by Randy Coleman | Mar 7, 2015 | Advance Directives in Florida, Designation of Health Care Surrogate, Disability Planning, Do Not Resucitate Order, Durable Power of Attorney, Elder Care, Elder Law, Guardianship, Health Care Power of Attorney, Living Will, Long Term Care |
Estate planning is not only about having a plan in place to deal with what happens at your death. You need an incapacity plan that works to deal with what happens if you become mentally incapacitated including appropriate advance directives. In this post you will...
by Randy Coleman | Dec 3, 2014 | Disability Planning, Elder Care, Estate Planning, Estate Taxes, Financial Abuse of the Elderly, Guardianship, Long Term Care, Personal Representative, Probate, Revocable Living Trusts, Trust Administration, Will Contests, Wills and Probate |
With the end of the year fast approaching, now is the time to fine tune your estate plan before you get caught up in the chaos of the holiday season. One area of planning that many people overlook is ensuring that their final wishes remain private. Will Your Final...
by Randy Coleman | Oct 27, 2014 | Disability Planning, Elder Abuse, Elder Care, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Financial Abuse of the Elderly, Guardianship, Health Care Power of Attorney, Long Term Care, Medicaid Planning, Nursing Homes, Personal Care Contracts, Retirement Planning, Special Needs Trusts, VA Aid and Attendance, Veterans Pension Benefits |
This post will discuss a debilitating condition that many Americans eventually face as they age: dementia. First, we will describe what dementia is and what it isn’t. Then we will turn our focus to its costs to the individual, the family and our nation. As Elder...
by Randy Coleman | May 28, 2014 | Advance Directives in Florida, Designation of Health Care Surrogate, Disability Planning, Durable Power of Attorney, Elder Care, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Guardianship, Health Care Power of Attorney |
The popular New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast has created a graphic memoir of coping with her parents’ final years, titled Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant? The book has received widespread attention and critical praise. At one point in the book Chast, an...
by Randy Coleman | May 16, 2014 | Advance Directives in Florida, Designation of Health Care Surrogate, Disability Planning, Durable Power of Attorney, Elder Abuse, Elder Care, Elder Law, Financial Abuse of the Elderly, Guardianship, Health Care Power of Attorney, Life Estates, Living Will, Long Term Care, Medicaid Planning, Medicaid Qualified Irrevocable Income Only Trust, Nursing Homes, Personal Care Contracts, Qualified Income Trust, VA Aid and Attendance, VA Benefits, Veterans Pension Benefits |
As many of you know, May is National Elder Law Month. The National Association of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) has declared this month the time for Elder Law attorneys across the nation to take time out of their busy practices to help educate the public about Elder...
by Randy Coleman | Jan 7, 2014 | Disability Planning, Discretionary Trusts, Elder Care, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Guardianship, Irrevocable Trusts, Medicaid Planning, Medicare, Nursing Homes, Revocable Living Trusts, Social Security, Special Needs Trusts, Trust Administration, Trustee |
At The Coleman Law Firm, we take great pride in our service to clients with special needs family members. To deepen our knowledge and steep our expertise, I recently attended a Special Needs Planning Immersion Camp in Scottsdale, Arizona. Surrounded by dozens of the...
