The most important bit of advice we can offer about your estate plan is to have one. The second most important advice: keep it up to date. Your circumstances will inevitably change as your life goes on, and odds are those documents you had prepared back when the senior George Bush was President could stand … Read more
Here on the Blog, we’ve written many times about the importance of preparing proper estate planning documents well in advance, and the need to keep them up to date as your stage of life and your family circumstances change. Through our associates at Life Point Law, we’ve heard more horror stories than we can count … Read more
The statistic may be a year old or so, but we doubt if things have changed that much since last April. According to reports from CNBC and elsewhere, only about one-third of Americans have written estate planning documents in place. The biggest reason for failing to put even a basic plan into effect? Resp0ndents say … Read more
Here on the AgingOptions Blog, we write frequently about the joys and challenges of caring for an aging loved one. That’s because millions of us are already caught up in the work of caregiving, either as one who gives care or one who receives it. The odds are high that, if the trials of caregiving … Read more
Among the lessons learned during the COVID pandemic – too often learned the hard way – is the imperative to prepare ourselves for the unexpected. Three years ago, few people could have predicted the upheaval triggered by lockdowns, illness, and, tragically, premature death. In this 2022 article from the Kiplinger financial website, financial planner Ron Brown urges that we … Read more
Anyone who has ever sailed in open water understands the idea of a safe harbor. When the weather threatens and the sea becomes turbulent, even the largest ships head for the calm, protective waters of a port where they can ride out the storm in safety – a “safe harbor.” In a metaphorical way, a … Read more
Here on the AgingOptions Blog, we’ve written many times about the importance of preparing proper estate planning documents well in advance, and the need to keep them up to date as your stage of life and your family circumstances change. Through our associates at Life Point Law, we’ve heard more horror stories than we can … Read more
Lately we’ve shared several articles her on the AgingOptions Blog about estate planning. Earlier this year, for example, we wrote about a caregiver who had changed her aunt’s will, unbeknownst to her cousins. A few weeks before came this article about an estate planning checklist. Then there was the article in early March about why people put off writing a … Read more
If you haven’t faced the death of a loved one, whether a spouse, parent, close relative, or close friend, you almost certainly will. Dealing with the passing of someone close to us is an inevitable and painful part of life. But apart from the emotional pain, the death of someone we love can be an … Read more
When most of us think about estate planning, we often find some of the terms a bit confusing. We know what a will us, more or less, and we may have some idea what a health care power of attorney is for, but what about a living will? Is that something we need, and if … Read more
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