Legal Planning for Long-Term Care is Essential
Care is collapsing in many communities, so families need documents, funding plans and clear roles before a crisis begins.
November 6, 2025
Including Siblings in Estate Planning for a Child with Special Needs
Siblings often play a long-term role in the care of a family member with special needs—early inclusion in estate planning builds confidence, clarity and family unity.
May 22, 2025
Proactive Legal Strategies for Cognitive Decline
Legal tools like power of attorney and healthcare directives are essential in forming a proactive legal strategy for cognitive decline.
November 13, 2024
Use Estate Planning to Prepare for Cognitive Decline
Data from sources like the U.S. Census Bureau shows in no uncertain terms that the U.S. population has grown older over the prior two decades.
May 18, 2023
Older Singles need to Plan for the Unexpected
Aging solo is about those individuals who are widowed or not married, live alone and have no family or none they can count on. They are going through the last years of their lives on their own. It can be just fine until one’s health declines and the usual activities and access to friends get out of reach.
May 1, 2023
How the Guardianship Process Works
If you haven’t had any experience with guardianship for adults with dementia, it’s likely you don’t understand just how complex it is. You are not alone.
January 17, 2023
Advance Directives are Critical to your Planning
Advance directives typically consist of a living will and a power of attorney for healthcare.
November 7, 2022
How to Manage Aging Parents Finances
Here are five ways to get started on this important issue of an aging parent’s finances.
October 5, 2022
Grounds for Contesting a Will
Wills often go through probate, which is the legal process for settling an estate. The rules are different for every state, so check with an attorney or your local county office to learn more.
August 18, 2022
Even Young Adults Need a Will
These days it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by many things such as politics, gas prices, the gyrating stock market, summer travel, heatwaves and your health. One thing that shouldn’t overwhelm you is estate planning.
August 16, 2022