I was recently reading an intriguing article in Family Law Quarterly, (Vol. 47, Number 3, Fall 2013) by Sol Rappaport that asked “What if divorce is not the main culprit in why some children have difficulty post-divorce?” I was intrigued…
A good checklist can be an invaluable tool as you work to understand your role as a Personal Representative of someone’s will, or work to understand what the person you select as your Personal Representative will be asked to accomplish…
Taxes, as most of us already know, are obligations we have to the state (we live in, work in, or own things in) and federal governments. Many of us pay income tax and property tax, so we’re pretty up on…
Dealing with loved ones who have become incapacitated is emotional, stressful and frustrating, and fraught with the strain of difficult decisions on behalf of your loved one. Often the personal, practical, and legal choices to continue as a couple…
Pat and Chris get divorced. As part of their divorce decree, Chris’ life insurance policy will continue to benefit Pat. Chris then remarries and changes the beneficiary to Kim, his second spouse. Chris dies. Both Pat and Kim claim they…
In the last few decades, Reverse Mortgages have gotten lots of attention (positive and negative) and gone through a number of regulatory changes. I recently read an interesting article in the NAELA News (National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys) by…
First of all, if you already have a SSFPOA, which you validly executed before January 1, 2014, yours is still effective and you are not required to get a new one. But, if you execute a SSFPOA after January 1,…
Taking advantage of vulnerable people is not a new problem, but it has become a growing problem with the elderly as baby-boomers turn 65 in larger numbers than we’ve seen before. The Institute of Gerontology at Wayne State University is…