Comprehensive Estate Planning And Probate Advocacy
Pennsylvania residents who are getting ready to start working to put together a comprehensive estate plan often think, where do I begin? Every person’s financial and family situations are different, which, in turn, makes every estate plan unique. However, as a recent...
Americans need long-term care planning. It may seem like it is a long time away from now, but two-thirds of every American will need elder care. This includes daily living assistance, like assistance with toileting, bathing, walking, etc. What is long-term care?...
Once you have gone through the estate planning process, one of the last things you will need to do is select your trustee. You may be tempted to use the same person as your executor, who is likely a friend or family member. However, unless that person is an Abington,...
Many Pennsylvanians are concerned as to what might happen to them if they are incapacitated after an injury or illness. They might have limits as to what kind of treatment they want to be given. Or they want to make sure they are given various treatments. It is in...
Readers of this legal blog are familiar with guardianships and conservatorships as we talk about them a lot. Indeed, in a recent blog post, we wrote about guardianships as they relate to adults. However, the more common use for guardianship is for children, which is...
Sometimes people lose the capacity to take care of themselves or to make the day-to-day and long-term decisions that are part of the business of living. There are as many responses to these circumstances as there are people on the planet. Establishing some form of...
A will has one primary objective: to transfer assets after death. The logical, and more complex, questions follow: How should the personal representative distribute assets? Did the individual identify by name all the beneficiaries and satisfy all requirements for a...
If you want to pay for nursing home care with Medicaid, you should know that you will only qualify for Medicaid if you have minimal income and assets. The government wants you to use your own funds to pay for nursing home care before turning to Medicaid. You may be...
A power of attorney (POA) grants a person the legal authority to act on behalf of another. Specifically, the individual authorized to act – the agent - may take care of the other’s business and personal matters for another person. Importantly, this authority has...
Many parents take proactive steps to create an estate plan. While the benefits of early planning are numerous, the documents, over time, may become outdated based on significant life changes. While still valid and enforceable, they may not reflect current times and...