Written by Robert T. Nickerson How may of you recall the famous Elmo & Patsy Christmas novelty song “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer”? The one where a drunken grandmother abruptly leaves a Christmas Eve party, gets run over by reindeer belonging to Santa Claus and the family still tries to go on with…
Santa Claus is coming to town and Christmas is in full swing. A time for joy, a time for holly, and of course, a time for family and getting together with them. There are a lot of things to bring up with them. Perhaps it’s time to take the opportunity to build a new or…
Written by Robert T. Nickerson No one ever said that the process of divorce was going to be easy. It require an amount of time to pick up the pace, but for woman, they can be targeted as the most affected financially. As said in a report by the UBS Global Wealth Management, about 56%…
Stan Lee, the creator of Marvel Comics and several superheroes like Captain America, Iron Man, Hulk, and Spider-Man died with a lot of problems left behind. Not even Spider-Man can untangle this web. The 95-year-old former publisher and chairman had a lot of problems, wren with his surviving 68 year old daughter J.C. Lee. His wife…
With the baby boomer generation about to transfer most wealth into Generation X and Millennials, many are figuring out how to initiate the movement of their original property to their children and any other trustees. While some assets like money, bonds and stocks are common and rarely a problem, physical property like homes, art, and gold…
No one likes to think about the possibility of their own disability or the disability of a loved one. However, as the statistics below demonstrate, we should all plan for at least a temporary disability. This issue of The ElderCounselorTMexamines the eye-opening statistics surrounding disability and some of the common disability planning options. Disability planning is…
Article written by Liz FarrTale #1: The Attorney and his Grief-Stricken Widow“Patrick” was a successful attorney, whose family came from upper crust Chicago and San Francisco society. He and his wife Danielle lived a comfortable and pampered life, and their grown son and his family lived in an equally grand home just two houses down…
Article by A.J. Fudge, JD As estate planning attorneys, we strive to provide our clients with excellent service and a comprehensive estate plan that will protect all of their interests. We conduct extensive interviews to get to know our clients, and take the time to truly understand their needs and the nuances of their particular…
By David H. LenokAccording to court documents obtained by The Blast, recently deceased star Burt Reynolds intentionally left his 30-year-old son, Quentin, out of his will and named his niece, Nancy Lee Brown Hess, executor of his estate.Though it may be our first instinct to jump to conclusions about the nature of Reynolds’ relationship with the…
While we can’t stop dementia, we can help protect those in its clutches while the medical world continues to seek prevention, treatment and reversal of the condition. Dementia Defined The Alzheimer’s Association defines dementia as, “a general term for a decline in mental ability severe enough to interfere with daily life. Memory loss is an example. Alzheimer’s…