Archive: April 2016

Apr 28 2016

When You and Your Child are Incapacitated at the Same Time Posted by Danielle Streed

When we think about  parents,  grandparents and children,  we think that we will all die in the traditional order -  oldest to youngest. Worse yet, we never think or imagine that we could be in a nursing home at the same time as our parents.  However, as our parents continue to live longer and [Read More...]



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Apr 21 2016

Joint Ownership is Not Always a Good Idea Posted by Danielle Streed

How many times have you heard someone say “You should put one of your children on your account so if something happens to you they won't have to go to probate or if something happens to you and you have a stroke they can pay your bills.”  What's even worse is if someone says to you “You should put [Read More...]



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Apr 14 2016

Social Media, Funeral & Personal Property - Who Has Permission? Posted by Danielle Streed

How organized are you? Have you updated or completed a will, Trust, medical or financial powers of attorney? If so, great!  Now is the time to take the next step and address those issues that are part of dying, just a little less formal perhaps. For example, have you made funeral/burial [Read More...]



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Apr 07 2016

Deadbeat Parents - Why Should They Inherit From You? Posted by Danielle Streed

Many children these days have grown up in a single-parent household.  The question is was one of your parents an absentee parent or more commonly referred to as deadbeat parent. When it comes to estate planning many young people do not feel that they are old enough or have enough assets to set up a [Read More...]



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