your estate plan to include protective measures over your child’s future inheritance. A simple way to achieve inheritance protection is through a trust. A trust can pass your wealth bypassing probate. This allows specific trust provisions…
Tips for Talking with Aging Parents about their Finances
As your parents age, it is important to have conversations with them about their finances and estate plan. To broach the topic, you might bring up current events like the coronavirus pandemic, its effect on economic conditions, and how it…
Online Estate Planning
Since the advent of COVID-19, keeping physical distance between us has been crucial to stop this virus. Call or email us to find out how we can help you complete your estate plan without taking a single step outside your…
Talking with Your Kids on Inheritance
It’s not uncommon for parents to feel uncomfortable discussing their wealth with their kids. Talking about how much money or property you have is usually viewed as taboo. Asking someone else about what they have is often considered impolite. But…
The Problem with Larry King’s Estate Plan
Larry King, the legendary talk-show host, married seven women and had five children with several of them. He died at age 87 on January 23, 2021, after contracting Covid and then succumbing to an infection. Immediately after his death, his…
The Growing Problem of Financial Elder Abuse
Over the past decade, elder financial abuse has been a growing problem. The financial exploitation of older or vulnerable adults can take many different forms. This portion of the population can be exploited by strangers of professionals who deal with…
What Is The Senior Safe Act?
Signed into law by President Trump in 2018, the Senior Safe Act is designed to protect our elders from financial abuse from either within a family or support system, or by scam artists preying upon them. Tens of billions of…
Understanding The Basics Of Alzheimer’s
What is Alzheimer’s Disease? Alzheimer’s disease is defined as an irreversible, progressive mental deterioration that can occur in middle or old age. It is the most common form of dementia. What causes Alzheimer’s Disease? Alzheimer’s disease is caused by a…
What Is Elder Law and How Can it Help you?
The senior population of the United States is increasing rapidly as the baby boomer generation ages, and the influx of international migration continues. Although the US average life expectancy has seen a slight three-year decline, many Americans, men, and women,…