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With No Close Family, Who Will Act as Your Financial or Medical Surrogate?

Jun 26, 2017

Recent numbers suggest why some individuals face a dilemma when naming a financial or medical surrog...

How the New Fiduciary Rule Might Affect Your Retirement Investments

Jun 15, 2017

You would expect that your financial adviser would recommend investments for you that are designed t...

The One Thing Parents of College-Bound Freshmen Forget

Jun 07, 2017

It's June—graduation season! If you have a graduating senior, congratulations! Your spring has pro...

Don’t Let a Stranger Control Your Loved One’s Estate!

May 26, 2017

It sounds unbelievable: mere weeks after your elderly parent passes away, while you're still grievin...

Don’t Keep Your End-of-life Wishes A Secret!

May 15, 2017

It's almost hard to imagine, in a world that tweets every twinge of emotion and uploads images of ev...

When An Older Loved One Needs Help At Home

May 04, 2017

How do you know when an older loved one needs help at home? Sometimes we have bit of a blind spot wh...

Joint Ownership of Real Property: Understanding Your Rights

Apr 26, 2017

If you own real property, such as a house or a vacation home, with someone else, who gets it if one ...

Should I Take Away My Older Parent’s Car Keys?

Apr 13, 2017

It might start with a fender bender, or backing into a mailbox or garbage can: the kind of thing tha...

Alzheimer’s: Every Minute Counts

Apr 03, 2017

As elder law attorneys, we see a lot of clients and families who are concerned about Alzheimer's. Wh...

Three Tax Mistakes Retirees Should Avoid

Mar 27, 2017

Retirement should be a carefree time when you enjoy the fruits of your lifetime of labors. But if yo...