by Randy Coleman | Jan 31, 2019 | Advance Directives in Florida, Dementia, Designation of Health Care Surrogate, Disability Planning, Elder Care, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Gun Trusts, Probate, Probate Law, Wills and Probate |
Having an elderly loved one with dementia can be scary, but if you add in guns and firearms, it can also get dangerous. To prevent harm to both the individual with dementia and others, it is important to plan ahead for how to deal with any weapons. ...
by Randy Coleman | Nov 3, 2017 | Advance Directives in Florida, Designation of Health Care Surrogate, Disability Planning, Durable Power of Attorney, Elder Care, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Health Care Power of Attorney, Long Term Care, Nursing Homes, Revocable Living Trusts, Wills & Trusts Law |
November is National Family Caregivers Month. More than 15 million American family members care for loved ones with Alzheimer’s disease. Here are some tips provided by the Alzheimer’s Association to help those providing care for family members who have...
by Randy Coleman | May 26, 2017 | Disability Planning, Elder Care, Elder Law, Estate Planning, estate tax, Guardianship, Living Will, Long Term Care, Medicaid Planning, Nursing Homes, Retirement Planning, Special Needs Trusts, Uncategorized, Wills & Trusts Law, Wills and Probate |
A new book suggests that estate planning and elder care and a loved one’s death are especially important for today’s complex modern families. In Homeward Bound: Modern Families, Elder Care, and Loss, the authors contend that the current approach to estate...
by Randy Coleman | Apr 17, 2017 | Advance Directives in Florida, Designation of Health Care Surrogate, Disability Planning, Durable Power of Attorney, Elder Care, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Health Care Power of Attorney, Joint Tenants with Right of Survivorship, Living Will, Long Term Care, Probate, Probate Law, Revocable Living Trusts, Trustee, Wills & Trusts Law, Wills and Probate |
No one wants unnecessary court involvement in their life. But without careful and proactive estate planning, chances are that some aspect of your estate will end up being decided there. With proper planning, you can avoid probate and a living probate. Here are two of...
by Randy Coleman | Mar 17, 2017 | Elder Care, Long Term Care, Medicare, Retirement Planning |
Philip Moeller. Get What’s Yours for Medicare: Maximize Your Coverage, Minimize Your Costs. Simon & Schuster. New York, N.Y. 2016. 29. Medicare is a mixed blessing. On the one hand, it provides guaranteed coverage for Americans over age 65 or who are...
by Randy Coleman | Mar 14, 2017 | Advance Directives in Florida, Designation of Health Care Surrogate, Durable Power of Attorney, Elder Care, Estate Planning, Health Care Power of Attorney, Living Will, Long Term Care, Medicaid Planning, Nursing Homes |
For most people, thinking about estate planning means focusing on what will happen to their money after they pass away. Death and taxes! But that misses one pretty significant consideration: the need for estate planning for long-term care. The last thing any of us...
