When a family member dies, there are many legal and financial things that need to be taken care of. That process is commonly called “estate settlement.” It is also called Probate. There are costs involved with the estate settlement process.…
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Categories: Adult Children, Aging Parents, Baby Boomer, Changes to Legal Documents, Elder Care, Elder Law, End of Life Care, Estate Administration, Estate Planning, Life Care Planning, Probate, Valid Estate Planning documents, Validity of a Will, Will Contest
What is a life care planning law firm? How is it different from a typical elder law firm? The answers to these questions describe what makes Weatherby & Associates truly unique. They also reflect the passion and commitment of the firm’s staff t…
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Unlike money, personal belongings usually cannot be divided equally after their owner passes away. For this reason, distributing possessions like furniture, jewelry, dishes, silverware, artwork, photographs or clothing is often the most difficult cha…
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Many families are hesitant to discuss financial affairs together. Parents do not necessarily want their children to know how much or exactly what they have. Some do not want their loved ones to know exactly how they plan to dispose of their asset…
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Categories: Advanced Medical Directives, Advocacy, Aging in Place, Aging Parents, Caregiving, Disinherited Children, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Family Caregiver, General Interest, Health, Life Care Planning, Transfer of assets, Valid Estate Planning documents, Validity of a Will, Will Contest
While most marriages are entered into with a great deal of bliss and optimism, nonetheless many of those marriages end in divorce. From an estate planning perspective, it always prudent for a marrying couple to enter into a prenuptial agreement tha…
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Categories: Adult Children, Advanced Medical Directives, Changes to Legal Documents, Estate Planning, General Interest, Health, Health Care Power of Attorney, Power of Attorney, Valid Estate Planning documents, Validity of a Will, Will Contest
Springtime often creates a drive to clean out your home, your desk, your car and just about everything that physically and emotionally constitutes ‘clutter’ in life. In some cases, projects can be completed more effectively when help is enlisted.…
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Categories: Aging in Place, Assisted Living, Caregiving, Estate Planning, Family Caregiver, General Interest, Health, Home Care, Independent Living, Life Care Planning, Nursing Home, Professional Organizer, Skilled Nursing Facility
When discussing estate planning with our clients, we always explain the need to prepare for the possibility of requiring long-term care, and the daunting costs of such care. As Americans are living longer, more and more of us are spending a signif…
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Categories: Aging Parents, Alzheimer's, Caregiving, Dementia, Elder Care, Elderly Independence, Elderly Safety, End of Life Care, Estate Planning, Fall Prevention, Family Caregiver, General Interest, Geriatric Care, Health, Life Care Planning, Nursing Home, Skilled Nursing Facility
Adult children with elderly parents often report to our firm that their concerns about their parents significantly increased following an accident at home. After a trip to the emergency room and sometimes also a short-term rehabilitation center, chil…
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Categories: Aging in Place, Aging Parents, Blog, Caregiving, Elder Care, Estate Planning, Family Caregiver, General Interest, Health, Life Care Coordinator, Life Care Planning
Many of our small business owner clients enjoy having their children or other family members work with them in the business, and their “exit plan” relies heavily on transferring responsibility for running the business to those family members. F…
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Quite often when counseling clients we must stress the importance of documenting things in writing. One of the planning contexts where that is crucial is in the area of Medicaid eligibility. Specifically, while it usually fairly straightforward t…
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