Most of the traditional estate planning elements are obsolete when it comes to digital assets. Crypto-assets may comprise significant individual wealth in the forms of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and noncurrency blockchain tokens. If you own any of these asset classes,…
Losing a spouse or long-term partner makes it hard to think beyond your grief. However, it is crucial to understand there are important and timely decisions you need to make regarding your finances and personal estate plan. In truth, estate…
Power of attorney allows you to appoint a trusted person to handle transactions for you. They could be related to personal finances, business operations, or medical needs and used for a single immediate purpose or an ongoing situation. This may…
The risk of probate litigation can be increased by a number of family circumstances. Still, there are two fundamental reasons: families disagree with how to handle a mentally incapacitated family member or, after death, disagreements regarding the dissolution of the…
When it comes to deciding how to leave property to your children, the obvious choice is to divide everything equally. That is the straightforward choice when all your children are doing equally well. But if not – if, for example,…
Court officials, including probate judges, deal with a decedent’s will through probate. While state probate laws may vary, the general process is quite similar across the country. Probate is the process of proving wills for decedents’. A probate judge will…
Make this new year’s resolution to meet with your friendly elder law attorney, to make sure your estate plan is in order. This pandemic is not done with us yet, unfortunately. Of course, we hope you don’t get sick, but…
One lesson we have learned from the Coronavirus pandemic is how uncertain life can be. Too many aging Americans found themselves with a life-threatening COVID-19 illness in 2020 without legal documents naming trusted loved ones to make decisions for their…
Low-income seniors with limited assets and income can afford health care and long-term care through Medicaid, a federal/state program. Many seniors believe their only option to qualify for the program is to “spend down” their assets. While this is true…
In light of the coronavirus pandemic, we have been forced to think about our mortality and evaluate how our loved ones would be taken care of should we die unexpectedly. Life insurance can be an affordable way to provide for…