When people die, their debts don’t disappear. Those debts are now owed by their estates.
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What Happens When Your Parents Die Broke
Posted on 13 July 2018.
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Life Stages And Estate Planning
Posted on 02 July 2018.
Estate planning is not a one-time endeavor. Unfortunately many people believe that they do not need an estate plan until they approach retirement.
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That ‘Living Will’ You Signed? At The ER, It Could Be Open To Interpretation
Posted on 18 June 2018.
“Don’t resuscitate this patient; he has a living will,” the nurse told Dr. Monica Williams-Murphy, handing her a document.
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Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Need An Estate Plan
Posted on 06 June 2018.
Grandparents raising their grandchildren is not a new trend but today the number of grandparents doing so is trending significantly upwards.
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Medicaid Application Is More Complicated Than It Looks
Posted on 02 May 2018.
There are tricks and pitfalls when filling out a Medicaid application form that an elder law attorney can help you avoid and help accelerate the process while preserving assets.
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Barbara Bush’s End-Of-Life Decision Stirs Debate Over ‘Comfort Care’
Posted on 18 April 2018.
As she was near death at age 92, former first lady Barbara Bush’s announcement that she was seeking “comfort care” is shining a light, and stirring debate, on what it means to stop trying to fight terminal illness.
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