The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395) went into effect on January 1, 2021, and with it, parkinsonism, bladder cancer, and hypothyroidism were added to the list of medical issues for which veterans may now receive…
Estate planning is not a one-and-done kind of process. Just as your life continues to grow as you age, so too do your estate planning needs. Any lawyer who tells you that the matter involves no more than a few…
General wisdom states that a person should revise their estate plan every three to five years or any time a significant life event occurs. Usually, this refers to such things as a new marriage, divorce, the birth of a child…
Elder law is the legal field dedicated to working out how families can affordably get their aging or ill loved ones the care they need. Elder law and estate planning work hand in hand as organizing one’s estate does not…
If you are the parent or guardian of a person with special needs or such a person, yourself, the first thing you need to know about a special needs trust (SNT) is that having one could be an absolute necessity. Even if…
The worst year that many of us can remember is finally over and yet 2020 continues to add insult to injury. January 2021 has just begun and already tax season is upon us. While this is routine it nonetheless comes…
Over the holidays I found myself reading the charming history of Marchesi Antonori, an Italian wine company, and the 10th oldest family-run business in the world. For twenty-six generations, the Antonoris have dedicated themselves to crafting some of the finest…
If there’s one thing every single estate planning attorney would like for the holidays it is an answer to the profession’s constantly puzzling question: Why do more than half of US adults neglect to organize their affairs? After all, according…
Many of you may have heard that you should try to avoid probate but have misconceptions about what that actually means. Probate can be very time consuming, costly, and can lead to some animosity between surviving family members as a…
Far too many people out there are wearing too many hats. They are sons and daughters, husbands and wives, fathers, mothers, breadwinners, bedmakers, and caregivers. They take on all of these roles all at once because they don’t realize other…