If nothing else has you calling our office to ensure your Power of Attorney and Power of Attorney for Healthcare documents are in order, this recent article from The Washington Post will do it. It is the story of an 80-year-old retired pilot driving his Ford Mustang convertible into a gas station. Someone thought he […]
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No Estate Plan Means an Estate Disaster for Many American Families
Less than half of Americans over 55 have an estate plan in place – – which means, even after COVID, the number of households with an estate plan to distribute assets after death has fallen. People age 35-54 have placed their families and minor children at risk at even higher levels, with only 28 percent […]
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Why Should I Update My Estate Plan?
Estate plans need to be updated every few years or a significant life event like birth, adoption, death, marriage, divorce, relocation, or the sale of a business or real estate. Even after years of a global pandemic, about half of all American adults still don’t have a will. A recent report by Caring.com revealed those […]
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Britney Spears isn’t the only one with a guardianship problem
The news about Britney Spears’ battle with her father Jamie to end his guardianship has garnered its fair share of headlines. But Britney’s high profile guardianship battle is hardly the first and won’t be the last. A recent study published in The Lancet reveals the number of children who have lost parents or caretaking grandparents, […]
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Guardianship Horror Story Now Trending – “I Care A Lot”
The popular Netflix movie, “I Care a Lot” begins with a scenario loosely based on a real life nightmare reported by The New Yorker several years ago. A large number of seniors were disenfranchised and abused by a guardianship system in Clark County, Nevada. Unfortunately, this is far from the only place where this elder […]
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