Many people have no idea how guardianship works when an adult is involved. Others understand the concept but are not aware of the difficulties in obtaining guardianship or the potential for abuse that comes along with it. For a variety of reasons, adult guardianship is a measure to be avoided […]
Author: April Nordhaus
Estate planning encompasses far more than most people realize. The better you coordinate your plans with your existing circumstances, the easier it is to avoid waste, reduce complexity, and ensure that your resources flow in the direction you want. One financial aspect that often gets overlooked is health savings accounts, […]
Many people are afraid the high cost of nursing home care will deplete all of their assets in their later years. Honestly, however, there are many more people who aren’t worried and probably should be. Without a plan for long-term care, families often find themselves panicking when a crisis hits. […]
As people get older, they often decide that it could be helpful to enable one of their children to have access to their bank account to help pay bills and handle other issues. This seems like it could protect them if they were suddenly incapacitated by illness or injury. They […]
Many women realize that estate planning is important, but it tends to slip to the bottom of the priority list. Estate planning does not seem to involve immediate concerns and frankly, it’s not much fun to contemplate issues associated with aging and end-of-life matters. However, an emergency can strike at […]