Downs Law Firm, P.C.
Most consumers are familiar with the beneficiary designation form they complete when opening an IRA or 401(k). The form designates who receives the asset if the account owner dies. However, these forms can create confusion, unintended bequests, and family turmoil if not adequately monitored.
Adding an adult child to your house deed, or giving them the home outright, might seem like a smart thing to do. It usually isn’t.
This Memorial Day, as we enjoy our burgers and dogs in our socially distant reality, it may help to take the long view that we are not alone in this time of challenge. Many other generations have had their own difficulties to rise above and have managed to pass on a better world for us.
Fever, cough and shortness of breath were early on identified as symptoms of COVID-19, but additional symptoms are emerging.
It can be frustrating and nerve-racking when you can’t see a loved one face-to-face — a fact that so many family members with loved ones in assisted living or nursing home facilities are discovering during the coronavirus outbreak. To protect those who are most at risk of complications from the disease caused by the coronavirus, COVID-19, health officials have announced strict rules for some facilities with vulnerable older residents.
We should take this opportunity to learn again what it really means to be social and find new forms of social connection.
The COVID-19 crisis isn’t just costing Americans their freedom and jobs; it’s also forcing millions to contemplate their own mortality.
Amid the climate of uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus pandemic that is sweeping the nation, people are grappling with the difficult subject of estate planning … and not taking any chances.
Not everyone can afford to hire an in-home nurse or professional caregiver. Today, there are around 45.3 million unpaid, non-professional caregivers in the United States taking care of a loved one.
Bradford Lund tries to prove he is mentally capable of managing his affairs but is trapped in a probate system susceptible to predators.
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