When you sit down to create your will, this is probably driven primarily by your desire to decide who will be appointed as the guardian for your minor child and who will receive your property when you pass away. Part of this decision-making process, however, is about how much detail you intend to go into… Read More »
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Protect Your Children by Planning for Your Estate
As a parent, it’s one of your primary goals to protect your children as much as you can. Unfortunately, far too many parents overlook the aspects of estate planning that should be considered as part of this overall view on protection. Inappropriate planning can lead to devastating consequences for your loved ones and proper planning… Read More »
Be Aware of the Dangers of Financial Exploitation with an Alzheimer’s Patient
Unfortunately, older adults in the United States are especially susceptible to scams and financial exploitation. They are often targeted with a variety of different types of fraud all designed to take away the financial resources that person has accumulated over the course of their lives. As you plan to adjust your life or the care… Read More »
How Can We Manage Behavioral and Personality Changes Due to Alzheimer’s?
Alzheimer’s disease can have a significant impact not just for the diagnosed patient but for your entire family. Alzheimer’s disease can lead to a variety of different types of physical and emotional outcomes for the patient and it’s important to recognize how you can best respond to these. Alzheimer’s disease essentially causes brain cells to… Read More »
What Most People Misunderstand About Younger Individuals with Dementia
Unfortunately, Alzheimer’s and dementia related conditions can affect people of any age. Although they are certainly more common with older people, there are indications from recent studies that there are thousands of people who have early onset dementia at any point in time. Early onset dementia refers to the symptoms of dementia that occur prior… Read More »
Questions to Ask Before Selecting a Nursing Home or Assisted Living Facility for an Alzheimer’s Patient
If your parent has recently been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s or dementia, you have a lot of factors to consider going forward. If you or other family members are unable to step in and provide the necessary day-to-day care for your loved one when it becomes needed, it is important to think in advance about the… Read More »
How Can Alzheimer’s Impact Your Legal Capacity?
Realizing that a loved one has developed Alzheimer’s often sends shockwaves throughout the family. There are many unique issues that need to be addressed, from daily care to whether or not the condition will progress quickly. An often-overlooked aspect is how to handle estate planning documents when your loved one still has some legal capacity… Read More »
Workers Nervous About the Impact of Long-Term Care
If long-term care isn’t at the top of your mind for your own reasons, you might be thinking about this issue from the perspective of being an adult child looking ahead to help your parents navigate their own transition to retirement. But even if your most immediate concerns have to do with aging loved ones,… Read More »
Massachusetts Governor Temporarily Allows Remote Notarization
Remote notarization of estate planning documents has been a hot topic of conversation all over the United States, but important news has come out for Massachusetts residents. Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker recently signed a temporary law effective immediately that suspends the previous requirements stating that witnesses and notary publics be present in the same room… Read More »
Preparing for Incapacity
Whether it’s as a result of the current pandemic or because you’ve had a loved one who suddenly became ill or otherwise disabled, it is important for all adults to think about how their children might be affected by a parent’s incapacity. If and when something unexpected happens to a loved one, or when their… Read More »