New Discharge Available for Chapter 13 Debtors
As part of the massive covid relief and appropriations bill that Congress passed at the end of December 2020 (5,593 pages!), several bankruptcy provisions were added. In particular, Congress added [...]
Moving To A New State? Remember to Update Your Estate Plan
Although you likely won’t need to have an entirely new estate plan prepared for you, upon relocating to another state, you should definitely have your existing plan reviewed by an [...]
5 Tips For Keeping Kids Connected With Grandparents During the Pandemic
While the quarantines, shutdowns, and social distancing measures related to the pandemic have been difficult for everyone, the elderly have been particularly hard hit. Since seniors face the most health [...]
What You Should Know About Long-Term Care Insurance
With people living longer than ever before, more and more seniors require long-term healthcare services in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. However, such care is extremely expensive, especially when [...]
COVID-19 Highlights Critical Need for Advance Healthcare Directives—Part 2
In the first part of this series, we discussed the vital importance of having updated advance directives in place in light of COVID-19. Here, we’ll look at several additional provisions [...]
COVID-19 Highlights Critical Need for Advance Healthcare Directives—Part 1
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage the country, doctors across the nation are joining lawyers in urging Americans to create the proper estate planning documents, so medical providers can [...]
Once Your Kids Are 18, Make Sure They Sign These Documents
While estate planning is probably one of the last things your teenage kids are thinking about, given the dire threat coronavirus represents, when they turn 18, it should be their [...]
What You Should Know Before Agreeing to Serve as Trustee
Being asked by a loved one to serve as trustee for their trust upon their death can be quite an honor, but it’s also a major responsibility—and the role is [...]
Find out why hiring a bulldog attorney can backfire
Some other family lawyers take a “scorched earth” approach to family cases, often causing irreparable harm to children and to co-parenting relationships, and depleting the marital assets by running up [...]
4 Reasons Why You Can’t Afford to Go Without An Estate Plan
When it comes to putting off or refusing to create an estate plan, your mind can concoct all sorts of rationalizations: “I won’t care because I’ll be dead,” “I’m too [...]