
Adding Children to Joint Account can have Unintended Consequences
Joint accounts may seem like an effective way to prepare if parents need help with finances as they get older, but unexpected problems could crop up.

Joint accounts may seem like an effective way to prepare if parents need help with finances as they get older, but unexpected problems could crop up.

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.

Nobody likes thinking about what happens if they should become incapacitated or die. However, we all need to have a plan in place for just these possibilities.

With the possibility of needing long-term care in the future, many people are interested in proactive planning.

A qualified disability trust (QDisT) is a special needs trust that qualifies for a federal tax exemption.

Although in the past it may not have been the norm to provide for animals in our estate planning, times have changed.

A guardian is someone who is appointed by the courts to assist another with their personal and medical affairs.

If you have a child or grandchild with disabilities, one of your biggest worries is what will happen when you are no longer around to provide aid.

Depending on their medical condition, persons with dementia are often capable of making their own decisions regarding legal aspects, such as advance care planning.

Without a power of attorney, your spouse, children or friends will probably have to petition the court to step in on your behalf.