Writing down the name of beneficiary is easy but there are important decisions to be made. Beneficiary designations are an important part of the inheritances for your heirs and should be carefully considered as Morningstar points out in “How to Handle Beneficiary Designations.” Naming the beneficiary on your IRA might seem like a simple process […]

The Attorney General of Minnesota warns public about living trust mills. Consumers have been warned by the Minnesota Attorney General that living trust mills are a scam designed to target residents for sales efforts on unnecessary insurance policies and annuities that can be costly. A living trust mill is a company that provides a form, […]

Scammers often target the elderly at tax time. As a greater percentage of Americans enter retirement financial abuse of the elderly is on the increase but it can be reduced with some careful oversight. In the weeks surrounding tax day, scammers make calls pretending to be IRS agents looking for money that is owned and […]

Planning and paying for your funeral through estate planning may be a good idea but finding out the actual cost of the funeral isn’t always easy. A survey conducted recently to learn how easy it is to find out the cost of a funeral in advance ran into some interesting information as reported in Elder […]

Florida law requires insurers to expand search for beneficiaries of life insurance policies. Life insurance is a key component of many estate plans and needs to be addressed quickly by the insurer as the Tampa Bay Times reports in “New Florida law requires life insurers to do more to find beneficiaries.” Life insurance payments are […]

U.S. and Japan both face problems in dealing with elderly guardianship systems. Japan is similar to the U.S. in the fact it is dealing with an aging population and facing a growing number of dementia cases. The impact of the implementation by Japan of a guardianship system in 2000 is discussed in the Japan Times […]

Senate has passed the Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2015. The Older Americans Act, which was originally passed in 1965, includes many programs to help the elderly including healthcare, elder abuse prevention and coordination of care between various levels of government. The Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2015 was introduced in the Senate […]

You can better protect your heirs if you take into consideration that your mortgage might outlive you. If you inherit a house you can end up with problems because it is often assumed you can continue the mortgage payments or refinance with the lender but, unfortunately, neither is the case in all situations. And, as […]

There are a number of options as well as legal requirements if you inherit a home. It can sometimes be a challenge if you inherit a home and already own your own. The Huffington Post recently discussed those challenges and opportunities in “5 Questions to Ask When Inheriting a House.” The suggested questions to consider […]

Receives Highest Honor Bestowed By NAELA Washington, DC – On Friday, April 15th, the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) announced that our Managing Partner, Michael J. Amoruso, was named a 2016 NAELA Fellow, one of only two awarded for this year.  Michael’s election as a NAELA Fellow signifies that he is recognized by […]