Valentine’s Day bring roses, chocolates, and romance.  But for Estate Planning Attorneys, it also brings “I love you” Wills.   This simple Last Will and Testament is primarily used by married couples where each spouse leaves all their assets to the survivor of them.  Upon the surviving spouse passing, then their remaining assets are left to...

Some of the most essential documents to have in your estate plan are your health care directives. These documents provide a framework on how you would like important health care decisions to be made if you’re ever unable to make them for yourself. There are typically three health care directive documents in an estate plan....

Over the last 20 years while practicing elder law, our aging adult clients have told us that their primary goal is to maintain their independence and stay in their home.  This desire to “age in place” has been increasing in popularity.  Even before the pandemic, polls were showing a shift to the living trend of...

There are many things in life we need to do but often struggle to complete.  It’s not that these things aren’t important – life just gets in the way sometimes.  One of the important tasks that we tend to put off is completing our estate plan. Reasons for procrastinating There are many reasons people delay...

With new year fast approaching, now is a good time to review your estate plan to make sure it still reflects your values and wishes. The following are important items to reflect on as you create your year-end to-do list. Estate planning checklist Make sure the funding of your revocable trust is complete. This re-titling...

The loss of a loved one is one of the most difficult things to go through in life. After the grief subsides, deciding if the person’s estate must be probated is confusing, time consuming and expensive. Avoiding probate will move the estate distribution much faster to the heirs, so many often wonder if probate is...

When thinking about where to store your important legal documents, a lot of people’s first thoughts are, “I’ll put them in my safe deposit box!” Though that is a good place to safely store some items, safe deposit boxes are not usually a good place for your legal documents. Safe deposit boxes are only accessible...

Whether you are new to Medicare or have received benefits before, it is important to understand and take advantage of the Open Enrollment period to make changes for your 2022 coverage. If you are already enrolled in Original Medicare, a Medicare Advantage Plan or Medicare Part D and do not want to make any changes...