Over time, your family will face a number of changes. From when you purchase your first home and your children are born to the time they leave for college and you plan for retirement and beyond, new issues and concerns arise. With proper planning your family will be...
What happens if your parent dies after a long nursing home stay, for which Medicaid paid benefits? This is the question that was posed recently by a reader to The Commercial Appeal: My friend’s mother died. She recently received a letter from the state...
Retaining control and dignity as the end of life approaches is an often overlooked aspect of comprehensive estate planning. Regardless the size or value of your “estate,” proper planning should address these difficult issues. US News & World Report ran an article...
“Because there is no April 15th for Estate Planning and Asset Protection, many people try to procrastinate or avoid it. However, there can be grave consequences to neglecting it.” –Dennis Sullivan, Esq. CPA, LLM It certainly is understandable that...
Planning ahead is important for everyone to ensure our wishes are met in the event of death or incapacity. For families coping with Alzheimer’s disease and other kinds of dementia planning is even more important because of the uncertainty of your loved...
Carla called me only after much urging from her friend. Carla’s husband, David, had lung cancer and it had spread throughout his body. The end of his battle was nearing and he had been approved for placement on hospice, an approach to medical care...
