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 […]
Guardianship is considered a drastic measure in many cases. When a guardian is appointed for a minor, the process is serious because it’s important to choose the right guardian, but the need for guardianship itself is usually not questioned. A child needs someone who can legally act on their behalf, […]
It is important to understand how to keep your estate planning documents safe and to ensure that the right people have access to those documents. But it is also important to know when and how to dispose of documents that can cause problems. So which documents are they and what […]