What Can I Do When My Aging Parent Refuses to Give Up Control?
It's a common problem for families when a parent in charge of finances develops cognitive impairment and needs help managing...
Category: Estate Planning
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Why is Angelina Jolie Leaving Her Total Estate to Just One of Her Kids?
Angelina Jolie has made the decision to reward her son Maddox for supporting her during her divorce from Brad Pitt by...
Here’s How You Know You’re an Adult: 10 Important Documents
Fifty is a little on the late side to start taking care of these important life matters. However, it is better late than...
Estate Planning Hacks Create More Problems In The Long Run
My idea: put our accounts in my wife's name and put the land in our children's names. The way I figure it, when something...
Estate Planning Documents and Medicaid Planning
The conversation that you have with an estate planning attorney, when you are in your thirties with a new house, young...
Here’s Why You Need an Advance Health Care Directive
elAs a cognitively healthy adult, you have the right to be informed about the state of your health and make your own...
Why Do I Need an Executor (or Personal Representative)?
One of the main components of a Will is the portion where the person making the Will (the Testator) names the Executor. What...
What Are the Five “Must Have” Estate Planning Documents?
It's important to have certain binding legal documents in place if you become disabled due to an illness or accident. These...
What’s Happening with Tom Petty’s Estate?
A legal battle between Tom Petty's widow and his two daughters is reportedly holding back the release of the expanded...
Celebrity Estate Battles Provide Valuable Lessons on Estate Planning
The biggest issues in inheritance and estate planning battles stem from Alzheimer's disease, widowed stepmothers, and estate...