This entry talks through typical challenges to a will during the probate process by introducing and exploring some new legislation in another state that may significantly decrease some of those disputes. If it works in the other state, Minnesota could…
I read this article and thought of some of my clients who are at that potentially frustrating place where either they, their parents, or their loved ones are in need of some kind of home care assistance. So many of…
Since most of us will need some sort of long-term care when we’re over 65, the study put out recently by AARP, the SCAN Foundation, and The Commonwealth Fund may interest you – Minnesota ranks in the highest eight (8)…
I’ve written a number of times on the value of keeping track of your digital assets for estate planning purposes. I recently read an article, however, that reminded me how important it is to do the same for other…
Many clients in an Elder Law practice are adult children concerned about or in the throws of helping their parents with their life transitions. They know full well how complicated this stage of their lives and their parents’ lives can…
Elder Financial Abuse (EFA) includes illegal or improper use of either an elderly person’s income and/or assets (theft, misappropriation, deception, duress, coercion, undue influence, and intentional or negligent failure to use the elder’s income or assets properly – meaning, for…
Each family has its own set of personalities, issues, and circumstances, and “one size” does not “fit all.” Certainly this is the case with gifting money to children or grandchildren. We all like the idea of being able to provide…
I read an interesting article recently in Family Law Quarterly, (Vol. 48, No. 1, Spring 2014) entitled “Collaborative Divorce: The Unexpectedly Underwhelming Advance of a Promising Solution in Marriage Dissolution” written by Luke Salava. A Minnesota attorney, Mr. Stuart Webb,…
No. But, you should know: Those who suffer from a terminal illness are brave and special people. Each illness, each individual, and each situation is unique. Some suffer greatly throughout their illness, some only at the very end of their…
Most people are surprised to find there are so many different varieties of dementia when a loved one is diagnosed. What’s more is that they often are frustrated that a precise diagnosis for a loved one is rarely possible. It’s…