How Can “Elder Orphan” Plan for the Future?
January 3, 2020
Question: I need an honest answer about how someone like me (an “elder orphan”) should structure my estate planning documents. I am totally alone in
Question: I need an honest answer about how someone like me (an “elder orphan”) should structure my estate planning documents. I am totally alone in
Question: I have an elderly father with late-stage Alzheimer’s disease. My sister has power of attorney for him. More than two years ago, I asked
Question: I have a health care proxy which is current. I have an old will but since my husband has died, the will also includes
Question: In your blog post “How the Community Spouse Can Keep More Assets?” you outline an example wherein husband John’s Alzheimer’s has progressed to a
Question: I am the social worker at a medical clinic and our doctors are frequently told by patients that their lawyer, neurologist, or someone else
Question: My mother granted me her durable power of attorney six months ago and she now has rapidly advancing dementia but I am not sure
Question: If I spend my winters in Florida, should I have separate Florida estate planning documents? Response: As with many responses to legal questions, the
Question: I have a durable power of attorney for my father who now has dementia. Does that mean I can go on-line as him to,
Question: Do you need a lawyer to prepare a durable power of attorney or can you use an online form? Response: Everyone should appoint an
Question: I’ve read that some states have enacted statutes that require financial institutions to honor durable powers of attorney. Do Massachusetts and New York have