Estate Planning
Estate Planning Needs for Every Stage
Although there is often a progression of complexity in estate planning, this progression generally follows stages in life rather than specific ages.
September 23, 2020
Blog Articles
Estate Planning
Keeping Yourself and Loved Ones Safe during the Pandemic
Seniors are especially at risk during the coronavirus pandemic. The numbers are shocking.
August 20, 2020
Estate Planning
Your Children Wish You Had an Estate Plan
Without a proper elder law estate plan, the children’s responsibilities are even more exhausting, stressful and sad.
June 24, 2020
Estate Planning
Steps to Take When a Loved One Dies
When a member of your family dies, you could be left to pick up the financial pieces. Finding all the information you need can be challenging.
June 10, 2020
Durable Power of Attorney
When Does the Fiduciary Duty Granted by a Power of Attorney Begin?
Under Illinois law, an individual holding a power of attorney is a fiduciary as a matter of law. The person designated as a power of attorney agent owes a fiduciary duty to the principal—the person making the designation.
June 2, 2020
Beneficiary Designation
Estate Planning for Unmarried Couples
The number of unmarried couples who live together reached 18 million in 2016, a 29% jump from 14 million in 2007. Among adults age 50 and older, the increase was 75%: About four million were cohabiting in 2016, up from 2.3 million in 2007.
February 28, 2020
Elder Care
Why are Two Brothers Fighting Over Their Mother’s Life?
She can only mouth words and nod her head, but a bed-bound, 91-year-old Long Island woman has made herself clear — she does not want to be taken off the machines that keep her alive.
February 5, 2020
Estate Planning
Not a Festive Thought, But A Kind One: Planning for Your Own Funeral
Wills may include funeral and burial instructions, but the funeral and burial or cremation is usually over before the will is even reviewed.
January 9, 2020
Caregiver
Why are a Quarter of All Senior Caregivers Millennials?
For many people, your 20s and 30s are spent building careers and creating families. However, today’s millennials face an additional challenge: Many of them are serving as caregivers for family.
January 6, 2020
Estate Planning
What’s Better, A Living Trust or a Will?
Last wills and testaments, which were invented centuries ago, are the most famous estate-planning documents.
November 25, 2019
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