Downs Law Firm, P.C.
Some people think that, because their assets are jointly owned with a spouse or are in a trust, they do not need a Power of Attorney, or that if they become incapacitated, their spouse automatically has the authority to make medical decisions on their behalf.
We see recurring confusion about how and when to use the authority over money in a Durable Power of Attorney (DPOA) for aging parents.
Estate planning is a cornerstone of any healthy financial plan, but it can be difficult to discuss.
As we age, our health risks increase. After all, none of us is going to live forever.
The Wealth Advisor’s recent article entitled “Beware of These Common Estate Planning Scams” advises you to avoid these common estate planning scams. Cold Calls Offering to Prepare Estate Plans. Scammers call and email purporting to be long lost relatives who’ve had their wallets stolen and are stranded in a foreign country. Seniors fall prey to…
If you don’t have a spouse and children, you might not think you need to do any estate planning—but that’s not the case.
Trusts give parents of special-needs children additional options for extending care and financial assistance. However, you might need some expert help.
Here are seven habits that can boost your brain health in your 50s and beyond.
The death of a loved one results in an emotional grief that, when combined with large sums of money on the line, can cause the beneficiaries of the will or trust or the heirs of the deceased to challenge the validity, interpretation, or administration of the will or trust.
My spouse passed. I have stepchildren who want a percentage of the profits from selling our house. What are they legally entitled to with no will?
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