What are the Different Levels of Care Assistance at Home?
Jeff spoke with Anne Browning of Homewatch CareGivers about the different levels of care assistance available to those who need assistance in the home. They also discuss what you need to know BEFORE letting a caregiver into your home.
How to Discuss the Need for Care Assistance with a Loved One
Jeff spoke with Anne Browning of Homewatch CareGivers about how to discuss the sensitive topic of future care assistance needs with your loved one who may need help.
As a Grandparent, Do I Have Any Rights?
There are ways through the court that can help grandparents have visitation, as well as primary or secondary custody.
What to Say to Someone When They Tell You that They Want a Divorce
Jeff spoke with Evonne Hopkins of Hopkins Law Firm about family law issues. She offered advice on what to do – and what not to do – when thinking about a divorce.
What is a Living Will?
A lot of my clients will joke around and refer to it as the “pull the plug” document. It’s a little more complicated than that.
Doesn’t Health Insurance Pay for Long-Term Nursing Home Care?
I have a lot of clients who come in thinking that their monthly payments to their insurance company is going to cover long-term care if the need arises. However, even the best insurance in the world generally doesn’t pay for extended, custodial care assistance. Long Term Care Typically Requires Long Term Care Insurance While you […]
Where Should I Keep My Estate Planning Documents?
Normally, a client’s first response is the safety deposit box. No, no, no. Bad idea. The LAST thing that you want to have happen is to get into a car accident at 5:30 on a Friday evening and have your Power of Attorney documents locked away in a bank vault with no way for anyone […]
Does My Revocable Living Trust Need a Tax ID Number?
What to believe… As long as both people who set up a revocable living trust (RTL) are still alive you don’t need a separate tax ID number. Using a social security number from either party who owns the trust is perfectly fine. I get this question a lot because, for some reason, there are banks […]
Can’t I Just Use a Power of Attorney When Someone Passes On?
Legally, Power of Attorney dies when the person who executed it dies. If you think about it, a Power of Attorney is saying, I am empowering you to do anything that I can legally do. Once a person is deceased, he or she cannot legally do anything, therefore that authority ends when the person on […]
What to Do When Your Child Hits 18
You Still Think of Them as Your Babies – But the Law Doesn’t. On top of all the other transitions that occur with children throughout adolescence, they’re becoming adults, and maybe they are going away to college. They’re starting to assert their independence. The law often makes everything cut and dried. They were a minor […]