by Randy Coleman | May 6, 2012 | Durable Power of Attorney, Elder Care, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Long Term Care, Medicaid Qualified Irrevocable Income Only Trust, Nursing Homes, Personal Care Contracts, Qualified Income Trust |
Steven Covey, in his best seller “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People,” maintains that to be highly effective you must take time to “sharpen the saw.” Last week I sharpened the saw. Three intense days of immersing myself,...
by Randy Coleman | Apr 23, 2012 | Advance Directives in Florida, Designation of Health Care Surrogate, Durable Power of Attorney, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Health Care Power of Attorney, Living Will, Revocable Living Trusts, Wills and Probate |
A Lexington, Kentucky, based law firm, Hargrove Madden, has been named the recipient of the 2012 American Bar Association eLawyering Award, given annually to recognize innovative delivery of personal legal services. Special attention is given by the ABA to firms that...
by Randy Coleman | Jan 25, 2012 | Advance Directives in Florida, Designation of Health Care Surrogate, Disability Planning, Durable Power of Attorney, Elder Care, Elder Law, Guardianship, Health Care Power of Attorney, Life Estates, Living Will, Long Term Care, Medicaid Planning, Nursing Homes, Retirement Planning, Titling of Assets |
There is no question that long term care for the elderly is expensive. Similarly, there is no question that as the population ages, the cost of long term care will continue to increase if for no reason other than the basic economic propositon that increased...
by Randy Coleman | Nov 2, 2011 | Beneficiary Designations, Durable Power of Attorney, Estate Litigation, Estate Planning, Executor, Probate, Probate Litigation, Trust Litigation, Will Contests, Wills and Probate |
Diamonds are forever! Estate planning is not!The travails of the James Brown (Godfather of Soul) estate show just how bad things can get when estate planning documents are not updated when there are changed circumstances. Brown didn’t update his...
by Randy Coleman | Sep 18, 2011 | Advance Directives in Florida, Durable Power of Attorney, Estate Planning |
On October 1, 2011, Florida’s new Power of Attorney Act will become effective for all powers of attorney used in the state of Florida. While the goal of the Florida legislature in adopting the Act was to address perceived defects in the current law, the new Act...
by Randy Coleman | Aug 5, 2011 | Advance Directives in Florida, Durable Power of Attorney, Estate Planning, Guardianship, Health Care Power of Attorney, Living Will, Probate, Revocable Living Trusts, Tenancy by the Entireties, Titling of Assets, Wills and Probate |
One of my colleagues who is a member of WealthCounsel recently posted an article explaining why revocable living trusts are not just for the rich. I certainly concur with her sentiments and will emphasize a couple of the points she made.The primary advantage of...
