It is not an easy task to both preserve wealth and to manage it. There are ways to make sure that your family is an exception to the rule and is able to maintain wealth for generations, according to the Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog in “Preparing Heirs for Successful Wealth Stewardship.” The key […]

Controversial law draws attention from elder law advocates. Elder law advocates have been paying a lot of attention to California’s new law, allowing terminally ill people to seek physician assisted suicide. The law was extremely controversial and remains so. The State of California has issued a report about usage of its new law and it […]

The Florida legislature recently passed a bill allowing electronic wills. However, the governor sees it differently. Legal documents created online are now very common. However, for wills to be valid, they must be executed and witnessed in a specific way. That process is not generally electronic. Following the trend, the Florida legislature recently passed a […]

There are numerous views on what impact the Senate changes will have on Medicaid. On one side of the Senate Republican plan to repeal and replace Obamacare (the Affordable Care Act) are Democrats who claim that it will slash Medicaid spending. On the other side are Republicans who claim that the bill will increase Medicaid […]

What exactly is allowed in retirement accounts? A new fiduciary rule has caused considerable confusion for consumers and their advisors, according to the Washington Post in “A new conflict-of-interest rule for retirement savers is causing a lot of confusion.” The Department of Labor set up a new rule on June 9 that says financial advisors […]

Court orders body of famous artist be exhumed. A judge has found enough basis for the claims of a Spanish woman, claiming she is the child of Salvador Dali, that the body has been ordered to be exhumed from its current resting place underneath a theater in Dali’s hometown, so DNA testing can be performed, […]

Just exactly what does Medicaid do? There is an ongoing attempt to repeal Obamacare (the Affordable Care Act) which is expected to have a major impact on Medicaid. Medicaid touches us at many points in our lives. NPR recently published a list of some lesser known facts about Medicaid in “From Birth To Death, Medicaid Affects […]

An estate planning attorney is the right person to answer this question. The key to determining what the best estate planning option is for you, is for you to decide. However, you may want some advice, according to Madison.com in “Is a Living Trust Right for You and Your Family?.” Trusts do have many benefits over […]

A professional can help you know the difference between knowledge and false ideas. We are not experts on everything. However, one of the areas where people are often wrong about a subject is estate planning, according to TCPalm in “Misconceptions about wills and trusts.” The article mentions a number of false ideas people have when it […]

The executor of an estate must make decisions on protecting heirs. Katie May, a former Playboy model, may have suffered injuries during a photo shoot and went to a chiropractor for treatment. She later died and the coroner determined the treatment injured her artery and cut off blood flow to her brain, according to TMZ […]