Retirement to a warmer state should spark a fresh look at an estate plan. As people near retirement, they often consider relocating to a warmer state but that southern comfort can also have an impact upon an estate plan, according to the Middletown Transcript in “MAKING CENTS: From snowbird to flamingo.” What many people do […]

Conversations rarely are about God, formal religion or jobs that will be missed. A chaplain, who has often visited with the dying, finds that people are more interested in their families and friends than religion, according to a CNN publication “What people talk about before they die.” According to the chaplain, people never talk about […]

Robotic cats may be answer to providing companionship for Alzheimer’s patients. The New York Times discussed a new trend in providing companionship for patients unable to care for real animals in “Therapy Cats for Dementia Patients, Batteries Included.” One way to combat the problem of providing therapy animals to lonely patients with Alzheimer’s disease and […]

Utah case highlights the responsibility of estate executors and personal representatives who have a duty to the estate that could include suing themselves. The Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog discussed a Utah case that involved someone suing themselves and the pursuit of a wrongful death lawsuit in “Case Summary on Suing Yourself as Personal […]

Several of George Michael’s godchildren are expected to receive large inheritances. The estate of George Michael, who passed away on Christmas Day, is beginning to come to light, according to the Daily Mail in “George Michael’s £100M fortune ‘will go to his Godchildren’: Offspring of his celebrity friends could inherit tens of millions EACH after […]

Changes in Medicare are likely under President Trump’s administration but the changes could turn out to be positive. While many are concerned that President Trump’s choice of U.S. Rep. Tom Price as Secretary of Health and Human Services would create massive changes for Medicare recipients, there are also opportunities for positive changes, according to NJ.com […]

A new study in the United Kingdom provides insight into new thinking about the social justice of estate, inheritance or “death” taxes. Income inequality and wealth concentration are more than just media headlines describing the latest protest movement. These terms are seemingly everywhere today: from the work of economist Thomas Pikkety, to the Occupy Wall […]

Palliative care is specialized medical care for people with serious illnesses. This type of care is focused on providing relief from the symptoms and stress of a serious illness. The goal is to improve the quality of life for both the patient and the family. When he was a sophomore in college, B.J. Miller went […]

Our new President promised to kill the estate tax. Will he really do it? While campaigning for the presidency, Donald Trump repeatedly said he would eliminate the federal estate tax. Most Republicans in Congress share his position. Now that Donald Trump and congressional Republicans have the power to do away with the estate tax, the […]

Estate planning is a lifetime process. Changes in the law, your finances or family circumstances mean that it’s time for a review. Whenever you have a significant change in your life circumstances, you should come back in and review your estate plan. Remember, estate planning is not a once-and-done transaction, but a lifetime process. However, […]