Probate: [from the Middle-English probat, from Latin probatum…] a : the action or process of proving before a competent judicial authority that a document offered for official recognition and registration as the last will and testament of a deceased person is genuine. b : the judicial determination of the validity of a will. This Merriam-Webster… Read More »
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Help For Caregivers: 10 Steps Toward Taking Care of Yourself
The number of people serving as caregivers has exploded in recent years, and according to PR Newswire the number of caregivers now tops 65 million people (29% of the population of the US.) This includes people providing care for elderly adults, special needs children, young adults with disabilities, and more. These caregivers are people who… Read More »
One More BIG Reason to Have a Health Care Directive
Do you have a health care directive? If not, the Los Angeles Times has just given you one more reason to create one: Advance directives for end-of-life care result in preferred treatment. That’s right, according to the recent article; those people who have recorded their wishes for end-of-life treatment have their wishes followed by agents… Read More »
Tax Tips to Benefit YOUR Family
Tax day is here. Are you ready to file? And just as important—are you taking advantage of all the savings and deductions available to you? Most people who do their own taxes are unaware of some of the lesser-known deductions which can help you save money come tax-time. We have a couple of articles we’d like… Read More »
Will You Be Able To Afford Old Age?
Are you ready for the financial implications that come with growing older? As the average American lifespan grows longer the cost of aging becomes more and more prohibitive. A recent segment on NBC’s The Today Show takes a close look at long-term care and the price individuals and couples are required to pay as age… Read More »
The Receiving End of Estate Planning
We publish a lot on this blog about preparing your estate plan: writing a will, setting up a trust, choosing beneficiaries and nominating guardians; but there is another side to estate planning, a fun side… the receiving end. You may assume that the receiving end of estate planning is the fun and easy part, but… Read More »
More On Health Care Reform
As promised in our earlier Blog, here’s more information on the recent health care reform legislation signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010. Notice, in particular, the provisions for reducing the cost of prescription drugs for seniors by reducing the impact of the “doughnut hole” and the “CLASS Act” which will assist… Read More »
What Does the New Healthcare Legislation Mean for YOU?
Everybody knows the latest big news: President Obama’s health care reform bill was finally approved by the senate—for better or worse—and although politicians may still be arguing the benefits and evils of the bill across party lines, most Americans are asking one simple question: What does this legislation mean for me? CNN Health attempts to… Read More »
3 Reasons to Discuss Estate Planning With Your Ex
Creating an estate plan to protect your minor children is one of the most difficult—and most important—things you will ever do; this is especially true if you and your child’s other parent are separated or divorced. Relationships don’t always end amicably, but if you do have children it is definitely worthwhile to put aside your… Read More »
Estate Tax to Again Become an Issue in the House
Could it be that some movement finally happening in the House of Representatives with regard to the estate tax? It looks like it may be, if we are to believe this recent article in Bloomberg Business Week. According to the article, the House Ways and Means Committee has plans to begin discussions in April (after… Read More »