6 Self-Care Tips For Caregivers

Being a caregiver for an elderly family member or loved one is difficult job – especially if you also have young children at home. If you are a caregiver, you likely spend hours each day making sure your loved one is safe and comfortable. You may forego social outings with friends to tend to your loved one’s needs. Any time for yourself is probably a rare luxury. In short, you – like many caregivers in Georgia – put Read More

Angel investors and estate planning

Georgia investors who are creating an estate plan might look at how they can use trusts and other vehicles to help preserve wealth and teach their family about financial matters. Angel investors might have particular needs when it comes to creating estate plans. For example, since they often do not receive regular statements, they might want to keep careful records so their family can track those investments. Another Read More

What is Elder Law?

There are many issues that affect the aging population. Healthcare, personal finance, and guardianship are just some of the areas that can be addressed by having the right legal resources to support the goals of you and your family. Elder law attorneys provide legal services that help aging individuals establish the personal care they need now and in the future. But what is elder law? 

Understanding elder law and Read More

Using a trust protector to help manage a trust

Georgia residents who are creating a trust as part of their estate plan might be concerned about disputes that may arise around the trust or that their intentions might not be carried out. A trustee is the person who administers a trust, but a trustee might run into a conflict with beneficiaries or may lack the authority to make needed changes to the trust. Appointing a neutral third party as a trust protector may Read More

Why long-term healthcare insurance is a smart financial move–at any age

Nobody expects to end up needing long-term care. But an accident or unexpected illness can sometimes result in catastrophic changes that leave you unable to take care of the basics: feeding, bathing and grooming yourself. In some circumstances, you may find that you are completely incapacitated. You need help–around the clock. That’s expensive, and many people don’t have the means to cover those kinds of expenses. Read More

Will your special needs child get the medical care they deserve as an adult?

As a parent of a child with special needs it is difficult to know how much independence to give. As they approach adulthood teens push to make their own decisions. Although you might want to give them their space, a guiding hand can be necessary especially when it comes to keeping them healthy. You might already recognize this area as a touchy subject. Often children with disabilities would rather not take an Read More

Using a trust when a child is bad with money

A Georgia parent who is working on their estate plan may be concerned if they feel that one or more of their children make poor decisions with money. They might wonder whether it would be fair to set different conditions for one child that do not apply to the other. People can place assets in a trust for a child or for anyone they would like to leave an inheritance to. For example, the trust can be set up so that a Read More

Why you need a will at any age

“Live each day as if it were your last–and someday you’ll be right.” That’s a funny and apt sentiment from writer/director Woody Allen. Embrace life, enjoy it! But there is also a very somber note to it: we all will die one day. Are you prepared? Let’s face it, it’s not a pleasant topic. And we all hope for, and probably will get, a long and happy life. But if you are not prepared for the eventuality of death, you Read More

Estate planning, trusts and end-of-life planning

Estate planning is an important process to Georgia residents. It is not just something that wealthy people should be concerned about, and it does not just deal with happens to a person’s assets after he or she dies. One important aspect of estate planning is preparing for becoming incapacitated and end-of-life care. This includes protecting assets from the cost of long-term care. Long-term care insurance might help Read More

When to make a trust in Georgia

For many people, a will is sufficient for estate planning purposes. However, there may be situations when a living trust better fits an individual’s needs. For instance, those who care about their privacy may want to create a trust. Assets in a trust generally don’t go through probate, which is the process of distributing assets after the head of an estate passes away. In addition to being a public process, probate Read More