Tag: family
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Elder Law: “Senior Housing Options: Sharing Housing……The Road Less Traveled”
If you’re a senior, living alone or with family members, you may be interested in how some seniors are opening their homes, finding “strangers” to share their housing arrangements. They share housing in an effort to control rising expenses on a fixed income, and, in some cases, to increase safety, and curb loneliness and tendencies…
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Anatomical Bequests: Is Your Body Your Last Gift?
There’s a difference between “organ donation” and “anatomical bequest.” Many people choose to donate organs upon their death – healthy parts of their bodies that may be transplanted upon their death into someone else to assist that individual in recovering from or surviving a serious injury or illness. There are many opportunities during your adult…
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Elder Law: When is a Power of Attorney or Health Care Directive Not Enough?
I advise Minnesotans to get their foundational estate plans in order – young, old, married, single, with kids and without – it’s important. For most people, making some sort of transfer of asset plan for after death (wills and/or trusts) is only the beginning. It should continue with life planning as well, meaning powers of…