by Susan Grissom | Jun 13, 2017 | Elder Care, Estate Planning, Wills & Trust
New rules designed to give nursing home residents more control of their care are gradually going into effect. The rules give residents more options regarding meals and visitation as well as make changes to discharge and grievance procedures. The Centers for Medicare...
by Susan Grissom | Jun 6, 2017 | Elder Care, Estate Planning, Probate, Wills & Trust
The death of a parent is a traumatic event for families, and emotions can sometimes boil over when it comes time for a parent’s will to be probated. Children who feel they were not given a fair share of their parent’s estate may try contesting the will in...
by Susan Grissom | May 23, 2017 | Elder Care, Estate Planning, Probate, Wills & Trust
Georgia’s state laws make it clear that a will or estate plan needs to be legally executed by the person who owns the related assets and estate. However, like many other states, the legal tools involved are only valid to the extent that the owner has what is...
by Susan Grissom | May 9, 2017 | Elder Care, Estate Planning, Wills & Trust
A recent report from the Alzheimer’s Association states that one in nine Americans age 65 or older currently have Alzheimer’s. With the baby boomer generation aging and people living longer, that number may nearly triple by 2050. Alzheimer’s, of course, is just one...
by Susan Grissom | May 2, 2017 | Elder Care, Estate Planning, Wills & Trust
The area of elder law and special needs planning is constantly evolving. On November 8, 2016, Colorado joined a handful of states—Washington, Oregon, California and Vermont—that have Death with Dignity laws, or physician-aid-in-dying laws. (Montana also allows it...
by Susan Grissom | Apr 25, 2017 | Elder Care, Estate Planning, Probate, Wills & Trust
In a previous post we explained how to choose an executor for your will. There are two other choices you may want to consider when working on your estate plan: trustee and guardian. Not every estate needs to name a trustee or guardian, but there are times when it can...
